Each May, the University System of Maryland Council for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning joins the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation in planning faculty and instructor recognition activities as part of Thank A Teacher Week. This event coincides with National Teacher Appreciation Week, which also is this week! Students are invited to share their…Continue Reading Thank A Teacher Week: May 6 – 10, 2024
When: Thursday, April 25 Time: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Location: In-person at AC220H Facilitated by: Dr. Janice Orcutt Can AI assist us in making our classrooms more inclusive? Does it have the potential to help us create a more inclusive learning environment? Explore the possibilities that exist as we continue to evaluate the value of…Continue Reading Pedagogy Roundtable: Using AI to Support Teaching Activities in the Inclusive Classroom
Based on the research in the book of the same name by Harrington & Zakrajsek, come learn teaching techniques to bring life back into your lectures and produce active engagement in your students. Register to attend online via Zoom…Continue Reading Dynamic Lecturing Webinar
Have you created Open Educational Resources (OER) or adopted/adapted existing OER you find useful? We want to know about it; share your course materials on the Salisbury Hub of the M.O.S.T. Commons! There are two ways to share OER on the M.O.S.T. Commons, you can register for an account and click on the option to…Continue Reading Salisbury Hub for OER Commons
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…Continue Reading Virtual Conference Opportunity
Summer 2024 courses were created in MyClasses early this year! ID&D added courses on March 1 and instructors were enrolled at the same time. Student enrollment will occur in May. Daily reports will run to update course, section and instructor enrollments. Why a month earlier than normal? Three major changes are coming for faculty who…Continue Reading Summer 2024 courses created in MyClasses on March 1
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (MOST) initiative is seeking proposals for its Faculty OER Grant Program, which supports faculty efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland’s post-secondary institutions through the incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice. Available grants in 2024 include: Deadline Extended! All proposals must be submitted by…Continue Reading Call for Proposals for OER Faculty Grants
Registration is now open for the 14th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference to be held on Friday, February 16, in Perdue Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The goal of this conference is to bring together teacher-scholars from across campus to share and discuss teaching innovations and best practices. Join us in person for dynamic sessions…Continue Reading 14th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference
To the many adjunct faculty at SU – we see you! We recognize that you might work full time and need assistance after regular operational hours. ID&D is extending online office hours via Zoom on Wednesday, January 24 from 5-7 p.m. to provide faculty, particularly adjuncts, with the opportunity for individual consultations about preparing your course…Continue Reading After-Hours Drop-In Opportunity – Great for Adjuncts!
Instructional Design and Delivery is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of Soaring with Online Learning (Soaring) to be held January 1- February 9, 2024. Soaring is a faculty development program to prepare Salisbury University faculty to design, develop and deliver courses in an online (online and no scheduled meetings), remote (online and synchronous meetings) or hybrid (combination of in-person and online/remote meetings) environment through the learning management system MyClasses @ SU….Continue Reading Soaring with Online Learning – Winter 2024