Annual Events
Workshops & Events
Podcasts
Avg. Episode Length: 10-15 minutes, released monthly
Host: Dr. Rose Muravchick, The Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning
Content: Features special guests that discuss highlights from monthly Friday Roundtable
Avg. Episode Length: 30-60 minutes
Host: New Books Network
Content: Features hosts and authors discussing recently released books in education.
Avg. Episode Length: usually 30-40 minutes
Host: Teaching in Higher Ed
Content: Features a wide range of topics including digital pedagogy, students, work\life, and teaching. Each episode page features quotes from the episode and links to mentioned resources.
Commons News
Don’t lose your wireless connection!
UD Information Technologies (UDIT) is working to address the eduroam Wi-Fi connectivity issues that many people have experienced lately. You need to take action this week to stay connected to eduroam Wi-Fi.How to stay connected: To stay connected to...
read moreFaculty Commons Newsletter | October edition
Below is a text-only version of the October Faculty Commons Newsletter October Edition UD Capture Migration: Your next steps You've requested UD capture migration...now what?Find out the crucial steps to take before July 1, 2020. Keep Calm and Teach On:...
read moreUD Capture Migration: Your next steps
You’ve requested migration of older UD Capture content using the UD Capture Migration Tool and it’s now available to you in your My Media. What’s next? There are some crucial next steps that you should take now before July 1, 2020. If you’re currently using older UD...
read moreKeep Calm and Teach On: 2019 recap
Keep Calm and Teach On (KCTO), the annual back-to-school workshop series hosted at Faculty Commons, offered 35 sessions about UD’s teaching, technology, and ways to improve our students’ educational experiences. Featured favorites included Canvas topics,...
read moreCanvas navigation menu visibility: Changes coming soon
Canvas is updating its course menu navigation to include color and visual indicators to define active/hidden menu links in order to improve accessibility. Currently, hidden menu links rely on color only to convey their status and display in light gray...
read moreCanvas best practices to improve student engagement
As most faculty realize, there is more to creating effective online courses than simply transferring classroom content, assignments, and exams to a Web based setting. Engaging students in online learning requires mastery of both content and online teaching...
read moreDear Faculty Commons: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Time to read: 2 minutes Dear Faculty Commons,At our most recent faculty meeting, our chair told us to “keep an eye out” for news about the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Self-Study. I haven’t heard much more than that, and I’m not...
read moreStudents as detectives and creators: Authentic Learning Experiences in partnership with the library
Contributors: Meg, Jesse, Amanda Time to read: 4 mins When students hold a novel that was published in the Victorian era, when they touch a costume from that same era, not only does the historical past become more immediate, but these experiences invite...
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