Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | March 12, 2024

TLC Session Spotlight: Dr. Vitus Ozoke

Preparing Students for the Workplace: A Proposal for Integrated and Interdisciplinary Workplace Conflict Course

Dr. Vitus Ozoke, Conflict Analysis & Dispute Resolution, presented a proposal at the 14th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, inviting colleagues to join him in developing a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and integrated course to help prepare students for the workplace. The details of this proposed partnership, including modalities for course content mix, co-teaching, and credit hour allocation is included in the recording of the presentation.

For more information as well as contact information for Dr. Ozoke, please join the 2024 TLC site in MyClasses and view session S11B.

Dr. Vitus Ozoke, Conflict Analysis & Dispute Resolution, presented a proposal at the 14th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference inviting colleagues to join him in developing a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and integrated course to help prepare students for the workplace. The details of this proposed partnership, including modalities for course content mix, co-teaching, and credit hour allocation, are included in the recording of the presentation.

For more information as well as contact information for Dr. Ozoke, please join the 2024 TLC site in MyClasses and view session S11B.

Moving to New Quizzes: Summer 2024/Fall 2024

We are making the move to New Quizzes beginning Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 sessions. New Quizzes is the newest online assessment feature in MyClasses. To prepare faculty and staff for this transition, ID&D is providing the following resources:

• New Quizzes video explaining the scope of the transition, key terminology and features, and strategies for moving to New Quizzes.
• Bi-weekly Using New Quizzes: Creating and Migrating Assessments in New Quizzes webinars to assist faculty with this transition. The next workshop is March 15 at 9 a.m.
  
• Knowledge base articles with step-by-step instructions for migrating existing assessments to New Quizzes. (SU Login Required)
• Submit a New Quizzes: Convert Assessment from Classic Quizzes help request for ID&D to convert your assessments for you!
• Schedule a meeting with your Instructional Designer liaison.

Declare OER Course Materials in VerbaConnect

SU strives to provide transparency about the efforts of faculty and staff in increasing the use of Open Education Resource (OER) course materials. Any course that is identified through our course materials adoption process as free (zero-cost) or low-cost (under $50 per course) is tagged within GullNet for students to search using the Affordable Course Materials attribute.

In VerbaConnect during your course materials adoption, instead of clicking on "no materials required," please:

1. Click the "Add Manually" tab.
2. Select the "Add OER Material" button.
3. Enter the title and/or link to the OER material(s) or enter a description stating the course will use free or low-cost materials.

Elkins Fellowship for Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Call for applications for the newly established Elkins Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is currently open. This fellowship is designed to support faculty members who are interested in advancing SoTL at their institution. Faculty are welcome to apply directly as specified in the call for applications, but a letter of support should be included (chair or dean/school director).

Proposals are due to Dr. Nancy O’Neill (noneill@usmd.edu) by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, for work to be done in the subsequent academic year. If you have any questions about the fellowship, please email cafe@salisbury.edu.

Virtual Conference Opportunity

When: May 3: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Eastern)

ID&D will sponsor 10 individuals (staff and/or faculty) in attending Quality Matter's Quality in Action virtual conference. The Higher Ed Quality in Action conference is your chance to learn practical techniques for enhancing quality in hybrid, remote, and online courses.

With a major focus on AI — how it affects pedagogy, how learners are using it, and ways to leverage it effectively in the classroom — you’ll learn how to continue to connect with today’s learners. Sessions focused on course delivery will deepen your understanding of engagement, interaction and equity, while design-oriented sessions will give you new perspectives and tools for addressing accessibility, UDL and alignment.

If you are interested in attending this virtual conference, please complete the interest form below by March 28.

Using New Quizzes: Creating and Migrating Assessments in New Quizzes

• Friday, March 15: 9 - 10 a.m. | online via Zoom (registration required)
• Friday, March 28: 5 - 6 p.m. | online via Zoom (registration required)

Play & Practice with Design Tools

• Tuesday, March 19:  12 - 1 p.m. | online via Zoom (registration required)
• Tuesday, March 19:  5 - 6 p.m. | online via Zoom (registration required)

Pedagogy Roundtable: Feeding Hungry Minds with Inquiry-based Learning

• Thursday, March 28: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | in-person and online via Zoom (registration required)