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Maximize Your Hybrid and Remote Teaching: Video Engagement for You and Your Students

In this webinar, Dr. Linsey Donner, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Serology, and Marnie Imhoff, Assistant Professor in the Medical Laboratory Science Program, discuss the use of Echo360 among other technologies to best fit your class format. Examples are provided for different course modalities to include online asynchronous, hybrid, and in-person class formats. They demonstrate […]

May 24, 2022

Getting Started with Ally

Ally is a Canvas add-in designed to gauge the accessibility of your Canvas course content and support Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning. Ally allows you to make your Canvas course materials more accessible: Automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards Provides students with accessible […]

May 20, 2022

Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere allows you to build engaging activities, integrate them seamlessly into your content, encourage critical thinking, and meet students where they currently are. Whether you are meeting with a small team or delivering a large lecture, Poll Everywhere is a tooldesigned to allow presenters to get to know their audience, collect feedback, gauge learning, […]

May 17, 2022

Video Conferencing Best Practices

Meeting online is like meeting in person, and there are a few commonly used audio and video best practices, but standard meeting etiquette is even more important when using online tools. This guide will walk you through video conferencing basics, such as adjusting your viewing angle, making eye contact, and presenting yourself in a professional […]

May 13, 2022

Logging Into Poll Everywhere

There is now a UNMC shortcut to log in to Poll Everywhere: Go to poll.unmc.edu and be directly linked to UNMC’s authentication process IT Academic Technologies created a “Quick Clicks” video tutorial to guide you through the process of logging into Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere offers self-guided training sessions for those wanting to learn more […]

Apr 29, 2022

Talk I.T. Thru: Importing Rubrics in Canvas

In this episode of the “Talk I.T. Thru” video series, Michael Kozak provides a brief overview of how faculty and staff can import pre-created rubrics into their Canvas courses. For more information on adding rubrics to your Canvas courses, guided instructions are available on the Instructure Community site which can be found here. Other episodes […]

Apr 13, 2022

Teaching with Technology Checklist

Getting started to teach a course utilizing various forms of technology can be a daunting task. This guide will walk you through the essential and best practices for classroom technologies and online teaching tools. Using this checklist, you can apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) frameworks to your course or courses, as well as contact […]

Apr 13, 2022

Backward Design

Watch this 6-minute presentation by Dr. Analisa McMillan that walks you through the various stages of backward design.

Mar 24, 2022

Engaging Lectures

In this session by Dr. Abbey Fingeret, you’ll learn how to use your content to create engaging lectures that grab — and keep — you viewer’s attention.

Oct 22, 2021

Assessment

Dr. Sarah McBrien explains the ins and outs of assessment, including the types of assessment to use and options for providing feedback.

Oct 22, 2021

Teaching Launchpad: Assessment