Fall 2015 CELT Events

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching offers various workshops and seminars. Fall semester workshops include:

What's new in i>clicker 7.4.1 (webinar)
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2015
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenters: iClicker Product Manager, Diana Mosley and Client Services Relationship Manager, Elizabeth Roth.
Location: 123 Penfield
Join us for a webinar presentation on new features available in iClicker 7.4.1. This webinar will also provide a discussion of the new cloud-based REEF polling option.  (video)

Using i>clicker in Blackboard
Date: Wednesday, August 19
Time: 11:30 - 12:25 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop is designed for those who will be using i>clicker for the first time with Blackboard. It will begin with a brief discussion of the differences between using i>clicker 7.x and REEF polling. Participants will then set up their Blackboard course shell(s) so that students may register their clickers and instructors can easily synch rosters and scores. (video)

Jumpstart on Teaching
Date: Wednesday, August 19
Time: 12:40 - 1:35 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This informal workshop for new faculty members will begin with several suggestions that should help provide for a successful first semester at Oswego. This will be followed by a discussion of any concerns that new faculty members may have. Refreshments will be provided.

What does research tell us about clicker use?
Date: Wednesday, August 19
Time: 1:50 - 2:45 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will examine some of the findings concerning the effect of clicker use on student learning outcomes. An overview of best practice will be provided. This workshop is designed for those who are considering using clickers in their classroom. (video)

Calibrated peer review
Date: Monday, August 24
Time: 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will examine the calibrated peer review software that SUNY-Oswego is evaluating this year. An overview of the calibrated peer review process will be presented. A discussion of lessons learned from last year's use of this system and a discussion of student reactions (from a survey of over 300 students) will also be provided.

Creating a calibrated peer review assignment
Date: Monday, August 24
Time: 12:40 am - 1:35 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This session is a hands-on session in which faculty considering the use of the calibrated peer review system for the spring 2015 semester will create one or more peer-reviewed assignments. This requires that participants have an instructor account on the calibrated peer review server. If you do not yet have an account, please contact John Kane (john.kane@oswego.edu) at least 2-3 days before the workshop so that an account can be created.

What does research tell us about clicker use?
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 11:30 - 12:25 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will examine some of the findings concerning the effect of clicker use on student learning outcomes. An overview of best practice will be provided. This workshop is designed for those who are considering using clickers in their classroom. (video)

Using i>clicker in Blackboard
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 12:40 - 1:35 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop is designed for those who will be using i>clicker for the first time with Blackboard. It will begin with a brief discussion of the differences between using i>clicker 7.x and REEF polling. Participants will then set up their Blackboard course shell(s) so that students may register their clickers and instructors can easily synch rosters and scores. (video)

Common Myths about Learning and Teaching
Date: Wednesday, September 2
Time: 12:40 - 1:35 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
In this session, we will discuss some of the most common misconceptions that many faculty and students share about teaching and learning.  Some of these myths are harmless, but others result in behavior that significantly reduces long-term knowledge retention and transfer. (video)

Student metacognition: do students know what they know?
Date: Thursday, September 3
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
In this session, research findings concerning student metacognition will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of alternative strategies that may be used to help students improve their metacognition (and their learning). (video)

Mobile devices untethered: Apple TV in the classroom
Date: Tuesday, September 8
Time: 12:45 - 1:45
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
In this session, participants will examine how an inexpensive Apple TV (current price = $69) may be used to provide wireless projection over a Bluetooth connection from recent model iPads, iPhones, iPods, or Macbooks. This allows students and instructors to present materials from any app or website to the class from anywhere in the room without being tethered to the projector. Control can be simply and quickly switched from one device to another.  Participants in the session will be encouraged to try projecting from their devices to the projector during the session. Wireless projection over bluetooth requires a 3rd generation (or later)  Apple TV, an iPad, iPhone, or iPod running iOS 8 or 9 (or a late 2012 or later Macbook).

Research-based methods of encouraging long-term learning
Date: Wednesday, September 9
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
The focus of this session will be on methods that enhance student ability to retain and apply the skills and knowledge acquired in our classes. Particular focus is placed on instructional methods that have been demonstrated as being effective in increasing long-term learning, including:

• frequent low-stakes testing,
• peer instruction,
• interleaved practice, and
• spaced practice.

