Join us to revisit our assessment practices considering the lessons learned these past years and to reframe how we assess our students’ learning and achievement whether we teach online, in person or in a hybrid modality. Bring an assessment sample (homework, quiz, exam, project, paper, etc.) you currently use to share and transform. Come [...]
Labster is an advanced virtual lab simulation tool that allows students to practice laboratory skills and reinforce the material taught in lectures. In this workshop, will explore various ways to use the lab simulations as a pre-lab assignment in their course. Faculty can view a demonstration of Labster before attending the session: https://youtu.be/UEW4JeVwvps [...]
By attending this workshop, faculty will learn how to create a course environment based on principles of inclusion and cultural differences. We will talk about the definition of cultural intelligence, the impact of cultural intelligence and how it affects our cultural biases. We will then investigate how we can incorporate the principles of cultural [...]
Reclaiming the Joy of (No Foolin’!) Grading Hosted by UT Permian Basin Presenter: Clark Moreland, Director of the Heimmermann Center for Engaged Teaching In a season of upheaval and uncertainty concerning the role grades play in student learning, it is understandable for college teachers to view grading as a wearisome and unfulfilling part of [...]
This academy will run April 4 – May 31st, with live Zoom sessions on April 4, 10am – 11am; April 6, 10am – 11am; April 11, 10am – 11am; & April 13, 10am – 11am. The Innovation Academy is an 8-hour long course, completely free to UTSA faculty and offered in a blended modality, [...]