Spring 2024

 

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The 2nd Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, hosted by Utah Valley University’s Faculty Senate Advancement of Teaching Committee and Office of Teaching and Learning, will be on March 28th and 29th from 9am to noon. It will showcase innovative teaching practices that support learning at UVU. During this two-day conference, participants will have the opportunity to hear from award-winning instructors and those who have engaged in research around their teaching. 

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Lunch & Learn: Accessibility & Common Navigation

Icon of personJan 16 (Tues) or 24 (Wed) | 12-12:30pm | Accessibility 1: Making MS Word Files Accessible

Join us for the 1st installment in the Lunch & Learn Series "How to Change the Red Dials to Green: Making MS Word Files Accessible" Bert McClain will introduce why we strive for accessibility compliance here at UVU. He will then teach you how to create an accessible MS Word file that will have a green dial when uploaded to your Canvas course.

Register

Icon of personFeb 6 (Tues) or 14 (Wed) | 12-12:30pm | Accessibility 2: Making MS PowerPoint Files Accessible

The 2nd installment in the Lunch & Learn Series "How to Change the Red Dials to Green: Making MS Power Point Files Accessible" Bert McClain is back to teach you how to create an accessible MS Power Point file that will have a green dial when uploaded to your Canvas course.

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Icon of personMar 6 (Wed) or 21 (Thurs) | 12-12:30pm | Accessibility 3: Making Your Canvas Course Accessible

The 3rd installment in the Lunch & Learn Series "How to Change the Red Dials to Green: Making your Canvas Course Accessible" Bert McClain will teach you how to change all the pesky red or orange dials to green so all your students will benefit from a fully accessible Canvas course.

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Map with location pin Feb 27 (Tues) or 28 (Wed) | 12-12:30pm | Common Navigation Template Maintenance

Join OTL's Instructional Support Technologists as they demonstrate how to successfully update course content while maintaining the Common Navigation Template on your Canvas course.

REGISTER

HEA

pen nib2nd Tuesday of Each Month | 1pm-2pm | HEA Orientation

This is a monthly event that introduces applicants to the HEA fellowship.

Dates

  • Jan 9
  • Feb 13
  • Mar 12
  • Apr 19

Register

question mark1st and 3rd Wednesday of Each Month | 3-5pm | HEA Writing Q&A

Have you started working on your HEA Fellowship application? Do you have questions that you would like to discuss? Please join us in this HEA Fellowship Writing Clinics. In this session, you will get help and support in the process of writing your application.  We will also discuss the PSF, talk about the application process, and clarify any questions you may have.

Dates

  • Jan 3
  • Jan 17
  • Feb 7
  • Feb 21
  • Mar 6
  • Mar 20

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Lunch & Learn: What's Trending in Teaching

BrainJan 17 (Wed) | 12-1pm | Teaching Neurodivergent Students

The term “neurodiverse” acknowledges that individual brains differ, and possess unique strengths and ways of thinking. in this session, participants will learn about neurodiversity , strategies that support neurodiverse students, and how to build a strength-based, inclusive classroom.

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PassportFeb 22 (Thurs) | 12-1pm | Teaching and Supporting Undocumented Students

Utah Valley University has the highest number of students who are undocumented for a four-year university in the state, and it's crucial for our faculty to be aware of how to better support these students. This presentation will go over definitions, student impacts, and helpful interventions you can apply to your practice.

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file and penMar 5 (Tues) | 12-1pm | Authentic & Inclusive Assessment

In this session, participants will explore ways to implement authentic and inclusive assessments within their own courses. We'll discuss the importance of situated cognition, how authenticity relates to inclusion, and how to incorporate varying degrees of authenticity within a course.

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laptopMar 26 (Tues) | 12-12:30pm | New Quizzes

Are you ready to try out New Quizzes?  In this Lunch & Learn, OTL will demonstrate how to build a "simple quiz" (i.e. no images, test banks, item banks, or question groups) while introducing the 4 NEW Question types and other new features.

