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Events
May
29
Blackboard Getting Started
Blackboard enables you to enhance in-class instruction by providing 24/7 access to course materials and by offering a variety of tools to assist you with course management. In this session we will discuss adding files to a course site, managing material using folders, adding Web resources to a course site, customizing a course menu, and applying unique design to a course site. Register for this Workshop
FAC 32710:00 am to 11:30 amMay
29
Getting Started with iClicker
Come learn about the classroom response system, iClicker. Classroom response systems allow you to pose questions to your students and receive immediate feedback in class. This session will focus on how to get started using iClicker, how to incorporate it into your class, and best uses for a classroom response system. Register for this Workshop
FAC 32712:00 pm to 1:30 pmMay
29
Transitioning to Canvas
Canvas isn't just a collection of features, it's an intuitive system built on relationships between online tools and features that will enhance the virtual component of your course. This workshop will provide you with a general orientation of the Canvas interface, as well as an overview of the built-in relationships within Canvas and information about best practices when setting up your course in Canvas. Register for this Workshop
FAC 3271:00 pm to 2:30 pmMay
30
Getting Started with iClicker
Come learn about the classroom response system, iClicker. Classroom response systems allow you to pose questions to your students and receive immediate feedback in class. This session will focus on how to get started using iClicker, how to incorporate it into your class, and best uses for a classroom response system. Register for this Workshop
FAC 32710:00 am to 11:30 amJun
4
Blackboard Getting Started
Blackboard enables you to enhance in-class instruction by providing 24/7 access to course materials and by offering a variety of tools to assist you with course management. In this session we will discuss adding files to a course site, managing material using folders, adding Web resources to a course site, customizing a course menu, and applying unique design to a course site. Register for this Workshop
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Teaching
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Before class begins, learn strategies that can help organize your course materials around what you want students to learn.
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In a flipped class, students engage basic content outside of class, and class time is reserved for deeper, hands-on application activities.
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CTL supports instructional best-practices and innovation enabled by technology.
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Making the learning process more active and interactive will increase students' learning and deepen their mastery of what they learned.
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Assessment is essential for effective learning because it provides feedback to both students and instructors.
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Instructors can gather evidence of one's teaching ability, reflect upon it, and solicit constructive input from people we respect.
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Initiatives
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CTL is partnering with ITS to help pilot the new Canvas LMS, creating the Canvas Training Center, a new online resource.
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We’re improving student success by incorporating innovative approaches to instruction and learning.
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The Digital Media Internship program is a multimedia design and development training program for UT students.
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The Early Academic Warning System is an academic-based feedback system that aids instructors and students in large classes.
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edX is a free online learning initiative founded by Harvard and MIT. UT edX classes are planned for 2013, and will be announced soon.
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The GSI program provides opportunities to advance graduate students’ pedagogical, academic, and professional progress.
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Services
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We provide consulting services for faculty and graduate student instructors to meet their goals in three professional areas: teaching, assessment, and technology. Appointments are available for one-on-one meetings, small-group sessions, and customized workshops.
To learn more and to make an appointment, contact us at: ctl-consultants@utlists.utexas.edu
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We provide services to support the end-of-semester evaluations administered in each UT course. Analysis and feedback are available for instructors in both paper and electronic formats.
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We provide free basic exam scanning services to any instructor who uses the standard orange or green answer sheets for an official class at UT Austin.
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We administer a variety of tests for students, enabling them to claim credit for UT courses in a number of disciplines, and answer questions about registration, exam types, and scheduled testing dates and locations.
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Communities
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Join a group of instructors who meet regularly to explore teaching topics in depth, building a community of learners.
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Join a group of instructors who meet regularly to learn practical, evidence-based tools to improve a specific aspect of their teaching.
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We administer a variety of tests for students, enabling them to claim credit for UT courses in a number of disciplines, and answer questions about registration, exam types, and scheduled testing dates and locations.