- No events scheduled for July 18, 2020.
- No events scheduled for July 19, 2020.
Week of Events
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 2 of 3)
The 21st Century Student: Engaging Students with Effectiveness and Positive Indelibility (Session 2 of 3)
July 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 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 […]
PROFFcourses T-shirts Pick Up – Cherry Hall – RAINED OUT 7/29/2020
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 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 […]
Experiences Teaching a Required Sophomore Class Live Using Canvas
Experiences Teaching a Required Sophomore Class Live Using Canvas
July 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 Engineering class will be presented. The challenges faced and steps taken to overcome them and the benefits derived will be presented. Event Details Presenter: Thiagarajan […]
Service-Learning Goes Online
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 online again. Come to this virtual popup session to share ideas, learn about new resources, and generally brainstorm. Objectives Learn about 3 new resources Pose […]
Rained out – PROFFcourses T-Shirts – Health Sciences District
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 With rain predicted over 60% chance all morning, today's t-shirt pick up will be delayed. We have free t-shirts and are beginning distribution July 8! […]
Creating and Sustaining Class Community
Creating and Sustaining Class Community
How 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 UMKC PROFFCourses. Registration Link After signing up for this event, you will receive an email confirmation. Prior to the event, you will receive a second […]
Designing a Blended Team Project Course
Designing a Blended Team Project Course
This 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 can be delivered in a classroom or online. Event Details Presenter: Mark Parry Academic Unit: Henry W. Bloch School of Management Bio: https://bloch.umkc.edu/faculty-directory-parry-mark/ Event format […]
Transforming Effective Face-to-face Teaching Strategies to the Online Format
Transforming Effective Face-to-face Teaching Strategies to the Online Format
Transforming 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 levels. Many of the courses they teach are taken by students who are required to take professional board exams to receive licensure. It is the […]
Facilitating Active Learning through Group Work
Facilitating Active Learning through Group Work
This 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. Participants will receive tangible ways to incorporate SI’s facilitation strategies and collaborative learning techniques to create active, student-centered in-class activities. Event Details Presenter: Jessica Elam […]