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AI Conversations

robotFeb 1, 2, or 3  | The Basics of Generative AI: An Introductory Guide for UVU Faculty

Facilitator: Dr. Jessi Hill

This virtual workshop will discuss what generative AI is, how it can be used in teaching and learning, and support resources available at UVU.

Microsoft Teams Dates/Time (Choose 1 Option): 

  • Thursday, February 1, 7-8pm
  • Friday, February 2, 12-1pm
  • Saturday, February 3, 9-10am

Register

 

Certifications

UVU offers various certifications, including high impact practice (HIPs) teaching certifications, which are research proven methods to improve student learning outcomes through the Office of Teaching and Learning. Upon completing a high impact practice certification, participants are invited to join in a community of practice to further refine their HIPs facilitation by exchanging ideas and best practices with colleagues.

 

Highlighted/New Event | High Impact Practice | Stipend Paid

 

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Anti-Racist
Pedagogy
25 Hour Certification

Description

After reviewing the history of racism, explore ways the instructor can support anti-racism in the classroom. Includes scaffolded work time.

Requirements

Workshops

  • US Historical context with integration into classroom teaching

Key Assignments

  • Connecting CRT, Indigenous, Asian, Latin-X & Black History

  • Action Plans
  • Concluding Reflection

Dates & Registration

Course Runs | Feb 1-Mar 30

Workshop Dates

  • US Historical context with integration into classroom teaching | Your facilitator will contact you with details

Register For Anti-Racist Pedagogy

 

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Assessment
& Inclusive Design
25 Hour Certification

Description

Developed by Dr. Krista Ruggles, UVU School of Education, the purpose of this certification pathway is to support faculty in their design of authentic assessments that reflect course learning objectives and meet the needs of ALL students. Faculty will first be introduced to the backward design model, strategies for differentiating, and authentic assessment during the fall semester. In the spring, faculty will explore the Universal Design for Learning principles, revisit authentic assessment, and academic integrity. They will then use what they have learned to update an existing course’s CLOs and design an authentic assessment using the backward design process.

Requirements

Workshops

Fall

  • Assessment Types (Online Module)
  • Backward Design (Online Module)
  • Learning Objectives (Teams; Oct 3 | 1-3pm)
  • Authentic Assessment (Teams, Oct 31 | 1-3pm)

Spring

  • Assessment Review, Rubrics & Feedback (Online)
  • Universal Design for Learning (Teams TBD)

Registration Closed

As this is a full-year certification beginning in Fall 2023, registration is now closed.

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Evidence-Based
Teaching Practices
25 Hour Certification

Description

You have likely earned degrees in disciplines other than education, yet you are a professional educator. The Evidence-Based Teaching Practices for Higher Education certification program is designed to bridge the gap and ensure all UVU faculty have a solid foundation in a dozen seminal works about teaching in higher education. This is a hybrid learning experience that spans 7 weeks with three face-to-face (F2F) active learning demonstrations within that time period. In addition, each week you will have online activities to complete in Canvas.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Respect Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning + Use Active Learning Techniques

  • Encourage Connections Between Instructors and Students + Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Between Students

  • Communicate High Expectations and Give Prompt Feedback

Key Assignments

  • Unit Redesign

  • Reflection on Seminal Work

Dates & Registration

Workshop (F2F) Dates

  • Tues | Feb 6 | 10am-12pm | FL 502
  • Tues | Feb 20 | 10am-12pm | FL 502
  • Tues | Mar 5 | 10am-12pm | FL 502

Register for evidence-based teaching practices

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Livestream
Teaching Academy
12.5 Hour Certification


Description

The Livestream Teaching Academy (LTA) Certification is the official preparation program for instructors wishing to teach livestream courses at UVU. This program is designed to give educators an opportunity to develop skills, reflect on past practice, and meaningfully plan for future practice. This path is designed to advance the newer livestream pedagogy including ways to develop instructor presence, peer-to-peer interaction, and meaningful and valuable livestream sessions.

