Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | October 26, 2021

National Distance Learning Week - November 8 - 12

Salisbury University instructional designers are celebrating National Distance Learning Week by offering 30-minute Lunch and Learn Webinars around technology related to teaching and learning.

Upcoming ID&D Lunch and Learn Webinars (30-minute webinar followed by Q&A):

• Monday, November 8 - Fair Use Act: What Can I Legally Post in My Class?
• Tuesday, November 9 - Using Technology to Enhance the Classroom Experience
• Wednesday, November 10 - How to Make Accessible Word and PDF Files
• Thursday, November 11 - Flipping the Classroom: What Does That Look Like?
• Friday, November 12 - Student Engagement and Instructor Presence Top 10

NDLW: Life in a Hybrid World – Learning How to Flex

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is hosting a free, virtual, week-long NDLW conference, November 8-12, meant to:

• generate greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning
• celebrate distance learning applications in K-12, telehealth, higher education, corporate, and government/military
• discuss current issues and emerging trends
• highlight best practices
• recognize leaders in the field

Visit https://usdla.org/events/2021-ndlw/ for the conference schedule and registration.

NDLW: On Demand Webinars from OLC

Salisbury University is a subscribing member to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). Faculty and staff can create an account with OLC and sign up for free on-demand webinars. Topics include:

• 360 Degrees of Learning: Using Immersive Virtual Learning Technologies and Approaches
• Effective Facilitation of Online Discussions with Students
• Instructional Design and Course Planning for OER
• Strategies for Culturally Responsive Online Teaching in STEM
• Supporting Your Child with Online Learning: A Webinar for Parents

Unable to Attend InstructureCon 2021? No Worries!

You can still watch (or re-watch) the keynotes and breakout sessions by topic or by focusing on the Higher Ed Track. See why Dr. Knatokie Ford has become a role model for the next generation of innovators. Get inspired by Will.i.am’s passion for creating educational opportunities for disadvantaged students around the world. Learn how your fellow educators are using technology to help students thrive and live up to their full potential!

Sessions include topics such as:

• Canvas LMS Updates - Discussions and New Quizzes
• Canvas Discussions - Infuse Reflective Writing and Boost Social Presence In Your Course
• How to Get Students to Watch Your Videos
• Embeddability - It's a Word (Really It Is)
• The Power Of Video Discussions
• Creating Better Learning Experiences Informed by Actionable Data
• Canvas Greatest Hits Through Students' Eyes: Consistency, Clarity and Compassion
• Increasing Retention in Higher Education through Competency-Based Education
• Change the Prompt, Not the Tool: Developing Effective Discussions
• ... and more!

Just register for the session(s) you want to watch and you will have instant access to all the content you desire. You can watch sessions independently, or you can host a watch party with your colleagues to brainstorm and discuss ideas and they come alive while viewing these sessions!

Winter and Spring 2022 Courses Created in MyClasses

Winter and spring courses will be created in MyClasses on November 1, and instructors will be enrolled at the same time. Students will be enrolled in courses starting on December 1 and enrollment will be updated daily.

If you have multiple sections that need to be combined, please use our MyClasses Combine Sections request located under the MyClasses requests section of the ID&D Support Center. Faculty participating in the Inclusive Access textbook program should request sections be combined at least four weeks prior to the start of the semester.

New Quizzes Replaces Classic Quizzes Summer 2022

Classic Quizzes is being replaced with the New Quizzes functionality beginning summer 2022. New Quizzes offers additional question types, additional assessment delivery options, the ability to share questions banks (now called item banks) and the ability to setup accommodations for students for all assessments in a course. A comparison of Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes features is available in the Canvas Community.

Between now and its full implementation, faculty can enable New Quizzes in their course and use both New and Classic Quizzes. Faculty are encouraged to begin moving their assessments from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes. Watch ID&D's New Quizzes Information Webinar from May 24 for more information about New Quizzes.

Have questions? Want to know more about New Quizzes? Join ID&D for virtual drop in sessions every other Friday at 10 a.m. eastern. Upcoming sessions:

• Friday, October 29
• Friday, November 12
  

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.