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May 2024 Innovation Institute Workshops

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lightbulbsThe Center for Teaching Excellence and the Instructional Technology Department invite all faculty to participate in the May 2024 Innovation Institute Workshops, which are part of the larger Innovation Institute attended by the 2024 Innovation Fellows.  All workshops will take place in Trustee 118, except for workshop 5, which will be held on Zoom.

Sign-Up: Sign-Up: May 2024 Innovation Institute Workshops Sign-Up Form (You must be signed into your St. Edward’s google account to access.)

Workshop 1: Finding and Adapting Open Educational Resources (OER)
Monday, May 20 1:00-2:30 pm

Looking for course materials that better fit your course goals, better represent your students, and save students money? Delve into practical techniques for finding, evaluating, and utilizing open educational resources. Identify OER course materials, assess gaps, and experiment with using generative AI to create supplementary materials. Participants should bring a course syllabus and/or learning outcomes and a laptop.

Workshop 2: Student Readiness & Hidden Curriculum
Tuesday, May 21, 1:00-2:30 pm

What does it mean to be ready for college? How do students know? In this session, we’ll talk about student readiness and the hidden curriculum of college, from syllabi to self-advocacy. Participants in this session will have some time to think about what expectations of college are often unspoken, and then, we’ll work on crafting small, intentional ways to help students make the transition from high school to college and adolescent to adult. 

Workshop 3: Teaching Generative AI
Thursday, May 23, 10:30 am-12:00 pm 

Our students are facing a world where they must know how to harness generative AI tools to solve problems. How can we help them develop these skills? In this workshop, faculty from different disciplines will work together to develop effective generative AI teaching approaches, assignments, and a shared understanding of generative AI literacy at St. Edward’s. Participants should come with a specific course and learning outcomes in mind. Bring a laptop!

Workshop 4: Scaffolding and Skill Building
Tuesday, May 28, 1:30-3:00 pm

We often talk about scaffolding student learning, but what does that really look like in practice? In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to break down course goals into smaller components and think through the skills needed to accomplish the bigger goal. Participants should leave this session with an approach to scaffolding and a concrete plan for integrating skill building into the curriculum.

Workshop 5: Maximizing Canvas for Seamless Learning and Engagement
Wednesday, May 29, 1:00-2:30 pm on Zoom

Discover how to utilize Canvas to create an engaging and seamless learning experience for your students. From optimizing course organization and communication channels to refining grading practices and leveraging analytics and third-party tools, this workshop will help you enrich your students’ experience in Canvas. Join us on this  journey to unlock the full potential of Canvas and create an environment where every student can thrive!

Join the Innovation Institute for a Workshop!

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There are five workshops during the Innovation Institute that are open to the community:

  • Workshop 1: Active Learning in Online Classrooms
  • Workshop 2: High Impact Practices & Experiential Learning
  • Workshop 3: Going Big: Taking Pedagogical Risks
  • Workshop 4: Making Connections: Linking Skills, Knowledge, and Student Experiences
  • Workshop 5: Expand Your Toolkit: More Tools for Teaching and Learning Online

Please join us–see the schedule and sign up here: Workshops 2019

Workshops are 1.5 hours. “Active Learning in the Online Classroom” will take place online via Zoom Video conferencing. “Expanding Your Online Toolkit” will take place online and is completely asynchronous.

Sign-Ups Now Open to All SEU Faculty and Staff for Innovation Institute Workshops

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As part of the Innovation Institute, Innovation Fellows will participate in their choice of three of five workshops that will provide more focused resources related to the fellow’s project.  These workshops will also be open to others in the St. Edward’s University community, and fellows may participate in additional workshops if desired. To see the list of available workshops and sign up, please visit the Workshops 2016 page.  Workshops begin Wednesday, May 18 and continue through Tuesday, May 24.

Save the Date: Innovation Institute 2016

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May 16 – 25

Based on feedback from last year’s fellows, we have condensed the institute down into a 1.5 week model. All fellows will attend a set of core workshops and activities together, and then will select an additional 3 workshops from a list of topic choices, based on what is most useful to your project.

Week 1: May 16- 20

  • Mon, Wed, and Fri: core, required sessions, 10 am – 2 pm, lunch provided
  • Tues, Thurs: Additional, optional workshops run in 1-2-hour blocks between the hours of 10 am – 2 pm. Lunch on your own.

Week 2: May 23- 25

  • Mon: Core sessions, 10 am – 2 pm, lunch provided
  • Tues: Additional, optional workshops run in 1-2-hour blocks between the hours of 10 am 0 2 pm. Lunch on your own
  • Wed: End-of-Institute presentations: 1:00 -4:30 pm

Select Innovation Institute sessions open to all faculty: May 20, 22, 26, and 27

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The Center for Teaching Excellence, Department of Instructional Technology, and Munday Library invite all faculty to join us for select sessions from this year’s Innovation Institute.

Although most of the Institute’s sessions are only open to the 2015-16 Innovation Fellows, this year we are opening up five workshops to any interested St. Edward’s faculty member (full-time, part-time or adjunct, and staff who teach). The open workshops are listed below.  If you wish to attend any (or all!) of them, please sign up so that we can anticipate attendance.  To learn more about the workshops and register please see the full workshop listing. Continue reading →

Prep for Day 8

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To prep for Day 8, Wed, May 28

1.  Take a few moments to review the portion of your project proposal that addressed your assessment plan.

2. Consider your goals for translating your project into a scholarly presentation or publication:

  • Are you interested in developing this pedagogical experiment into an area of scholarly work?
  • Can you imagine presenting on this topic at a conference, or even writing an article about it?
  • If so, what conferences or journals might be appropriate venues for you to present or publish on this topic?
  • Are you collecting the right kind of assessment information in order to share this project publicly with others?
  • Would you consider applying for a summer presidential excellence grant to pursue work turning this project into a scholarly project?

Friday presentations!

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In this post, Jason Rosenblum shares one option you might consider for your final presentation on Friday.

As this is a short week, I wanted to share a few tips for the presentations on Friday. Because of the size of the group, we’d like to ask that everyone keep their presentations short. And, because we want to make this experience fun, I propose the following very fast presentation format.

I’m borrowing a presentation format called “pechakucha” that was first piloted in Japan in 2003 (http://www.pechakucha.org/). Continue reading →

Day 1: Innovation, Risk-taking and Experimentation

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Agenda for Monday, May 19:  We get started bright and early on Monday.  Breakfast is on your own, but we will be brewing plenty of coffee.

  • Location:  Library, room 141 (one of the new “global digital classrooms”)
  • 9-10:45am:  Overview of institute and introductions to fellows’ projects
  • 10:45-11:30am:  Individual planning
  • 11:30-12:30pm:  Lunch
  • 12:30-2pm:   Innovators’ Tool Kit: Risk-taking, experimentation, and managing student expectations

Educational Approaches

Innovation Institute CFP