Requirements

Workshops

  • What is Livestreaming?
  • Pedagogy of Livestreaming
  • Hardware/Software Setup
  • 4 Basic Livestream Teaching Strategies
  • Livestream Practice Sessions
  • Constructing Livestream Lesson Plans

Each workshop will take about 1-2 hours to complete, so expect to spend about 10-12 hours total to complete all 6 workshops.

Key Assignments

  • MS Teams Recording

  • Livestream Lesson Plan

Registration Closed

Course Runs | Tue, Jan 16-Tue, Feb 27

Registration is now closed for Spring 2024.

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Mentoring Undergraduate
Research Academy (MURA)
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

The goal of the Mentoring Undergraduate Research Academy (MURA) is to help faculty improve mentoring of students participating in undergraduate research. Discussions topics include aligning expectations, professional development, effective communication, assessing understanding, addressing equity and inclusion, fostering independence, and cultivating ethical behavior. The faculty will develop 2 deliverables: both a mentoring plan and philosophy. There is a $100 stipend upon completion.

Requirements

Attend 6 Sessions

  • Aligning Expectations, and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan Learning Outcomes

  • Professional Development and Effective Communication

  • Addressing Equity and Inclusion and Assessing Understanding

  • Fostering Independence and Cultivating Ethical Behavior

  • Facilitation Strategies

Key Assignments (2 deliverables)

  • Mentoring Philosophy

  • Mentoring Plan

Registration Closed

Workshop Dates (MS Teams)

  • Wed | Jan 24 | 11am-12pm

  • Wed | Feb 7 | 11am-12pm
  • Wed | Feb 21 | 11am-12pm
  • Wed | Mar 6 | 11am-12pm
  • Wed | Mar 20 | 11am-12pm
  • Wed | Apr 3 | 11am-12pm

This certification has reached capacity. Registration is now closed for Spring 2024.

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Online
Teaching Academy
25 Hour Certification

Description

The Online Teaching Academy (OTA) Certification is the official preparation program for instructors wishing to teach online courses at UVU. UVU Faculty Senate has mandated that all online faculty (both full-time and adjunct) earn certification by Fall 2021. This program is designed to give educators an opportunity to develop skills, reflect on past practice, and meaningfully plan for future practice. This path is designed to advance online and hybrid pedagogy including ways to develop instructor presence, peer-to-peer interaction, and meaningful and secure online assessments. There is a $1,000 stipend upon completion.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Technical Skills for Online Teaching
  • Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Learning
  • Develop Social Presence and Collaboration in the Online Environment
  • Activities and Assessments for Flexible Learning
  • Supporting Success in Online Environment
  • Quality Enhancement of Online and Flex Courses

Key Assignments

  • Lesson Redesign

  • Culminating Assignment

Registration Closed

Course Runs | Tue, Jan 16-Tue, Feb 27

Registration is now closed for Spring 2024.

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Project-Based
Learning
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Project-Based Learning: This certification program supports instructors in learning about PBL and incorporating it into their courses. It also facilitates the redesign of general education courses that can be accepted into the Excelerate program offered by UVU's Innovation Academy.  12.5 hrs.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Overview of PBL, PBL Framework, and Benefits of PBL

  • Actionable Strategies for Including Projects in Courses | Course Design Process
  • Supporting Teamwork | Working with Sponsors
  • PBL Showcase

Key Assignments

  • Showcase Presentation 
  • Course syllabus 

Dates & Registration

Course Runs | March 3 - April 15, 2024

Workshop Dates

  • Tues | Mar 5 | 1-2pm | FL 502
  • Tues | Mar 12 | 1-2pm | FL 502
  • Tues | Mar 19 | 1-2pm | Fl 502
  • 4 Additonal Online Sessions

