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03
Feb

Publishing Open Textbooks with Pressbooks

Workshop/Training

Pressbooks is an open e-book authoring and publishing platform available to USU teachers and students. It integrates with Canvas and allows teachers and students to discover, use, and adapt existing open educational content or author and publish new content. Learn how to use and create Pressbooks content for your course.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
07
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities

Workshop/Training

In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
10
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities

Workshop/Training

In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
10
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Basics and Opportunities

Workshop/Training

In this workshop, we discuss the basics of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Dall-E, etc., as they pertain to higher education. Specifically, we'll seek to address how they work and ways teachers can choose to approach them in their classes. We'll discuss syllabus language, AI detection tools, and ways to encourage students to think critically, use AI responsibly, and demonstrate their own capabilities. We'll also share some ideas and examples of AI as a teaching tool.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
12
Feb

CIDI Workshop - New Quizzes in Canvas

Workshop/Training

Learn how to leverage New Quizzes in Canvas to create a more dynamic assessment experience. This workshop will include New Quizzes creation, question types, settings, moderating, and editing. Changes to the workshop curriculum can be made based on instructor experience.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Running Secure Exams in Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop addresses how to create exams in Canvas, plus tools and methods for protecting quiz content and ensuring academic integrity when in-person proctoring isn't an option. (Includes discussion of Proctorio, question banks, time limits, question design, and more.)

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Online/Virtual |
13
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Improving Online Discussions

Workshop/Training

Help your online students get to know each other and interact with you better. Connect your students to each other through thoughtfully designed discussion boards, peer reviews, and group projects. Use techniques to speed up your feedback process when grading.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples

Workshop/Training

This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Feb

Introduction to Social Annotation with Hypothes.is

Workshop/Training

This workshop will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
13
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Improving Online Discussions

Workshop/Training

Help your online students get to know each other and interact with you better. Connect your students to each other through thoughtfully designed discussion boards, peer reviews, and group projects. Use techniques to speed up your feedback process when grading.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
19
Feb

Getting Started With Canvas

Workshop/Training

This workshop covers signing in, creating assignments and setting up the gradebook, using modules, pages, and files, and updating profile and notification settings. Topics are subject to change based on the experience of attendees and what is needed.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
20
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Use Video Effectively in Teaching

Workshop/Training

This workshop will help you enhance your teaching with video.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
20
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Use Video Effectively in Teaching

Workshop/Training

This workshop will help you enhance your teaching with video.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
21
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples

Workshop/Training

This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
24
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples

Workshop/Training

This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
24
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples

Workshop/Training

This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |
25
Feb

Introduction to Social Annotation with Hypothes.is

Workshop/Training

This workshop will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing.

9:30 am - 10:30 am | Online/Virtual |
25
Feb

How to Quickly Create a Beautiful Canvas Course

Workshop/Training

Design Tools for Canvas allows you to rapidly stylize and build out your Canvas course, allowing you to focus more time on planning engaging content and learning activities in your course.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
26
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Enhance your Canvas Course with Design Plus

Workshop/Training

USU Design Tools is now Design Plus. This new version of the popular formatting tools for Canvas makes it easy to add a consistent look and feel to your course and enhance the visual appeal of the homepage, content pages, and assignments. You can improve the look of tables, add borders to pictures, insert dividing lines on pages, and much more!

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Online/Virtual |
27
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Teaching Online Classes

Workshop/Training

Learn how to set up an online course in Canvas using a Canvas template. This workshop addresses the process of beginning with a course map, importing a Canvas template, and then developing and organizing course materials into modules.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
27
Feb

CIDI Workshop - AI in Teaching: Application Examples

Workshop/Training

This workshop provides step-by-step examples of using generative AI for the following applications: 1) lesson plans, 2) discussion topics, 3) assignment feedback, 4) assessment questions, 5) role play scenarios, 6) Images (time permitting). By focusing on specific examples, attendees will be able to follow the same steps in their own course AI implementations, or identify ways to adapt examples to fit their unique needs.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Online/Virtual |
27
Feb

CIDI Workshop - Teaching Online Classes

Workshop/Training

Learn how to set up an online course in Canvas using a Canvas template. This workshop addresses the process of beginning with a course map, importing a Canvas template, and then developing and organizing course materials into modules.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Online/Virtual |