Spring 2025
2. Which sessions or workshops did you find most valuable? Why?
33 responses
- I loved the variety of speakers from across the college and campuses.
- I enjoyed the less strict presentations where back and forth input and conversations were encouraged. The old school pencil and paper strategies for engagement was a highlight for me.
- Access Center. I think for new faculty we need to have these sessions about financial aid and access center and academic misconduct every single term
- I liked the panel discussions on various topics, giving multiple faculty opportunities to share.
- Old school new vibes, because this make some of our old students more reliable.
But, in general all sessions were great.
- All of them were great and very informative!
- AI, gamification, and educational “long Covid.” This was a lively and enlightening conversation about what AI can and cannot do, how students are using it, how they should be using it, and how faculty can use it.
- AI and the D2L grading session, because I want to inform my self more about AI and the gradebook on D2L was not so clear for me
- I’m looking forward to the PLC on Adam Grant’s book, Hidden Potential!
- Teaching Virtually – the presenters had different approaches but were both engaging and shared tangible, actionable strategies.
- Those I attended I have found all of them are valuable. I would like to see more presentations in teaching Science classes.
- The AI discussion on Day 1 was very helpful. I also enjoyed the learning strategies for online learners.
- Maryellen Nash’s session on D2L and Michelle Gillis’s session on classroom conversations were both full of usable information!
- I think the panels were most valuable as I heard experience from several different teachers.
- All were very informative.
- I really needed all if the information on AI and how to use it to my advantage and how to help students use it correctly in academia.
- The sessions on AI.
- I enjoyed all of them!
- Unveiling Hidden Barriers: Commonly overlooked Accessibility Issues in D2L. Why? I am over all of the class shells for the IPCT program and it helped me learn more about how to fix my mistakes and what I can incorporate into the shells.
Introduction to TILT. Why? I am trying to earn my CRTP certificate. Hidden Potential PLC. Why? Because I want to be better.
- • How stereotypes affect us (and our students) and what we can do: Whistling Vivaldi Professional Learning Community Introduction
• Hidden Potential Professional Learning Community Introduction
• Persistence, Procrastination and Perfectionism: What students get wrong
• Tips and Strategies for Teaching Effectively Virtually
• Feedback: Reaction to Action
- AI – I appreciate a better understanding of how AI is being used by students and how it can support my work.
Panel Discussions – I appreciate learning from my colleagues.
- I really appreciated the AI/Turnitin speaker. I was so happy to learn that our Turnitin has a -1% false positive rate!
- Enhancing Student Engagement with D2L: Manage Dates, Awards, and Intelligent Agents – I learned things I never knew about D2L.
- Using Formative Assessment to Guide Teaching. I learned some very valuable tips and strategies to help me remain in touch with my students’ progress and that will help me pace my class in a more effective manner.
- The teaching center hub. I am a new instructor, and I can find a lot of information to help me succeed in my first year.
- AI
- Jessica Rabb’s session on Discussions was full of usable information!
- Grade book because it applies to what I need at the moment.
- the “how to” presentations from online learning
I enjoyed the more informal format of the panel discussions.
- Teaching Resources on the D2L
- The access center presentation is always appreciated. Every semester is different for me with Access students so I always appreciate a space to hear updates and ask questions.
How stereotypes affect us (and our students) and what we can do
Similarity & AI indication in the formative space – This helped me understand what AI can do more clearly and what it can not do.
Intro to tilt – I am finally going to finish this. I have all of the assignments built I just keep forgetting the survey. I love being able to go and ask questions and hear this again as a reminder.
Hidden potential Professional learning community – I signed up for this and am excited to read the book and discuss. I am bad about not reading new books like this because I do not know what to pick.
Persistence, procrastination and perfectionism: what students get wrong- I loved this one. I really enjoyed the survey at the beginning and then the break down. It also reminds me to try and place myself in their shoes when creating assignments, news announcements etc.
Welcome to the Teaching center hub – I appreciate this so much. I ran across it Tuesday morning in D2L not realizing everyone could use it.
AI gamification and educational “long Covid”- I appreciated the students participating and providing their own experience.
- All D2L
- Putting a Spring in Online Discussions by Jessica Rabb gave great tips on how to get the most out of online discussions. I can employ this in my online classes.
4. What aspects of the conference would you like to see improved in the future?
22 responses
- I would love to see more sessions. I would like sessions on how to use our tech better. I understand that online learning has done a phenomenal job of learning modules but I like learning from direct instruction better.
- I think for new faculty we need to have the sessions about financial aid and access center and academic misconduct every single term. Have a session that talks about engagement reporting and academic alerts every term. The stuff that we take for granted, but apparently do wrong every term because the administration is always harping at us.lol
- Everything was good
- I do not know as they were great!
- Nothing. Everyone did an amazing job!
- involve more people from different institute
- Nothing this time
- It is a great resource
- Perhaps spreading out the schedule a little would be helpful? I had several sessions that I wanted to attend which were scheduled back-to-back.
- I need some basics in using SharePoint and OneDrive, tools we have been given but without training and tools we are expected to use. These could be done inside a semester, and not necessarily as part of a semester kickoff. I didn’t find the panels as useful, as they are anecdotal and do not flow as smoothly as one presenter.
- Cannot think of anything that needs to me improved.
- No improvements are necessary.
- Not sure if there are any. They are very organized and informative.
- Nothing. You’re doing an amazing job!!!
- N/A
- The sessions are great; the flaw is in me, as I find myself sometimes too overwhelmed with prep to watch the ones I’d put on my calendar. I’m grateful for the videos.
- I think it’s a great conference and you all are doing a great job!
- Nothing. This one was the best so far.
- Get credit if you watch a pre-recorded session. At the end of the day send out pre-recorded sessions. May already post it in the learning hub. Send a reminder that pre-recorded sessions are now avialable to watch.
- Things that were done this semester that I liked:
leaving the first three inservice days free of meetings. This helped me focus on course preparation. fewer interruptions.
Grouping presentation on similar topics on the same day.
- I wish there were more information about how to work D2L. As a new professor, it would have been nice to see more training on it.
- None
5. Is there anything else you would like to share about your conference experience?
25 responses
- It was great and I really enjoyed the learning and collaboration.
- I think running the conf Mon–Thu was smart. Days with no prof dev so we could focus on class prep.
- I had enjoyed the learning experience
- No
- There were so many excellent sessions this time that I wound up spending much of every day in PD. I’d like to bbe kept abreast of AI topics and policies going forward.
- Great job, Teaching Center!
- I enjoyed the outstanding presentation and the wealth of information shared by all.
- Thank you all at The Teaching Center. Very Professional and productive.
- N/A
- It was an overall positive experience. Thank you!
- When are badges awarded? 🙂
- I love getting to know my peers better through trainings
- My thanks to the Teaching Center, the fellows, and presenters for their contributions to create this wonderful learning experience.
- N/A
- These are great workshops and I take something away from each one I attend.
- I loved the wide variety of topics!
- There is a strong effort to provide training on relevant topics. Thanks for your work!
- Amy, Kurstin, Audrey, Robert, Harlan, Piper, and Neely Ann (I sho hope I didn’t miss anyone): You all rock! Thank you so much for your extraordinary efforts!
- I just didn’t get to go to many sessions because I’m a course lead and the pre-term is very busy for me. That is why I am so glad you offer workshops on Fridays.
- These beginning of semester conferences hosted by the Teaching Center get better every year. Thank you.
- Keep up the good work!
- Great work everyone!
- thank you for hosting it.
- I think this was one of the best early weeks back. Friday was free so I was not tempted attend PD and put off my D2L shell set ups.
- none