Register for Project-Based Learning

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Service-Learning
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Design and teach service-learning courses through the lenses of Roles, Relevance, Reciprocity, Reflection, Risk Management, and Reporting.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Roles, Relevance: Service-Learning vs. Community Volunteerism

  • Reciprocity, Reflection: Community Partnerships

  • Risk Management, Reporting: Meaningful Reflection about Authentic Learning

Key Assignments

  • 3 Reflections

  • Syllabus

    (Submit SL syllabus to the SL committee. The syllabus needs to evidence learning outcomes)

Dates & Registration

Workshop Dates (MS Teams)

Block 1

  • Tue | Jan 23 | 11am-12pm

  • Tue | Feb 6 | 11am-12pm
  • Tue | Feb 20 | 11am-12pm

Block 2

  • Tue | Mar 19 | 1-2pm

  • Tue | Apr 2 | 1-2pm
  • Tue | Apr 16 | 1-2pm

Register for Service-Learning Block 1

Register for Service-Learning Block 2

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Social Impact Faculty Fellowship
(SL Tier II Training)

Description

As an experiential learning pedagogy, service-learning moves students beyond the classroom to become active participants in their learning and develop civic knowledge and skills. This certification will support instructors who have completed the service-learning  1 training and allow them to complete a deeper dive into incorporating service-learning in their courses and disciplines.

Requirements

Workshop Dates

  • Six  1-hour live (face-to-face) sessions in the Center for Social Impact
  • Applicants need to have successfully completed Service-Learning training.

Dates & Registration

Workshop Dates

  • Thurs | Feb 15 | 12-1pm

  • Thurs | Feb 22 | 12-1pm
  • Thurs | Feb 29 | 12-1pm
  • Thurs | Mar 7 | 12-1pm
  • Thurs | Mar 21 | 12-1pm
  • Thurs | Mar 28 | 12-1pm

Register for Social Impact Faculty Fellowship

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Teaching
Large Classes
25 Hour Self-Paced Certification

Description

The Office of Teaching and Learning has created an online training module for faculty who teach large sections. This is a self-paced, asynchronous faculty development course that provides a path to an internationally recognised teaching recognition as it’s part of UVU’s Advance HE scheme. 

Faculty who participate in this training will gain a deeper understanding of the use of instructional design methodology to develop student-centred courses and to deliver dynamic, interactive lectures;  how to design and implement effective cooperative and collaborative learning projects, and identify appropriate grading methods.

The training also covers items such as utilizing pertinent educational literature relevant to formative and summative assessments and best practices for building rapport with students and for providing a learning context that fosters students’ engagement and retention. 

Requirements

Workshops

  • Self-Paced Canvas Course

Registration

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Universal Design
for Learning
Self-Paced Certification

Description

The purpose of this UDL course  is to help faculty value and create accessible learning experiences for all students regardless of student ability or learning preferences. Indeed, when put into action, UDL principles allow instructors to create learning conditions where all students can actively participate in the classroom, complete assignments, and demonstrate learning. 

Requirements

Workshops 

  • Self-Paced Canvas Course

Registration Closed

Self-Paced Course

  • Mon, Jan 22 through Tue, Apr 23

Registration is now closed for Spring 2024.

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Writing
Enriched
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Advance pedagogical skills in support of disciplinary writing and WE graduation requirements. Develop high- and low-stakes writing assignments that provide revision feedback so students can practice the conventions of discipline-specific genres.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Developing Effective Writing Assignments

  • Developing In-Class Processes and Strategies

  • Responding to and Grading Student Writing

Key Assignments

  • High-stakes Assignment Description

  • Scaffolding Map

  • Annotated Rubric/Reflection

Registration Closed

Workshop Dates (MS Teams)

Series 1

  • Wed | Jan 24 | 10:30am-12pm
  • Wed | Feb 28 | 10:30am-12pm
  • Wed | Mar 27 | 10:30am-12pm

Series 2

  • Thur | Jan 25 | 1-2:30pm
  • Thur | Feb 22 | 1-2:30pm
  • Thur | Mar 21 | 1-2:30pm

Registration is now closed for Spring 2024.

