Learn about and incorporate best practices in course design, and syllabus development.

Learn about and incorporate best practices in course design, and syllabus development. Discussion includes how to improve your objectives, align course objectives with assessments, the Concordia University syllabus template's latest revision, and how to connect to the program and Global Learning Outcomes.

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EVENT INFORMATION

Designing/Refreshing Your Course and Syllabus – Kate Robertson and Elizabeth Evans

  • 8:15 – 9:45 am Central/9:15 – 10:45 am Eastern
  • Learn about and incorporate best practices in course design, and syllabus development. Discussion includes how to improve your objectives, align course objectives with assessments, the Concordia University syllabus template latest revision, and how to connect to program and Global Learning Outcomes.

Blackboard Basics – Susan Gallanis
  • 10:00 – 11:30 am Central/11:00 am – 12:30 pm Eastern
  • Learn how to add content, Blackboard Assignments (“dropboxes”) and set up the gradebook for a Fall course! This is an ideal session for faculty new to using Blackboard. The session is for those who set up their own Blackboard courses.

Engaging Your Learners – Susan Gallanis and Kate Robertson
  • 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Central/12:45 – 1:45 pm Eastern
  • Effective teaching fosters learning; students need to be engaged for learning to happen. This session introduces strategies to engage students in multiple instructional modes.

Blackboard Tests and Respondus LockDown Browser with Monitor – Susan Gallanis
  • 1:00 – 2:30 pm Central/2:00 – 3:30 pm Eastern
  • The first half of this session will show how faculty can create Blackboard Tests using three commonly used question types. The second half of the session will cover Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor. Faculty will learn the difference between LockDown Browser and Monitor, and how to enable the appropriate settings based on where students take the test.

Faculty Resources – CELT and ORSP (primarily for full-time faculty) (for set up: EE, SG, Wayne Thompson, Jannessa Doucette)
  • 3:00 – 4:00 pm Central/4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern
  • Learn what resources are available to you as faculty, including research/scholarship support, where to find them, and who to contact if you need more help.