Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | October 5, 2021

Faculty Learning Community Spotlight: 
Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences

The goal of this Faculty Learning Community (FLC) is to establish the Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CCBS). The center would ultimately serve as more than an FLC, though less than a full academic department. It would be a nexus for interaction among faculty and students with interests in the study of mind and brain. The CCBS will be aligned with the tenets of cognitive science, which attempts to understand how the mind works by studying it from multiple perspectives. We hope to bring together faculty from anthropology, biology (neuroscience), computer science (artificial intelligence), English (linguistics), philosophy and psychology (cognitive and biopsychology). (Note that the word ‘brain’ is included in the title to explicitly signal inclusion of neuroscience and biology.)

For more information about this FLC, please contact Larence Becker (Psychology) or Joerg Tuske (Philosophy).

Gradebook Tips 

For the month of October, we are sharing some tips for managing your MyClasses gradebook:

Filtering Gradebook Columns - The gradebook allows you to filter and sort columns and grades to quickly see specific assignments and scores for review, updating and comparison. These filters are dynamic based on your course settings and can be added or removed at any time. These filters only apply to your gradebook view and do not alter the way your students view their grades.

Message Students Who - From the gradebook, you can message groups of students who either haven't submitted an assignment yet, haven't had their assignment graded yet, scored less than a specified point value, or scored lower than a specified point value. This allows you to create one uniform message that is sent individually to students who meet one of the selected criteria.

SUCCEED Course Spotlight - MyClasses 101

Inspired by feedback from the summer 2020 Soaring MyClasses 101 course in SUCCEED, ID&D has developed an updated and expanded MyClasses 101 Certificate series. The MyClasses 101 Certificate consists of a series of five courses that provide an introduction to MyClasses and focus on creating and maintaining a course within a pedagogical context. The purpose is to not only introduce you to the tools available in MyClasses, but also share why they are useful. This series consists of the following courses: 

• Terminology, Features and Support 
• Assignments, Assessments and the Gradebook 
• Course Structure and Design Strategies 
• Developing and Locating Content 
• Communication and Delivery Strategies

You can enroll in an individual course or the entire series. Register today through SUCCEED by logging in (1) and selecting the Instructional Design & Delivery catalog (2) to quickly find the MyClasses 101 Certificate course. Note: You can also search the All of Salisbury University catalog for other courses you are interested in.

Register for the 2021 Virtual InstructureCon - Oct. 7

Instructure Canvas, the company behind our MyClasses learning management system (LMS), is hosting a FREE virtual conference on Thursday, October 7! This year, the virtual conference offers educator-led breakout sessions, roundtable discussions, product news, networking opportunities and engaging keynotes from speakers Dr. Knatokie Ford and will.i .am.

While attending the conference, you can talk to Instructure product experts about your specific technology needs and get personalized recommendations and demos. You can also engage in the conference community to connect with educators using Canvas across the globe.

Register today for this FREE interactive event! Can't attend on October 7? While all sessions may not be available after the event, you can catch all the keynotes on demand after the conference and browse tons of resources at instructurecon.com.

Applying the QM Rubric Workshop - Oct. 12-26

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:

National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) - 14-Day Writing Challenge - Oct. 13 Deadline

What's the challenge?  

The challenge is simple: write for at least 30 minutes every day (Monday through Friday) for two weeks. At the end of that time, you can evaluate for yourself:

• Did daily writing increase or decrease your productivity? 
• Did participation in a community increase/decrease your enjoyment of the writing process? 

What's the outcome of this challenge? Explosive writing productivity and a daily writing habit to help you crush your writing goals! The 14-Day Writing Challenge is free to all members. Registration ends October 13 and the program runs from October 18-31, 2021. Register today!

Open Education Conference (MOST) - Oct. 18-22

The 2021 Open Education Conference will be a vibrant event, with more than 200 live and pre-recorded sessions, daily plenary sessions, and social activities. The theme of the 2021 Open Education Conference is “Making Open for All.” This theme puts action for equity and inclusion at the center of this year’s event, building on last year’s focus on re-imagining open education as a solution to urgent challenges. The Maryland Open Source Textbook (MOST) Initiative is excited to host the 2021 Open Education Conference. Register today!

This year's five-day virtual conference brings together more than a thousand attendees from across North America and around the world on October 18-22. Most live programming will take place between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT (14:00-22:00 UTC), and there will be many options for asynchronous engagement. 

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.