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October 2020
Canvas Tips & Tricks
This session will cover how two major topics on Canvas: How to set up office hours for students. How to set up question banks in Canvas. Canvas office hours helps faculty reduce the number of back-and-forth scheduling emails, and gives the faculty an idea as to who will be attending their office hours whether virtual or in person. Question banks allow for customization of quizzes so that there is a decreased risk of cheating between students.
Find out more »Writing for Publication Series #4
The faculty role includes contributing the body of knowledge for the profession. Faculty can contribute to the body of knowledge through publishing. This 4-part series will review the publishing process from multiple viewpoints. WesternU has several editors, associate editors, authors, and reviewers who are coming together to share first-hand experiences. Participants will be able to develop a personal plan for creating the next manuscript. This workshop series is open to all WesternU faculty and staff. Each session will be approximately…
Find out more »Effective Calendar Management for Executive and Administrative Assistants
It’s always good to have more than one way of doing things, especially when carrying out administrative jobs. Microsoft Outlook shortcuts provide you with handy options and save time, too. If you rely on Outlook for your daily email exchanges and calendar management, these Outlook tips and techniques can help clear the clutter and keep you focused. Learning Objectives: Identify areas of opportunity to enhance productivity. Practice shortcuts demonstrated in presentation. Distinguish which Outlook technique is best for you.
Find out more »CETL Mania: Zoom Training
Very muBasic and Advanced user training for faculty and staff.
Find out more »CETL Mania: Recording Options on Campus
With curriculum and communication moving to a remote environment, learn what options faculty have for recording and storing content and how to use and manage those services.
Find out more »CETL Mania: MS Teams
Part of Office 365, Microsoft Teams provides a great collaboration tool for faculty, staff, and students. Come learn how to make remote teaching and learning easier.
Find out more »CETL Mania: Empathy and Technology
Some ways we can use technology to enhance humanism in medical education.
Find out more »Course Organization in Top Hat to Support Active Learning
Top Hat is an active learning app, which helps professors engage and motivate students in online, blended and face-to-face courses. In this micro-learning session, Dr. Spors will give an overview of Top Hat essential functions. He will demonstrate and discuss how he organized his courses in Top Hat and how he uses the application in his courses.
Find out more »CETL Mania: Creating and Posting Exams in Elentra
The learning management system, Elentra, offers a rich exam creation tool that allows faculty and staff to create questions with the exam feature or even import them. This CETL session will cover how to get started with creating questions and posting them to your online courses. Learning Objectives: Locate the Exam feature within Elentra List the steps involved in making an exam Explain the question bank Explain how to post an exam Discuss accommodations for exams
Find out more »November 2020
Grant Writing Workshop Series – Session 5
Successful grant writing blends the artistic and scientific talent of an investigator or a team to produce a proposal. Through this 6-part series, individuals will hear from funded researchers who will provide tips and tools used to create a proposal. Faculty researchers will share their experiences in submitting grant proposals and give tips for how to succeed through this process. Through group think, sharing, and consultations, and more, participants will be able to apply the tips and develop their…
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