Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | November 2, 2021

Faculty Learning Community Spotlight: 
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research

The Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research FLC brings together faculty and staff involved in leading interdisciplinary programs and scholarship at SU. New SU interdisciplinary majors and minors are under development or nearing curriculum approval, and current interdisciplinary majors are undergoing revision. With this increasing focus on interdisciplinarity, there is also an eagerness among faculty and staff to gather and learn more about interdisciplinarity, the impact interdisciplinary programs have on student learning and organizational structures, and the development of best practices for interdisciplinary teaching, learning, and research. This FLC engages practitioners in these conversations to apply interdisciplinary practices throughout campus.

For more information about this FLC, please contact Catherine Jackson (Interdisciplinary Studies) or Chrys Egan (Communication).

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) at 12 noon Eastern each day:

• 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: 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

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.

Call for Proposals: SU Teaching and Learning Conference

Mark your calendars for Friday, February 18, 2022, as SU hosts our annual Teaching and Learning Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
 
The annual TLC conference 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 (SoTL). Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• 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 proposalsis Tuesday, November 30. 

Soaring with Online Learning - Winter 2022 

Instructional Design and Delivery is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of the Soaring with Online Learning (Soaring) to be held from December 27, 2021 – February 7, 2022. 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 2022 cohort focuses on faculty designing online, remote or hybrid courses for Summer I, Summer II or Fall 2022 sessions.  

Program details and application can be accessed from the Soaring with Online Learning webpage. The application deadline is Monday, November 29.

We invite interested faculty and staff developing credit or non-credit hybrid, remote or online courses to take the FREE Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) workshop to become familiar with the standards of the QM Rubric for quality course design.

Sign up today for one of our upcoming offerings:

 Apply for Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Program

The National Federation of the Blind is committed to the development of innovative techniques for achieving nonvisual access to information through the design and development of accessible information and technology systems. The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Program helps instructors begin to include accessibility concepts in at least one course offering in their institution with help from the nation’s blind. Your existing course does not need to have an accessibility component to apply. The program consists of the following:

• Individualized consultation and assistance with course instruction from the National Federation of the Blind through our Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access (CENA),
• Sharing of resources to enhance the accessibility of your course,
• A monetary award. One award of $2,000 will be made to an instructor of a University System of Maryland (USM) school or a professor of an independent Maryland college,
  and two awards of $1,500 each will be made to Maryland community college instructors.

The application deadline is Monday, November 15. To apply for the 2022 Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship, please submit the following information by email to Stacie Dubnow at sdubnow@nfb.org:

• Name
• Professional Title
• Name of Your Institution
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• Course Title
• Is this a required course, or elective?
• Cover letter
• Class syllabus
• The course description from the college catalog
• Two professional references

Changes to Inclusive Access Program

The Inclusive Access program for affordable course materials is changing starting winter and spring 2022 sessions. Please join Lisa Gray, director of the SU Bookstore, and members of ID&D to learn about the Inclusive Access program, how the Inclusive Access program is changing and what modifications faculty need to make in their courses. Register for one of the following webinars:

• Wednesday, November 17 • 1-2 p.m.
• Thursday, November 18 • 10-11 a.m.
  

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.