- No events scheduled for July 11, 2020.
- No events scheduled for July 12, 2020.
Week of Events
Incremental Change – Making It Better Without Making Yourself Crazy
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 lot of work? This presentation will assist you in understanding how to modify your course incrementally, creating assessments to determine if the change has been […]
July 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT 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 or critiques (QM Standard 5.1). In this session, we will discuss our experiences with a variety […]
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 1 of 3)
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 1 of 3)
As 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. We have to realize that we, too, have to learn something new every day to help us understand the needs of those we teach. This […]
Media Walk Through for Managing Video and Other Production Projects Online (working title)
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 and Sciences Bio: https://cas.umkc.edu/directory/Horsmon-Caitlin/ Event format descriptions are available at UMKC PROFFCourses. Registration Link After signing up for this event, you will receive an email confirmation. […]
PROFFcourses T-shirt Pick Up – Cherry Hall
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, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL They will be organized in boxes with an array of sizes behind Cherry Hall on the Volker Campus (west doors). I […]
Emulating the Physical Classroom Experience Online
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 be on student engagement and learning. Continuous assessment techniques per lesson will be discussed to bridge students learning gap due to the move to online. […]
What We’ve Learned From Students About Online Teaching and Learning
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 words of wisdom?) these faculty wish to share with those preparing to teach online this fall. The panel presentation will be followed by a Q&A […]
PROFFcourses T-shirts – Cherry Hall
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 organized in boxes with an array of sizes behind Cherry Hall on the Volker Campus (west doors). I will set out t-shirts in the morning […]
Developing Your Canvas Course Site for Online Delivery: Canvas Open House
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. July 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT Presenter: Margaret Kincaid, Associate Teaching Professor Academic Unit: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences Event format descriptions […]
Active Learning within Zoom – Using Polls, Breakout Rooms and Whiteboards
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 face-to-face course and the evidence overwhelmingly supports that students that are engaged in the learning process, actually achieve higher levels of learning. Join us for […]