Workshops and Events from OAI and its Center for Instructional Advancement and Technology
To register, please visit the OAI workshop page.
Many of these offerings area available to be viewed online. Contact Audrey Cutler for information on watching a streaming video of events.
To present a topic, to suggest a future speaker or to ask any questions, please contact La Tonya Dyer, Course Development Support Manager at CIAT.
Copyright Basics in Education
Date: March 29 (NEW DATE)
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Cook 404B
Presented by: Rick Davis, Cook Library
Learn the basics of copyright and how it applies to the educational setting. Intended primarily for faculty and staff who facilitate educational activities on campus, but students who plan to enter the educational field may also benefit. Topics to be covered include the scope and purpose of copyright; the exclusive rights granted under the law; limitations on these rights, including fair use; best practices in fair use for educators; recent copyright litigation; requesting permission to use copyrighted works; and Towson University resources for copyright issues.
Blackboard Teaching Circle (In-Person or Online)
Date: April 5
Time: noon ‒ 1:30 p.m.
Location: CK 404A or online via WebEx (register to receive the WebEx link)
Would you like to connect with other colleagues who use Blackboard as an integral or supplemental part of their teaching? Would you like to share best practices for teaching with Blackboard? Regardless of your familiarity with Blackboard, join our Blackboard Teaching Circle to connect with colleagues on this topic.
Emerging Technologies Capture Voice & Screens with Ease Using Screencast-O-Matic
Date: April 9
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.
Location: CK 404B
Presenter: Audrey Cutler (CIAT)
Are you looking for a tool you can use to create just-in-time instruction and demonstrations or to provide audio comments on papers or other assignments? If so, then join us for the Emerging Technologies – Capture Your Voice and Screen Action with Ease Using Screencast-O-Matic brown bag session.
Screencast-O-Matic is a free online screen recorder software that allows you to capture 15 minute recordings. With a few clicks you can capture, store and share whatever action is happening on your computer screen along with your voice narration. All that is required is a computer, internet access, microphone and speakers to record your presentations from any location. In this hands-on workshop we will use Screencast-O-Matic to create recordings with narration and screen captures
Make Your Online Classes More Interactive: Lessons Learned from the Art History Classroom
Date: April 11
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.
Location: CK 404B
Presenter: Dr. Emily Halligan (Dept. of Art)
Online teaching format is a natural fit for art history classes. In the past, online art history course were informative but not interactive, with classes limited to online lectures and essay responses for the students to complete on their own. In this presentation a faculty member who regularly uses online teaching will address the different technology tools available to more fully engage students and enrich the online course. Though designed for online courses, faculty who teach hybrid (partly online) or face-to –face courses can benefit from these flexible tools.
Participants will get hands-on introductions to these interactive teaching methods:
- PowerPoint with audio/QuickTime movies for course lectures
- Screencast videos for tour of course site, explanation of key issues such as avoiding plagiarism, etc.
- Voice Thread for class discussions
- Prezi for introducing assignments
Create High Impact Grading Guidelines to Improve Student Assignments and Maximize Your Time and Feedback
Date: April 19
Time: noon- 1:30 p.m.
Location: CK 404B
Presenter: Dr. Ronald S. Thomas (Dept. of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development)
Frustrated when students miss the purpose of an assessment or write irrelevant and rambling responses to questions? Learn to create grading guidelines that are meaningful to you and your students with Instructional Leadership expert Dr. Ron Thomas.
These assignment scoring tools help students to:
- Easily identify assignment expectations
- Respond to all the components of assignments
- Improve their work using focused feedback
- Revise their work more effectively
Using a variety of examples, Dr. Thomas will guide you through the process of breaking down assignments into parts. He will discuss his approach to assessment and his concept of encouraging students to “upgrade” their assignments.
OAI Faculty Chat Series – Why do I have to learn this anyway?
Date: April 24
Time: noon – 1:30 p.m.
Location: UU 314
Join the Office of Academic Innovation at the inaugural OAI Faculty Chat on April 24th. The chat is an informal conversation sparked by questions revolving around topics such as the state of learning and teaching in higher education and their impact on students and instructors. The session will be facilitated by Dr. Diane Wood (Instructional Leadership & Professional Development Chair).
Question for April Chat: “I just don’t know why most of what we take in college has anything to do with my life or how I’m going to get a job!” (Anonymous Student)
How do we balance demands for relevance with our mission to broaden perspectives? Or, what does relevance mean anyway? We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts and welcome your questions as well.
Refreshments will be served.
Cancellation Policy
CIAT workshops will be canceled if the university announces an emergency closing (with the exception of fully online workshops). All attempts will be made to reschedule workshops in a timely manner. For alerts, see the university’s emergency closing information page at http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/newsroom/emergencyclosing.asp.
Sponsored by the Office of Academic Innovation: http://www.towson.edu/oai
