Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | November 17, 2020

Inclusive Access Program

Inclusive Access (IA) is a program that connects students with discounted eBooks, publisher content and other open education resources through an integration with MyClasses. It is a partnership between the SU Bookstore, textbook publishers, RedShelf our partner that enables the connection through a Canvas integration tool, and Instructional Design and Delivery. 

Students enrolled in classes participating in the Inclusive Access program have access to the required course materials on the first day of classes at the most affordable price. 

There are two types of course materials that can be accessed via Inclusive Access: 

1. Courseware: Provides access to publisher content/activities related to the book title selected for the course as well as access to an electronic copy of the book. 
2. eBook: Provides access to the electronic copy of the assigned book through the RedShelf eBook reader. Depending on the publisher, eBook reader might only be available from the publisher website. 

Instructors participating in the Inclusive Access program will need to set up their courses with the tools and instruction pages for students to be able to access the course materials. Tools and instructions vary depending on the type of book adoption, eBook or courseware.

For more information about the program, detailed step-by-step instructional guides for adding the necessary tools and instructions for students on how to access the course materials, please visit the Inclusive Access & Publisher Integration Setup Knowledge Base. 

Call for Proposals: SU Teaching and Learning Conference

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 19, 2021, as SU hosts its annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Due to COVID restrictions, this year's Teaching and Learning Conference will be held virtually from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
 
The annual TLC conference brings together teacher-scholars from across campus to share and discuss teaching innovations and best practices. A call for proposals is currently open for 15-minute virtual sessions, 15-minute pre-recorded presentations or poster presentations on a variety of themes related to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Lessons learned from COVID-19 
• Innovative teaching strategies 
• Implementation of High Impact Practices 
• Assessment of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) 
• Best-practices for online and hybrid learning 
• Student motivation and engagement 
• Teaching practices that encourage critical thinking 
• Integrating technology 

Deadline to submit your session proposals is Monday, November 30. 

Soaring with Online Learning

Instructional Design and Delivery is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of the Soaring with Online Learning (Soaring) to be held from December 28, 2020 - February 8, 2021. Soaring is a faculty development program to prepare Salisbury University faculty to design, develop and deliver courses in an online (online and no scheduled meetings), remote (online and synchronous meetings) or hybrid  (combination of in-person and online/remote meetings) environment through the learning management system MyClasses @ SU.  The winter 2021 cohort focuses on faculty designing online, remote or hybrid courses for summer and fall 2021 sessions. 

Program details and application can be accessed from the Soaring with Online Learning webpage. The application deadline is Monday, November 30.

Just In Time Consultations

As part of the USM OnTrack program, Instructional Design & Delivery has expanded our resources to assist faculty with their course designs by partnering with iDesign, whose experts provide instructional design support for online, remote and hybrid courses across the country to provide additional faculty support and/or course development support. Two services are available:

1. An iDesign Faculty Learning Hub is available in MyClasses for faculty to join, which includes web-based resources on the fundamentals of online instructional design and pedagogy as well as request consultations by iDesign instructional designers. 
   
2. Free 20-minute Ask & Answer consultations with iDesign now through December in the areas of: 

• Balancing Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning 
• Crafting and Using Rubrics 
• Expanding Your Instructional Approaches 
• Rethinking Video and Its Uses 
• Writing Meaningful Learning Objectives 

To view the topic descriptions and sign up for a consultation, visit https://calendly.com/kirwansupport. 

ID&D Workshops Offerings

ID&D is offering workshops in November that focus on CidiLabs Design Tools, MyClasses Gradebook, Panopto, Respondus and Office 365 and also is hosting a focused Q&A session with MyClasses Tips and Tricks. The CidiLabs Design Tools, MyClasses Gradebook, Panopto, Respondus and Office 365 workshops require registration, while the Q&A session is more informal and therefore doesn't require registration.

To view more details about each session and to register for one or more workshops, please go to the Faculty Development Calendar.

MyClasses Gradebook 

Friday, November 20 ● 10-11 a.m. (EST) 

Office 365 

Friday, November 20 ● 1-2 p.m. (EST) 

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