Keeping Students “On Track” with Course Progression in Blended/online Courses (Session 1 of 4)
ZoomWith students and instructors having fewer live contact hours in blended formats, students can lose track of class expectations, deliverables, or their standing in the course. We will discuss a […]
Supporting Student Learning
ZoomSupporting Student Learning June 23 @ 10:00 am - 10:40 am CDT This 45-minute presentation and discussion will focus on the following topics: Supporting students with learning challenges Communicating with students Facilitating group […]
Keeping Students “On Track” with Course Progression in Blended/online Courses (Session 2 of 4)
ZoomWith students and instructors having fewer live contact hours in blended formats, students can lose track of class expectations, deliverables, or their standing in the course. We will discuss a […]
Let’s Get Physical! What Olivia Newton John Knew About Active Learning
ZoomIn this virtual popup, we’ll discuss the benefits of incorporating active learning into class settings, explore logistics of both face to face and online active learning, and swap ideas for […]
Keeping Students “On Track” with Course Progression in Blended/online Courses (Session 3 of 4)
ZoomWith students and instructors having fewer live contact hours in blended formats, students can lose track of class expectations, deliverables, or their standing in the course. We will discuss a […]
Keeping Students “On Track” with Course Progression in Blended/online Courses (Session 4 of 4)
ZoomWith students and instructors having fewer live contact hours in blended formats, students can lose track of class expectations, deliverables, or their standing in the course. We will discuss a […]
Perspectives in Online Teaching from the Conservatory
ZoomJoin us as we discuss teaching strategies developed by Conservatory faculty in response to COVID-19. Topics will include integration of contemporary issues in music history classes, pivoting research/bibliography courses online, […]
Tips for Teaching Highly Interactive and Engaging Small Classes Online
ZoomThis session will have a show and tell format, followed by Q & A and an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for how faculty might address specific needs in classes they […]
Incremental Change – Making It Better Without Making Yourself Crazy
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Have you wondered about totally revamping your course and thought it would be great, but realized that it would be a […]
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 1 of 3)
ZoomAs educators, we have many rich experiences that will help us connect to the 21st-century student in ways we may not have seen. Students have needs that we don't understand. […]
Media Walk Through for Managing Video and Other Production Projects Online (working title)
July 7 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Event Details Presenter: Caitlin Horsmon, Associate Professor, Film & Media Arts & Chair, Department of Communication Studies Academic Unit: College of Arts […]
PROFFcourses T-shirt Pick Up – Cherry Hall
We have free t-shirts and are beginning distribution July 8! Everyone loves a t-shirt so please get yours. Feel free to pick up a t-shirt for colleagues. Sizes: S, M, […]
Emulating the Physical Classroom Experience Online
July 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT This brief session will revolve around the online class interaction techniques that Dr. Rahman experimented during the Spring’20 semester. The focus will […]
What We’ve Learned From Students About Online Teaching and Learning
July 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT This session will feature a small panel of faculty describing the lessons they’ve learned about students, and the tips and tricks (or […]
PROFFcourses T-shirts – Cherry Hall
We have free t-shirts and are beginning distribution July 8! Everyone loves a t-shirt so please get yours. Feel free to pick up a t-shirt for colleagues. They will be […]
Developing Your Canvas Course Site for Online Delivery: Canvas Open House
Are you converting your previously face-to-face course to a hybrid or online course? This session will offer examples for organizing course content and engaging students in online learning in Canvas. […]
Active Learning within Zoom – Using Polls, Breakout Rooms and Whiteboards
July 10, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Why active learning? Because students learning in an online environment experience interactions with you and/or their classmates differently than in a traditional […]
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 2 of 3)
ZoomJuly 13 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am CDT As educators, we have many rich experiences that will help us connect to the 21st-century student in ways we may not have […]
PROFFcourses T-shirts Pick Up – Cherry Hall – RAINED OUT 7/29/2020
We have free t-shirts and are beginning distribution July 8! Everyone loves a t-shirt so please get yours. Feel free to pick up a t-shirt for colleagues. They will be […]
Experiences Teaching a Required Sophomore Class Live Using Canvas
