January 2018 Programs at CUW | Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching

How Does Grit Team with a Growth Mindset to Cultivate Lifelong Learning?

Presented by Lolita Paff and brought to you by Magna Publications
Tuesday January 9, 12:00-1:00 in R006

Bring your lunch and we’ll watch, then discuss this 20-minute recorded presentation that can help you improve your teaching. You’ll also learn how to access the four Magna subscriptions Concordia provides to faculty. Feel free to pull out your laptop to set up your account on the spot.

What’s New with Panopto with Justin Frisque

Wednesday January 10, 10:30-11:30 in LU006 (Media Viewing Room)

Panopto is a software instructors can use to record their lectures, or create voiceover PowerPoint videos. Justin will cover new features including quizzing within video, captioning, as well as review some existing features that may not be known to participants. At the end he’ll cover the basics of using Panopo for those interested in it, but have never used it.

Concordia Servant Leader Roundtable

Thursday January 11, 7:30-8:30 in the Lake Shore Room

The January meeting’s topic is: Interest vs. Commitment
“There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient. When you are committed to something, you accept no excuse – only results.” ~ Ken Blanchard

Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate (face-to-face only)

Thursday January 11, 11:00-12:00 in LU006 (Media Viewing Room)
Susan Gallanis

Learn how to navigate and set up Blackboard Collaborate, a web conferencing tool you can use to meet virtually and synchronously with your students, such as for online office hours. You’ll also see how to set up sessions for groups of students to meet without the instructor being present.

Linking Classroom and Community: Service-Learning as a Teaching Strategy

With Gavin Luter from Campus Compact
Introduced by Randy Ferguson
Friday January 12 in Pharmacy 205
Choose from two sessions (they are identical sessions): 9:00-11:00 or 1:00-3:00

Linking community issues with your course content, known as service-learning, has many benefits for student learning and for the community. Come to this interactive session, and you will learn about what makes high-quality service-learning. You will also get information about organizations and resources that can help build your capacity to bring service-learning into your classrooms. This session also includes a planning session where will explore what faculty need to feel supported in doing this work.

How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared?

Presented by Lynn Gillette and J. Robert Gillette and brought to you by Magna Publications
Wednesday January 17, 12:00-1:00 in R006

Blackboard Basics (webinar and face-to-face)

Monday January 22, 11:00-12:00 in R006
Susan Gallanis