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| January 2024 - OLL Series Special Edition
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We are a team of experienced online learning professionals, including instructional and multimedia designers and developers, who are proud to eradicate barriers that prevent our communities from accessing quality higher education.
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Join Us for our Inaugural Digital Learning Book Club!
Digital Learning and UT Libraries invite UT staff and faculty to join the inaugural Digital Learning Book Club in Spring 2024. This blended online community focuses on digital learning topics such as inclusive pedagogy, online equity, and community & care. Using both synchronous (Zoom) and asynchronous (InScribe) formats, participants will explore themes from the open-access book "Critical Digital Pedagogy," applying insights to current online education trends. The book club offers flexible engagement levels (attend and participate as you can), with no prior experience needed. Meetings are scheduled from February to May, about once a month on select Thursdays, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm EST.
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Introduction to Online Teaching Seminar for Graduate Students Digital Learning and Teaching and Learning Innovation (TLI) are pleased to offer the Introduction to Online Teaching Seminar for Graduate Students and Postdocs in Spring 2024. This professional development experience introduces students to the foundations of online course design and development. It is a six-week hybrid course with four synchronous workshops in Zoom that will be offered from January 31 to March 8, 2024. Please forward this email to any graduate students that may benefit from this seminar experience.
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Sign Up for the Spring 2024 Jumpstart Cohort
Do you need to build or redesign a fully online course? We are accepting applications to join our Spring 2024 cohort for Online Jumpstart. In your cohort, the course development team will guide your efforts, providing instructional design support grounded in research, including professional video, multimedia, and any training you need.
The Spring 2024 cohort will kick off the week of February 5 and run for 12 weeks (not including spring break), wrapping up by the end of the Spring semester on May 7. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 26.
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| Online Learning & Leadership (OLL) Series:
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Our Online Learning & Leadership (OLL) series provides new opportunities to engage with each other on best practices that enhance online learning and online programs.
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Virtual Brown Bag Fridays Schedule
for Spring 2024
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Join UT instructional faculty as they share strategies and recommendations for successful teaching, learning, and assessment online. This semester, in addition to hearing from UT instructional faculty, we will also have presentations from faculty and administrators from the University of Wyoming, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Fort Hays State University, broadening our perspectives on effective practices in online teaching and learning.
- Teaching Online Adult Learners: Challenges and Opportunities,
Dr. Marianne Breinig, Dr. Misawa Mitsunori, & Dr. Reed Scull:
JAN 26, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST | Register
- Tiger-2-Tiger: Building Belonging for Online Students Through Virtual Communities,
Dr. Andrew Feldstein: FEB 9, 12 - 1:00 pm EST | Register
- Supporting Undergraduate Online Adult Learners,
Dr. Bob DuBois: FEB 23, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST | Register
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Impact on Higher Education,
Dr. Francesco Crocco, Dr. Elizabeth Roberston Hornsby, & Dr. Megan Lowe: MAR 8, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST | Register
- How to Create an Engaging Virtual Learning Community in an Asynchronous Course,
Benjamin White: MAR 22, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT | Register
- Digital Learning Week Wrap-up Brown Bag session,
Digital Learning staff and faculty: APR 12, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT | Register
- Using Semester Long Student Groups and Technology Tools to Create Student Engagement,
Ashley King: APR 26, 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT | Register
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Online Learning Community of Practice (OLCoP) Series Schedule for Spring 2024
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Join us via Zoom for a 45-minute interactive session, bringing together UT faculty and Digital Learning staff into a learning community of practice.
- Using Rubrics to Provide Detailed Expectations and Feedback to Students,
Dr. Anna Everett: FEB 6, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EST | Register
- Using AI as a Tool to Support Writing Projects and Assignments,
Dr. David Des Armier: FEB 20, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EST | Register
- Engagement + Community Building = A Multi-faceted Approach to Successful Online Learning,
Dr. Tina Goode: MAR 5, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EST | Register
- Improving Your Canvas Course Navigation for Learner Satisfaction, Dr. Jian Su: MAR 19, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT | Register
- Student Assessments in Online Courses,
Jennifer Glaab: APR 9, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT | Register
- Design an Online Course for all Learners,
Tonya Hussin: APR 16, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT | Register
- Crafting Learning Scenarios: Harnessing Generative AI for Interactive Content Development,
Cris Emberton: APR 23, 12:00 - 12:45 pm EDT | Register
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Online Program Management Network (OPMN) Series
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For February’s OPMN event, join Digital Learning for a presentation about UT’s strategy to increase access through fully online degree programs. Topics will include industry analysis and a review of institutional peer data.
FEB 6, 2:00 pm EST | Student Union 362A
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Our Online Learning Consultants Are Ready to Help!
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Do you have questions about teaching online, or do you need help with course development? Schedule an online consultation with our team of instructional designers and multimedia specialists to help you get off to a strong start!
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Are you finding these newsletters helpful? Please forward to any colleagues who might not know!
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