Transparency in assignment design is fundamentally about managing expectations. Transparent assignments lay out the skills we want students to practice, the insights we want them to come to, and the criteria for doing successful work.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
As a follow-up to the Intro to Canvas and Online Assignments/Activities, join this live workshop to learn how to configure the gradebook to provide students up to date information on their progress in the course. Learn to organize assignments into groups, set percentage weights, add extra credit, and activate drop the lowest score.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Fostering substantive student engagement is challenging in any context, but doing so in online instruction carries with it different considerations and challenges. However, with a few structures in place and a clear sense of purpose, teaching classes in online modalities can be intellectually engaging and even enjoyable for students and instructors alike.
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Work with us to look at technical, and human bandwidth as you teach. This live session will include simple analysis of activities to utilize while you think through teaching well online. Useful elements include pedagogical organization to support technical opportunities for managing limited bandwidth of all kinds.
Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Change at an institutional, department or even individual level is more than the business side of planning. Every bit as important is the people side of change. Prosci's ADKAR Model is designed to guide change based, fundamentally, on how we as human beings experience change.
Friday, August 7, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
During these unsettled times, many among us are looking for connection and centering. Join members of the HSU and Humboldt community for this recurring series, spending 20-30 minutes in facilitated conversation and 15 minutes in guided meditation.
Monday, August 10, 2020 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Zoom fatigue! You may have experienced it a few times; perhaps you believe that it is inevitable. In this 50 minute live practice session, we will explore simple, effective tools to make our zoom experience nourishing for the nervous system; for ourselves and our students.