We hope you're settling into the semester well! This newsletter contains information about our new location, relevant technology tips, technology reminders about YuJa and setting up pronouns, and our September workshops and upcoming professional development opportunities!
Come see us in the Library!
As a reminder, The Office of Digital Learning and Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) have moved into our new library space! Come visit us on the third floor of the library, located just east of the faculty lounge! Our new location allows us a better opportunity to collaborate with faculty and staff across campus; we're excited to not only see you on zoom, but in-person as well in our new collaborative space! Stop by anytime between 9 and 4, Monday through Friday!
As you are getting into the thick of the semester, we wanted to share a couple tech tips and resources you might find beneficial:
Are you getting questions from students on how to add pronouns or a chosen name to Canvas? Are you personally looking to display your pronouns or chosen name? For students, adding and updating pronouns/chosen name can be done through Mavlink, while faculty and staff can do this through firefly. Learn how by watching the Gender Identity, Pronouns, and Gender Identity at the University of Nebraska video!
YuJa Panorama
You've probably noticed new icons in your course by now - these are powered by our newest accessibility tool, YuJa Panorama! YuJa Panorama is available for all faculty and students to use in their course(s), offering a variety of tools to help improve accessibility and enhance the student's learning experience. Missed our introduction workshops? Watch the recording or check out our Panorama resources page.
YuJa Video
With YuJa becoming our primary video platform! We want to make sure you have the sources you need to be successful. For help, check out the YuJa resource page, or schedule a one-on-one appointment with a member of the Digital Learning Team to learn more about it!
Competency-Based Education
Thursday, September 7, 2:00-3:00pm
Competency based education (CBE) focuses on a student’s ability to master and demonstrate their knowledge. Join us as we discuss the details of competency based education, tips for successfully implementing it into your course, and how people at UNO are already making that change.
Effective Uses of ChatGPT in the Higher Ed Classroom
Tuesday, September 19, 2:00-3:00pm
AI and chat GPT are new tools that aren’t going anywhere; how can we use them effectively? In this workshop, we’ll discuss ways that you can use ChatGPT to enhance your classroom and help students build skills for the future.
Join Digital Learning and CFE for a discussion group touching on all things ChatGPT/AI! Our first discussion will be Thursday, September 28 from 1:30-2:30pm. In this introduction discussion, we will touch base on how everyone is feeling about ChatGPT, any current practices and procedures faculty are using when it comes to ChatGPT, opportunities and challenges you've encountered, and plan for next steps as a discussion group. Hope to see you there!
Creating an Engaging, Equitable, and Inclusive Online Class
Starts September 11th!
Our 3-week Humanizing Online course on creating an engaging, equitable, and inclusive online class is start this month! In this course, participants will explore ways to design and facilitate online courses that promote rich and robust learning interactions for all students. Faculty who participate and complete the course will receive a $300 stipend. Join our newest cohort today!
Empowering Faculty in the World of Competency-Based Education
Part 1 starting September 18th!
Curious about or considering implementing CBE in your course(s)? Join us for part one of our online training series, Empowering Faculty in the world of Competency-Based Education (CBE). This asynchronous (but not self-paced) faculty training will provide you with an overview of what CBE is and get your thought process started in how you could make the transition! This course will take part over a 3-week period; you should plan to spend about 3-5 hours per week. Participants receive a $150 stipend for successfully completing all discussions and assignments. Learn more about each part below and register using the button below! Part 2 coming in October!
Interested in learning effective strategies for developing and managing an online class? Join us for our Foundations of Teaching Online course! This course explores the impact of instructional pedagogy on student learning and how implementing simple strategies can help improve student achievement, motivation, and engagement.
This 3-month course is asynchronous and has a rolling start date. This course is available for all faculty except those who have completed Foundations of Teaching Online in the past. Participants receive a $1,000 stipend for successfully completing all discussions and assignments. Register below!
Book a 30-minute meeting with an instructional designer or technologist on our bookings website (located in the help icon of Canvas)
Send us an email at uno.its.digitallearning@unomaha.edu
Schedule department training over various topics by contacting innovate@unomaha.edu
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