Specific methods of implementation will be discussed.

Flipping the classroom
Date: Wednesday, September 16
Time: 3:00 - 3:50 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This session will provide an introductory discussion of possibilities for "flipping the classroom." Under this approach, low-level tasks and assignments are completed by students outside of class and class time is devoted to individual and/or group work on higher cognitive level tasks. This approach might use such tools as just-in-time teaching and team-based learning. 

Tools for flipping a classroom
Date: Wednesday, September 16
Time: 4:00 - 4:50
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will provide a quick overview of tools hat are available to support the construction of flipped classrooms. This discussion will cover both content creation tools such as Jing, Camtasia, Panopto, Explain Everything  as well as online content sources such as Khan Academy, Merlot, MOOCs, open access educational sites, and YouTube.

Using YouTube to generate closed captioning to meet accessibility standards for video content
Date: Thursday, September 17
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will demonstrate how YouTube's automatic captioning service may be used to create closed captioning to meet accessibility standards for short videos. This is particularly useful for faculty creating video content to support a flipped classroom.

What's a  WRITING FELLOW  Anyway . . .  And What Can   One Do FOR ME?
Date: September 21
Time: 3:00 pm
Presenters: writing fellows
Location: 225 Marano Campus Center
Meet the Writing Fellow for your School or College and learn about what Fellows can do to help you work with the student writers in your courses. 

Using Verbal and Nonverbal Communication to Enhance Student Motivation
Date: Tuesday, September 22
Time: 4:00 - 4:50
Presenter: Jennifer Knapp
Location: 123 Penfield
A general conversation about instructional communication variables that lead to student motivation in the classroom. (video)

Using free mobile/web-based polling apps in the classroom
Date: Thursday, September 24
Time: 4:00 - 4:50 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This hands-on workshop will examine how Socrative and PollEverywhere may be used to provide increased student engagement, more learning, and more immediate feedback on learning. Both Socrative and PollEverwhere allow you to conduct multiple choice, true-false, or free-response polls in which students submit responses from their smartphones, tablets, or laptops. (PollEverywhere also allows students to submit responses by text message). Students rarely come to class without a mobile device. Let's let them use them productively.

Preparing Effective Materials for Retention, Promotion and Tenure
Date: October 8
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Presenters: Provost Lorrie Clemo and the Deans of each School and College
Location: MCC 114
In this workshop, Provost Lorrie Clemo and the Deans of each School and College will discuss the criteria for retention, promotion, and tenure. Best practices in documenting faculty activities will be discussed. (view the PowerPoint slides  and the Criteria for Faculty Personnel Decisions).

Using rubrics to provide transparent assessment of student work
Date: Wednesday, October 14
Time: 3:00 - 3:50 pm
Presenter: Judith Littlejohn, Instructional Designer at GCC
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will discuss the role that rubrics in Blackboard Learn may play in making it clear to students how their work will be (and how it has been) evaluated by their instructor. A short demonstration of how to create and use a rubric will be provided. You may also view this session on YouTube by clicking on the media player below (or by clicking here).

These sessions offer basic training for academic advisors including information about college policies and all-college requirements, general education requirements, how to use myOswego, forms or information you may need from the Registrar’s webpage, as well as an overview of DegreeWorks. Case studies and other activities will be utilized. Please use this Google Form to register for one of the two sessions (the content is the same for both sessions).When: Monday October 19th or Tuesday October 20th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. (RSVP required, limited seating available).

These sessions offer basic training for academic advisors including information about college policies and all-college requirements, general education requirements, how to use myOswego, forms or information you may need from the Registrar’s webpage, as well as an overview of DegreeWorks. Case studies and other activities will be utilized. Please use this Google Form to register for one of the two sessions (the content is the same for both sessions).When: Monday October 19th or Tuesday October 20th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. (RSVP required, limited seating available).

Process, Drafting, and Revision
Date: Wednesday, October 21
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter(s): Writing Fellows
Location: 225 Marano Campus Center
TBD

Starfish Training
Date: Thursday, October 22
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Presenters: Rameen Mohammadi, Michelle Bandla, Michelle Kent, Daniel Lupa
Location: CC 202
This hands-on workshop is designed to provide Starfish training for faculty and advisors.

