Salisbury University | Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | May 2, 2023

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 or hiding gradebook totals  
3. Addressing missed student assignments  
4. Performing final grade override  
5. Exporting grades  

Please contact your department's instructional designer if you have any questions or need any assistance preparing your gradebook for finalizing grades!  

Student Enrollment in MyClasses and Important Dates for Summer 2023 Sessions

Students have been enrolled in summer 2023 sessions in MyClasses. As we prepare for the summer 2023 sessions, ID&D shares some important dates to consider for summer regular and 5W1 sessions:

• Wednesday, May 17: Deadline for faculty to request sections to be combined in MyClasses.
• Wednesday, May 24: Students have access to summer courses in MyClasses (provided faculty publishes course)
• Wednesday, May 31: Start of regular and 5W1 sessions
• Drop/Add Dates:
  • Regular session: May 31 - June 2
  • 5W1 session: May 31 - June 1
   
• Friday, June 2: Inclusive Access opt-out date for students
  

New Features in New Quizzes

Canvas, the Learning Management System (LMS) that supports MyClasses, updates on a regular basis, adding and updating features based on feedback from users like you. This is also true of New Quizzes, which will replace Classic Quizzes summer 2024. ID&D will continue to communicate updates to New Quizzes features and offer training on New Quizzes as we prepare for the summer 2024 transition.

Features that are available in New Quizzes as of this month include grading by question in SpeedGrader and sharing an item bank to a current course when in the New Quizzes Build page. For more information about these changes, you can review the Canvas Release Notes from April 15.

Workshop Session on Using New Quizzes: Creating and Migrating Assessments in MyClasses

Want to learn more about New Quizzes? Each month during the fall and spring semesters, ID&D facilitates an online "Using New Quizzes: Creating and Migrating Assessments in MyClasses" workshop.

Workshop Description: Learn how to create and manage online assessments, establish assessment settings, and create and manage question item banks using New Quizzes (which replaces Classic Quizzes in June 2024). In addition to creating assessments and Item Banks in New Quizzes, we will discuss the various pedagogical strategies for assessment construction. Discussion on the appropriate method to migrate assessments from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes is included in this workshop. While this workshop focuses on New Quizzes, questions regarding Classic Quizzes are also welcome.

Spring 2023 Workshops:

• Friday, May 5 • 2-3 p.m.

Register for your desired session by visiting the Faculty Development Calendar. 

Soaring with Online Learning - Summer 2023

Instructional Design and Delivery is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of Soaring with Online Learning (Soaring) to be held May 22-June 28 , 2023. 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 with synchronous meetings) or hybrid (combination of in-person and online/remote meetings) environment through the learning management system MyClasses @ SU. The summer 2023 cohort focuses on faculty designing online, remote or hybrid courses for winter or spring 2024 sessions. 

Program details and the Soaring application can be accessed from the Soaring with Online Learning webpage. The application deadline is Friday, May 5.

Thank a Teacher Week: May 8-12

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 8-12.

Students are invited to share their gratitude by writing a note on a physical postcard or by sending a note virtually to faculty, coaches, mentors and staff who have made an impact on their lives. 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, faculty and staff 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.

Generative AI in Education Online Conference 

The recent release and rapid diffusion of ChatGPT has thrust into the world’s attention the role and impact of generative AI in education. This one-day online conference will bring together leading scholars and practitioners to share and discuss perspectives on generative AI in education and educational research.

The conference will feature research talks by invited speakers and pedagogical lightning talks​ submitted by educators throughout the world. 

Event Date: Thursday, July 13, 2023 • 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ( PST)

This conference is sponsored by the University of California, Irvine and the Spencer Foundation.

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.