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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the last CITAL newsletter of 2024. It’s hard to believe that the end of the Fall term is here and the holiday break is just around the corner. In this edition of the newsletter, we highlight the future of online and graduate education at Valpo by presenting an interview with Stefanie Heinrich, Director for Graduate and Online Education, in the blog. Next, we feature a recent interaction between faculty teaching award winners and new faculty. Finally, we round out the issue with useful reminders about Canvas, Quality Matters, and Simple Syllabus. Thank you again for joining us in an exhilarating year full of faculty learning communities, orientations, workshops, artificial intelligence, LMS transitions, and exploring the future of higher education. May you have a blessed and happy holiday season.

Sincerely,

The CITAL Team (Ed, Cindy, Gina, and Marsennia)

Office of the Provost - Leadership website

Meeting the Future with Online and Graduate Education

Stefanie Heinrich wants to help faculty create high-quality online and graduate courses so that Valpo can meet the future. Stefanie, our new Director for Graduate and Online Education, notes that future trends show that these two areas have great potential for growth. That is because early and mid-career Gen Zers are looking for help in changing careers or earning new credentials, while mid-career Millennials are looking toward graduate education to enhance their career opportunities.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE.

One Valuable Thing for Teaching

This fall, some veteran faculty who have won campus teaching awards met with new faculty for a conversation about good teaching. Some of those veteran faculty also shared in writing one valuable thing that helped them with teaching. Their responses are in this document, including links to articles and books: One Valuable Thing, Oct. 2024

CITAL's Website: Excellence in Teaching Awards

WILL YOU BE READY?

Request Blackboard Course Content Migrations
for Spring & Summer NOW!

Blackboard will end at Valpo on June 30, 2025.

Canvas courses can be created from scratch or by migrating existing content from your previous Blackboard courses. The migration process may take several weeks, so now is the time to request for spring & summer 2025.

Click here for the Request Form to Migrate Previous Blackboard Courses

The last Canvas Workshop of 2024

~Today~

Tues., Dec. 10 @ 1:30 pm via Zoom

This lively one-hour online session will introduce you to the Valpo-branded course shell template and navigation, the top ten most popular features, and the 24/7 Canvas help and support that is available for you and your students.
To Register, Click Here.

Showcase of QM-Certified Online Courses

Have you ever wondered what a Quality Matters Certified Online Course looks like? The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was featured in a QM Success Stories series. They talked about their QM-Online Course Showcase website, which permits free access to a sample of their certified courses. This is an excellent opportunity for you to explore a variety of disciplines including Arts & Sciences, Business, Education, and more. To peruse the UAB Academic Online Course Showcase, Click Here.

Would you like to see if your online course can meet QM certification standards? Reach out to CITAL@valpo.edu to learn how you can begin your QM journey by using the confidential self-review tool.

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Recycle Your Published Syllabi

Did you know that in Simple Syllabus you can easily import content into your syllabus from your syllabi from your Valpo Syllabus Library?
For a step-by-step guide or how-to video tutorial, Click Here.

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