Starfish Training
Date: Friday, October 23
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Presenters: Rameen Mohammadi, Michelle Bandla, Michelle Kent, Daniel Lupa
Location: Mahar 210
This hands-on workshop is designed to provide Starfish training for faculty and advisors.

Assessment workshop
Date: Monday, October 26
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
Presenters: Christopher Lalonde, Rameen Mohammadi
Location: MCC 211
CY 2016 General Education Assessment Plans overview and workshop.  Presenters will highlight what the plans need to contain, offer suggestions to help you in the assessment process, and answer your questions.

CY 2016 General Education Assessment categories:  Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences. Please register for this workshop here.

Helping Students on the Autism Spectrum
Date: Tuesday, October 27
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Presenters: Lyn Blanchfield and Paul Meir (CNY Autism Consulting)
Location: 123 Penfield
TBD

Assessment workshop
Date: Tuesday, October 27
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Presenters: Christopher Lalonde, Rameen Mohammadi
Location: MCC 201
CY 2016 General Education Assessment Plans overview and workshop.  Presenters will highlight what the plans need to contain, offer suggestions to help you in the assessment process, and answer your questions.

CY 2016 General Education Assessment categories:  Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences.Please register for this workshop here.

Responding to Student Writing
Date: Wednesday, November 4
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter(s): Writing Fellows
Location: 225 Marano Campus Center
TBD

Strategic Use of Social Media
Date: Wednesday, November 11
Time: 12:45 - 12:30 pm
Presenter(s): graduate students from COM 500: Intro to Strategic Communication
Location: Penfield Library Classroom 2
This workshop, organized by SCMA, will examine how social media may be effectively used by faculty and staff. The presentation will include insights from a student focus group on faculty's use of social media as well as tips on building a strong social media presence. (video)

Calibrated peer review
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop will examine the calibrated peer review software that SUNY-Oswego is evaluating this year. An overview of the calibrated peer review process will be presented. A discussion of lessons learned from last year's use of this system and a discussion of student reactions (from a survey of over 300 students) will also be provided.

Creating a calibrated peer review assignment
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 12:40 - 1:35 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This session is a hands-on session in which faculty considering the use of the calibrated peer review system for the spring 2015 semester will create one or more peer-reviewed assignments. This requires that participants have an instructor account on the calibrated peer review server. If you do not yet have an account, please contact John Kane (john.kane@oswego.edu) at least 2 days before the workshop so that an account can be created.

Digital Badges in Higher Education
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Presenters: A New Media Consortium webinar
Location: 123 Penfield
Certified skills are a valuable form of academic and professional capital. In this edition of the NMC Beyond the Horizon virtual event series, we will explore the use of digital open badges. These portable machine-readable credentials can verify the mastery of competencies demonstrated across the learning experience while connecting learners to new opportunities and workforce demand.

The panelists draw on experience supporting a range of institutions in developing digital credential badge programs that verify achievements in: competency-based education degree programs; open online courses; cross-curricular literacies; co- and extra-curricular activities; student affairs; faculty development; among other areas. This online program considers topics including new ways of thinking about assessing skills as well as how digital credentials can inform new programs and strengthen relationships.

Detecting and Evaluating Plagiarism
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Presenter(s): Writing Fellows
Location: 225 Marano Campus Center
TBD

Introduction to Prezi
Date: Monday, November 23
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: Library Classroom Room 1
Prezi allows you to create rich multimedia presentations using a simple online tool. In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a Prezi presentation that integrates text, images, and video. Participants may wish to create a free Prezi account at http://www.prezi.com before the workshop. We will also examine how Powerpoint presentations may be converted into Prezi's format and how one can create a series of Prezi slides that can be posted online as a pdf file.

End-of-term wrap up: Sharing first-term experiences
Date: Wednesday, December 2
Time: 4:00 - 4:50 pm
Presenter: John Kane
Location: 123 Penfield
This workshop provides an opportunity for new faculty to meet and share their successes and challenges during their first semester teaching at SUNY Oswego.