eLearnX
Experiential Training for Digital-Age Teaching
The eLearnX event is cosponsored by the Center for Empowering Teaching Excellence (ETE) and by the Center for Instructional Design and Innovation (CIDI). This three-day event provides a hands-on deep dive into the teaching tools and methodologies of online, virtual, and hybrid instruction.
- Day 1: Sessions on digital pedagogy and instructor presence.
- Day 2: Breakout sessions on edtech teaching tools and practical applications of instructional approaches from USU instructors and instructional professionals.
- Day 3: Culminates in each participant designing an activity for their own course, and access to other useful resources than can be immediately implemented.
*Enrollment cap of 30
I learned so many practical things and got a chance to think about some of the big issues as well. It is really encouraging that the university clearly values this kind of teaching by its regular faculty; I feel it signals an important way in which USU is different from a lot of higher-ed institutions in its commitment to giving faculty the tools they need and the opportunities they want to progress in their careers as teachers (even when they are research-primary in their appointments).
Just bending my head around the demands of a non-traditional classroom was the biggest thing I got out of the workshop, especially what to import from the face-to-face version of my class, and more important, what not to. What I learned was that online and distance students need my time and attention the same way students in a traditional classroom do...but having experts sitting next to me, listening to my goals and struggles, and showing me how to surmount obstacles helped enormously.
Daily Schedules
Day 1
9:00-9:15am | Welcome & Roadmap | |||
9:15-9:45 | Neuro-Myths | |||
9:45-10:35 | Course Planning | |||
10:35-10:45 | Break |
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10:45-11:35 | Pedagogy Primer: | The Cognitive Science of Learning | ||
Social Learning Strategies | ||||
11:35-12:00pm | Practical Application of Learning Strategies | |||
12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |||
1:00-1:45 | Track Introductions | Student Engagement Fundamentals | ||
Course Building Fundamentals | ||||
Student Assessment Fundamentals | ||||
1:45-2:15 | Pedagogical Approaches to ChatGPT in the Classroom | |||
2:15-2:30 | Break |
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2:30-3:30 | Ideas for Creating Final Projects | |||
3:30-4:00 | Roadmap Refection |
Day 2
9:00-9:15am | Roadmap & Expectations | |
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9:15-9:45 | Getting to know USU Online Students & Resources | |
9:45-10:15 | Accessibility & Usability | |
10:15-10:30 | Break | |
10:30-11:05 |
Breakout Session A: | Creating Truly Meaningful Online Discussions |
Structuring a Course Template | ||
Managing Outcomes, Rubrics, and Badging | ||
11:15-11:50 |
Breakout Session B: | Effective Group Work |
Advanced page and Module Design | ||
Quizzes & Assignments | ||
12:00-12:30pm | Group Recap Reports | |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch | |
1:30-2:05 | Breakout Session C: |
Keeping Students on Track & Teaching Interventions |
Multimedia/Video Quizzes | ||
Atomic Assessments | ||
2:05-2:15 | Break | |
2:10-2:50 | Group Recap Reporting | |
3:00-3:30 | Project Brainstorming | |
3:30-4:00 | Takeaways & Roadmap |
Day 3
9:00-9:15am | Roadmap & Goals | ||||
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9:15-10:00 | Group Feedback | ||||
10:00-12:00pm | Project Creation & Design Consultations | ||||
12:00-1:00 | Lunch | ||||
1:00-2:00 | Explore & Award | ||||
2:00-2:30 | Wrap-up & ETE10 Badging |
Event Information
Digital-Age Teaching Track Foundations of College Teaching Track
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Huntsman Hall (Logan Campus)
- Instructors who want to improve the quality and efficiency of their course.
- Instructors looking for new and innovative approaches to eLearning.
- Instructors who want to become E-Learning leaders in their field.
- Instructors on the Digital-Age Teaching track in ETE10.
Event Contact
Shelley Arnold
Instructional Coordinator
shelley.arnold@usu.edu
(315) 480-0882
Professional Development Pathway
Participants in ETE's Professional Development Pathway program can earn digital badges, or microcredentials, helping them to document their teaching excellence activities and to gain recognition through culminating certificates.
Earn your badge for this event by submitting your assignment in the Canvas Course