Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | October 15, 2024

Call for Proposals: SU Teaching and Learning Conference

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 7, 2025, as SU hosts ourannual Teaching and Learning Conference (TLC) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
The annual SU TLC brings together teacher-scholars across campus to share and discuss teaching innovations and best practices. A call for proposals is currently open for 20-minute sessions, 40-minute sessions, panel discussions (up to 4 presenters) or poster presentations on a variety of themes related to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Culturally responsive and anti-racist pedagogy
• Current Trends (e.g., Artificial Intelligence)
• General Education
• Inclusive pedagogy (Diversity, Equity, and Belonging)
  
• Innovative teaching strategies
• Online, remote and hybrid learning best practices
• Promoting student wellness and a sense of mattering (e.g. pedagogical partnerships of students & instructors)
• Strategies for Student Success
• Trauma-informed pedagogy
  

The deadline to submit your session proposal is Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Accessibility Transformation Opportunity and Quick Tips

When thinking of your course, are you scared to trek into the Forest of Accessibility?

Do you feel like a scruffy werewolf wandering the forest alone in the dark?

Apply to work with ID&D on a transformation! We'll act as your Forest of Accessibility guide, illuminating paths to help develop your accessibility skills and make sure your course content is accessible for your winter or spring 2025 course! We'll help transform not only your course, but we'll help transform you into a confident, glorious werewolf, ready to navigate the Forest of Accessibility on your own!

If you would like to make your winter or spring course accessible, please complete the Accessibility Makeover interest form by Tuesday, December 10.

In the meantime, here are some quick pathways to accessibility you can explore on your own!

• Use Headings
• Add Alternative Text to Graphics
• Use Descriptive Hyperlinks
• Use the Built-In Styling/Formatting Tools
• Update Table Properties

For more detailed information about these tips, check out ID&D's 5 Easy Steps to an Accessible Syllabus Knowledge Base article!

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Campuswide Survey on the Use of Generative AI in Education

The FLC on Exploring GenAI in the Classroom is excited to announce the launch of a campus-wide survey focused on the use of Generative AI (GenAI)here at SU! We invite students, staff, and faculty to share their perspectives on how GenAI is currently being used, their attitudes toward it, and their thoughts on its future role in education. Your feedback is crucial in shaping how we approach and integrate these emerging technologies on our campus, and can inform other partners in USM about the potential and challenges of this new tool. Participation is voluntary and anonymous, however, you can register to be eligible for a $50 incentive after completing the survey. Don’t miss your chance to contribute to this important conversation!

The survey is open from October 7- November 4, 2024

Midsemester Grading Due on October 20

Why is it important to provide mid-semester grading? Grades are the number one feature that students use in MyClasses and serve as the primary feedback regarding their progression in a course. In addition, mid-semester grade reporting for all students, but especially those who are performing at a D level or below, directly affects:

• Advisement during Program Planning
• Outreach by the Academic Advising Center and Center for Student Achievement
• Retention and degree completion
• Determination before last day for regular session withdrawals on Friday, November 1, 2024

Dress Up Your Canvas Courses with Cidi Design Tools

Wednesday, October 16 ●  12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (EST)  ● Online via Zoom 

Creating Accessible Documents

Wednesday, October 23 ●  12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (EST)  ● Online via Zoom

Thursday, October 24 ●  12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (EST)  ● Online via Zoom 

Do you have a professional development opportunity you want added to the Faculty Development Calendar? Email it to skprebenda@salisbury.edu.

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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