ZoomJuly 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT In this session the experiences gained in transitioning from face to face classes to a fully online format for a required sophomore […]
Service-Learning Goes Online
July 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT Service-learning is possible for online courses, both synchronous and asynchronous. It can also be format flexible and adaptable should we move […]
Rained out – PROFFcourses T-Shirts – Health Sciences District
RAINED OUT - STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER DATE This is a low-tech operation - Alexis, a mask, a camp chair, and a box of t-shirts 6 ft away - outside […]
Creating and Sustaining Class Community
ZoomHow to actively engage students through asynchronous discussion boards and interactive blogging. Event Details Presenter: Jennifer Phegley Academic Unit: UMKC English Department Bio: https://cas.umkc.edu/directory/phegley-jennifer/ Event format descriptions are available at […]
Designing a Blended Team Project Course
ZoomThis session will describe my experience designing and delivering a course that (1) culminates in a team project deliverable and (2) features an asynchronous component and a synchronous component that […]
Transforming Effective Face-to-face Teaching Strategies to the Online Format
ZoomTransforming Effective Face-to-face Teaching Strategies to the On-line Format Dr. Karyn Turla and Dr. Tara Allen combined have over 50 years of teaching experience, both at the undergraduate and professional […]
Facilitating Active Learning through Group Work
ZoomThis workshop is an interactive introduction to the international academic support model known as Supplemental Instruction (SI) and it’s best practices related to the facilitation of effective small group learning. […]
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 3 of 3)
ZoomAs educators, we have many rich experiences that will help us connect to the 21st-century student in ways we may not have seen. Students have needs that we don't understand. […]
Supporting Student Learning Challenges: Share Your Ideas with Colleagues
ZoomEvent Details This informal popup discussion will focus on student learning challenges across flexible format courses. Presenter: Hari Bhat Registration Link After signing up for this event, you will receive […]
COVID Communications: Making the Most of the Mask
Event Details It is an uncomfortable time. We can resist this discomfort or embrace it. In choosing the latter, might we experience a greater sense of presence, creativity and connection […]
Think-Pair-Share Questions for Facilitating Active Learning in Face-to-Face and Online Courses
I will present my emergent strategy for facilitating collaborative `active learning' in a large-enrollment, asynchronous online course utilizing Canvas, Panopto, and Zoom. I will briefly share my motivations and guiding […]
Communication, Engagement, and Community
Collaboration and online interactions. Learner to learner interaction can be achieved by assigning small group projects, by requesting responses to discussion board postings and by engaging students through peer-evaluated assignments […]
So Are You Burnt Out?!
So you are burnt out?! Identifying and understanding burnout in faculty members. This presentation will provide an overview of burnout and secondary trauma while helping you to identify strategies for […]
Project Based Learning Across Asynchronous and Face to Face Landscapes
July 24 @ 12:30 - 1:15 PM CDT Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching and learning method that fundamentally develops 4 C's of 21st Century Learning: creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and […]
Experience With Online Testing Using Proctoring Technology
July 28 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT Event Details Online examinations have moved front and center during this time of online learning. What are options for providing a secure […]
Making Courses Format Flexible for Fall – Seriously?
Event Details The need to design our courses as format flexible this fall is bringing anxiety for many. Format flexible adds intentional online elements to the course structure, so should there […]
Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment in Consideration of Free Expression
July 30 3:00 - 4:30 pm (repeated August 3) Event Details Many of us are struggling with finding balance between our commitment to inclusion and desire to support our students […]
Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment in Consideration of Free Expression
August 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am CDT (repeat of July 30) Event Details Many of us are struggling with finding balance between our commitment to inclusion and desire to […]
Use of Webcams in Online Learning and Student Privacy
Event Details Use of Webcams in Online Learning and Student Privacy Many faculty have asked questions about how to manage the use of cameras, including whether or not they can […]
Compliance or Community-Building?
Event Details Compliance or Community-Building? How to Help Students Hold One Another Accountable for Covid-19 Safety in the Classroom Description - This session will offer tips for establishing classroom community […]