Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | April 26, 2022

TwINS FLC: Faculty Views of Teaching with and Integrating International Students

The Teaching with International Students (TwINS) Faculty Learning Community is hosting a virtual talk by Dr. Li Jin, associate professor and director of Chinese studies at DePaul University in Chicago, to discuss her research on “U.S. Faculty Perceptions of International Students and Strategies for Integrating International Students in Campus Life.”

This event is via Zoom on Thursday, April 28, at 2 p.m. Registration is free and this event is open to public. 

Final Call for FLC Proposals

Faculty Learning Community (FLC) proposals are now being accepted for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year. Your proposal can be for a cohort-based or topic-based FLC. The proposal should be developed by the prospective FLC facilitator(s) with a budget not to exceed $2,500 (final awards may be modified in light of prevailing budgetary considerations). Information about the online FLC proposal form and FLC scoring rubric are available at the Faculty Learning Communities website.  

The due date for proposals is Monday, May 2. For more information on FLCs and the application process, please visit the Faculty Learning Communities website.

Book Discussion: Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education

This year’s Teaching and Learning Conference keynote speaker, Dr. Cynthia Alby, led the audience through a guided discussion on how to “Get Your Groove Back.” We are excited to continue the discussion in our spring 2022 Faculty Book Club where we discuss Alby’s book, Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education. The digital book is available free through the library.  

Discussion themes include:

• Friday, April 29: Connected Assessment (Chaps. 6-8)  
• Friday, May 13: Empowering Ourselves and Faculty (Chaps. 9-10)

Interested in joining the discussion? Please indicate your availability for April 29 and May 13 here.

New Feature: Set Default Score for ALL Ungraded Assignments

On April 16, MyClasses added a new feature to assist instructors with end-of-semester grading! The MyClasses gradebook operates on a running total concept where total grades are calculated based on the assignments completed by the student and graded by the instructor. If a gradebook item shows a dash "-" then that assignment is not part of an individual student's grade calculation.

Instructors can quickly apply a score for all missing or ungraded assignments in Grades by selecting the Apply Score to Ungraded option on the Total column or an Assignment Group column. The grade will then be applied to all missing or ungraded artifacts based on your selections. Details are found in the Apply Score to ALL Ungraded Assignments KB article. 

Warning: Once applied, this bulk grading option can not be undone. Individual grades will need to be manually changed by the instructor.

Video Tip: End-of-Semester Gradebook Tips  

When preparing your gradebook for the end of the semester, please review the End-of-Semester Top 5 Gradebook Tips video for information about:   

1. Ensuring your assignments are in the correct assignment groups  
2. Enabling student What-If Score option and hiding gradebook totals  
3. Addressing missed student assignments  
4. Performing final grade override  
5. Exporting grades  

To review the gradebook in more detail, you can watch the Gradebook video tip. Please contact your department's instructional designer if you have any questions or need any assistance preparing your gradebook for finalizing grades!  

Thank a Teacher Week: May 2-6

Each May, the University System of Maryland Council for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning joins the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation in planning faculty and instructor recognition activities as part of Thank a Teacher Week. This event coincides with the National Teacher Appreciation Week, which is May 2-6.

Students are invited to share their gratitude by writing a note on a physical postcard or by sending a note virtually. Students are asked to look for tables in the Guerrieri Academic Commons and the Guerrieri Student Union outside of Chick-fil-A where they can sign postcards. Last year, colleagues took advantage of this opportunity as well to share gratitude to colleagues.

Students are receiving communication via email and a MyClasses announcement regarding this event. More information is available at: www.salisbury.edu/thanks

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program. For more information regarding SU’s policies and procedures, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity.

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