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january 28, 2025

Dear Colleagues,

2025 has been exciting so far at Valpo! The semester is moving quickly, and there has been increased activity with many faculty transitioning courses to Canvas.

In this edition, the CITAL highlights two areas of professional development in our blog about the “Visiting Faculty Fellows Program” and “The Perusall Training Academy.” As always, CITAL is here to support you in any way whether through on-demand live or Zoom help sessions, providing useful tips and tools, or migrating Blackboard content to Canvas. We remind faculty to publish their spring terms Simple Syllabi, and Quality Matters (QM) continues to be at our forefront, so we share two resources of support and include a link to the QM Higher Education Rubric.

Sincerely,

The CITAL Team (Ed, Gina, and Cindy)

The Visiting Faculty Fellows Program

Each year CITAL’s Visiting Faculty Fellows Program offers our visiting faculty a chance to enhance their CV by getting to know the work of one department or office on campus. We hope that this fellowship will give them a leg up, whether their future career path is here or elsewhere. Each fellow gets a stipend of $500 to work for no more than two hours per week in a single area for the entire spring semester.

To read the full article, click here: Visiting Faculty Fellows Program

Perusall Academy Training Schedule & Registration

Starting in January - FREE!

Elevate your Perusall skills with the Perusall Academy! Their webinar series will teach you how to use Perusall and its latest features in your courses today.

Join educators worldwide in these dynamic sessions and earn your Perusall Academy Certificate of Completion by attending all three in any order: Kickstart, Next Level, & Mastery.

The Perusall Academy is offering flexible dates/times through March 2025.

Click Here for Course Descriptions, Schedule, and Registration!

Would you like some help with your Canvas courses?

CITAL is available for department, small group, and one-on-one sessions via Zoom or Live on Campus.

You can make your request for "Canvas Coaching" to CITAL@valpo.edu.

Faculty and students also have 24/7 Canvas Help and Support directly from Canvas via their Help Desk, Live Chat, and Phone. To access their help, click the "?" icon at the bottom of your Canvas Navigation Menu.

WILL YOU BE READY?

Request Blackboard Course Content Migrations
for Spring & Summer NOW!

Blackboard will end at Valpo on June 30, 2025.

. The migration process may take several weeks, so now is the time to request spring & summer 2024 Blackboard courses to be migrated to Canvas for spring & summer 2025.

(Requests for Fall 2024 Blackboard Migrations to Fall 2025 Canvas Courses Coming Soon!)

Click here for the Request Form to Migrate Previous Blackboard Courses

Have you published your Simple Syllabus for Spring 2025?

Once you've completed the required elements in your Syllabus, you need to publish it to be accessible in the Valpo Simple Syllabus Library and to your students. After publishing your syllabus and making any edits, you will need to submit it again so that it is complete.
For CITAL's Help Article about this topic and more, Click Here.

If you have questions or need assistance with publishing your Syllabus, please submit a Help Desk Ticket to CITAL@valpo.edu.

~Simple Syllabus Webinars~

Access Made Simple: Syllabus Accessibility

Click here to access the Webinar video recording from 1/14/25 (30 min.)
Use the password: simple

Simple Syllabus Feature Showcase: Everything New from 2024

TODAY! - Live Webinar: Jan 28, 2025 @ 1:00 PM Central Time
Click here to register for this 30 minute LIVE session.

Developing the Gold Standard for Online Learning Quality

Quality Matters (QM) is amplifying Quality Assurance at Valpo and raising awareness of the power that comes from investing in quality.

This short video illuminates the evolution of QM from the creation of the very first rubric to innovating Quality 360 — establishing the gold standard for a holistic, research-supported approach to quality in online learning.

Specific Review Standards from the QM Higher Education Rubric, Seventh Edition

QM Higher Education News January 2025
Supporting Quality in a Time of Transformation:
Looking Ahead at 2025

“Today's learners are sophisticated consumers of digital education, actively seeking programs that demonstrate commitment to quality through intentional design, engaging delivery, and measurable outcomes." by Deb Adair, Chief Executive Officer, Quality Matters

Click here to read the full article.

Visit the CITAL Website, Your One-Stop-Shop for Faculty Resources

Submit a CITAL Helpdesk Ticket

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