We hope you're enjoying your time off and staying cool! For July's newsletter, we wanted to take the time to let you know what resources are available for you as you get started preparing for the fall semester and inform you of trainings that are coming your way in August. As always, we are available to help from 9:00am-4:00pm, Monday through Friday in our Virtual Drop-Ins; feel free to stop in with any questions you have. If your questions are more extensive or require more time, schedule an appointment with one of our instructional designers or technologists!
CREATING AN ENGAGING, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE ONLINE CLASS
Starting August 1, 2022
The Office of Digital Learning will be offering our newest 3-week Humanizing Online course from August 1-August 21. The course focuses on creating an engaging, equitable, and inclusive online class; participants will explore ways to design and facilitate online courses that promote rich and robust learning interactions. Faculty who participate and complete the course will receive a $300 stipend. Join our second cohort today!
During the week of August 15th, The Office of Digital Learning will be hosting a series focused on the fundamentals and basics of the most common tools you might use at UNO. Click the links below to learn more and register.
During the months of August and September, Yuja will be offering bi-weekly training for both beginner and intermediate users. All sessions will consist of 45 minutes of training and 15 minutes for Q&A. Session recordings will be made available in YuJa after each session. Check out the first week of trainings below; be on the lookout for links coming your way in the next month!
Introduction to Yuja (Beginner) - Tuesday (8/2) - 11:00am-12:00pm
Uploading and Recording (Intermediate) - Wednesday (8/3) - 3:00-4:00pm
Past Tech Tips
This year we've covered a lot of tech tips to help you in your classes, including how to manage your dashboard, import whole courses and individual portions of a course, setting up grade policies, and many others! Below you'll find two ways to go back and look over the tech tips we've shared. You can find them in past newsletters on our Newsletter Archive page or on our Yuja Tech Tip Channel. Choose the option that works best for you!
Canvas Design Studio is a repository of customizable templates and how to pages to help you design and improve the look and feel of your course. Whether it is to spark new ideas or help create the shell of your course, feel free to use the Canvas Design Studio as you see fit! All templates are ADA compliant and are available for you in Canvas Commons.
Want feedback on your course and how to improve it for upcoming semesters? Apply to have one of our instructional designers evaluate your course in conjunction with the Open Suny Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR). For more information and to apply, click on the button below.
Struggling with Canvas, Yuja or Zoom? Looking to work on your course design? Set-up a 30 minute one-on-one meeting with one of our Instructional Technologists or Instructional Designers!
Feel free to drop into our virtual support room from 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Monday - Friday by clicking the button below or stop by and see us in the Eppley Administration Building, Room 113 from 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Monday - Friday. You can also quickly access our virtual drop-in room through Canvas by clicking on the help icon in the global navigation bar.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha, Office of Digital Learning, 6001 University Dr., Eppley Administration Building 113, Omaha, NE 68182, uno.its.digitallearning@unomaha.edu
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