The Institute for Teaching & Learning has seats available in the following workshops:
An Introduction to Classroom Response Systems (clickers) at UConn - Newly Added
Steven McDermott, ITL – Instructional Resource Center
Monday, April 7, 2014
More and more instructors are taking advantage of what classroom response systems have to offer. Student engagement, participation and immediate feedback are among the benefits clicker technology can yield. In this hands-on session we will experience the i>clicker 2 classroom polling system, hear how UConn instructors are using it and discuss different pedagogical applications for classroom response systems.
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How Do Students with Disabilities Navigate Online and Blended Courses?
Cathy Healy, Betsy Guala, & Eileen Stuyniski, CETL – eCampus and Kim McKeown, Center for Students with Disabilities
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Have you ever considered how a student with a disability might view your online course or the online component of your course? View online/blended course content from the perspective of students with disabilities, including students with visual and hearing impairments, Learning Disabilities and other cognitive disabilities. This session will provide insights as to how students with various disabilities access content in online and blended classes, and how faculty can plan their courses to enable students to access content. The presentation will also include a discussion about how planning for the different learning needs of students with disabilities while designing an online or blended course benefits all students.
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Presenting with Prezi - Newly Added
Steven McDermott, ITL – Instructional Resource Center
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Prezi, an innovative presentation tool, has the potential to not only challenge PowerPoint’s dominance, but force its users to rethink how they plan, organize and present information. In this session you will learn about Prezi, see inspiring Prezi presentations and learn how to start building your own Prezi.
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For more information,please visit our website - http://itl.uconn.edu/seminars/
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu