April Professional Development Opportunities
Discover a month of engaging and interactive webinars to support your teaching and professional growth. All registrations are managed through Workday Learning. Visit our eLearning Webinar website or scan the list below to explore the upcoming schedule of offerings and get quick access to the registration link in Workday Learning!
Learn more functions in Panopto, such as video creation, captions, quizzing, and student video assignments!
4/3/25 • 11am – 12:15pm
Hypothesis — Social Annotation Series
The Hypothesis team will share how instructors use collaborative annotation to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and critical thinking. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for social annotation, we will demonstrate how Hypothesis is used with course readings in your learning management system (LMS). Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to start incorporating social annotation into their courses to improve student outcomes.
4/3/25 • 2:30pm – 3:30pm
The Hypothesis team will review ideas and guidance for the collaborative syllabus annotation assignment in this workshop.
Asking your class to annotate the syllabus allows you to introduce students to social annotation in a low-stakes way. Even better, you're providing them with an opportunity to engage with the syllabus, to share ideas and to ask questions about the course in a way that sets the tone for engagement throughout the term. The Hypothesis team will review ideas and guidance for the collaborative syllabus annotation assignment in this workshop. Please note that Hypothesis is hosting this workshop. In order to participate, you must register directly with Hypothesis. You will receive an email from Hypothesis confirming your registration and the Zoom meeting link.
4/10/25 • 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Microsoft 365 Efficiencies Series
This training is intended for faculty/staff who have a basic understanding of Microsoft Office 365 applications and need to know how to use Microsoft Outlook as an email and calendaring application to organize, manage, and customize communications for increased efficiency.
Version note: This training is intended for individuals using Microsoft Office 365 applications for both Windows PCs and MacOS and is taught using the Outlook desktop application. The training will briefly highlight the discrepancies in the user interface between the desktop client and online web application (OWA).
4/2/25 • 1pm – 2pm
Windows 11 is Microsoft's newest operating system(OS), offering an upgrade from the familiar Windows experience. This training will provide a brief overview and detailed instructions on preparing your device, steps to back up your files via OneDrive, action items to help facilitate a smooth transition, and what's new in Windows 11.
4/16/25 • 1pm – 2pm
5/7/25 • 1pm – 2pm
This training is intended for faculty/staff who have a basic understanding of Microsoft Office 365 applications and need to understand the basics of Microsoft Excel to manage data more efficiently.
4/30/25 • 1pm – 2pm