What makes a HIP a HIP?

8 Quality Elements of High Impact Classrooms

  1. High expectations for performance
  2. Demand time and effort
  3. Substantive interaction with faculty
  4. Engage students across differences
  5. Provide rich feedback
  6. Structured opportunities to reflect and integrate
  7.  Apply and test learning in new situations
  8. Public demonstration of confidence

    Reference: Kinzie, J., McCormick, A. C., Gonyea, R., Dugan, B., & Silberstein, S. (2020). Assessing quality and equity in high-impact practices: Comprehensive report. Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. 

Join the HIPs Research Effort

UVU has joined with the Center for Postsecondary Research to conduct formal research on the student experience within HIPs classrooms and this research has been approved by UVU’s Institutional Review Board. Requirements of participation:

  • You are certified in the HIPs pedagogy
  • The course is identified as a HIPs course
  • The HIPs content is a significant aspect of your course
  • You have taught the particular HIP for at least one year
  • Your students recognize that they are participating in a HIP
  • You are willing to take a pre/post survey, potentially participate in a focus group, and survey your students
  • You are willing to share your results

See the HIPs Quality Research Project Toolkit for more details and to opt into the study.

Certifications | Available in Upcoming Semesters

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Inclusive, Intercultural,
Global Pedagogy
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Develop inclusive pedagogical skills and/or teach a G/I/I course through lenses of cultural identity and relevance, equity, global/intercultural, gender, race, and religion/worldview.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Developing a G/I/I Course
  • Cultural Identity in the Classroom

  • Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

  • Equity Pedagogy

Two Elective Workshop

  • Gender Pedagogy

  • Global and Intercultural Pedagogy

  • Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom

  • Religious, Spiritual, and Worldview Diversity

Key Assignments

  • G/I/I Syllabus

  • G/I/I Key Assignment

Registration (Not Offered Spring 2024)

Workshop Dates

  • Inclusive, Global Intercultural: Gender and Sexual Identity Pedagogy
  • Inclusive, Intercultural, Global Pedagogy: Cultural Identity in the Classroom
  • Inclusive, Intercultural, Global Pedagogy: Culturally relevant pedagogy
  • Inclusive, Intercultural, Global Pedagogy: Equity Pedagogy
  • Inclusive, Intercultural, Global Pedagogy: Global and Intercultural Pedagogy

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Teaching
First Year Students
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Best practices for teaching the first year student including making early and often connections with students, learning to learn strategies, growth mindset, metacognition, and embedding FY content into your course.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Connecting with Your First Year Students

  • Best Practices for Teaching the First Year Student

  • Teaching Students How to Learn Effectively

  • Growth Mindset

  • Metacognitive Teaching Strategies

  • Overview of Inclusive Teaching

  • Developing Your FY Assignment

Key Assignments

  • Essential Learning Outcome planning worksheet with reflection
  • FY focused assignment design with reflection

Registration (Not Offered Spring 2024)

*Available TBD

Course Runs | TBD

Workshop Dates TBD

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Team-Based
Learning
12.5 Hour Certification

Description

Fundamental principles and practices of team-based learning including creating effective iRAT, tRAT, 4S activities, improving facilitation skills, peer evaluation, and team development.

Requirements

Workshops

  • Fundamental Principles and Practices of TBL

  • Creating an Effective TBL Module

  • Evaluating multiple choice questions (MCQs)

  • Improving Facilitation Skills for TBL

  • Peer Evaluation and Team Development

Key Assignments

  • Preparing for TBL Implementation

  • Developing an Effective TBL Module

  • Reflection

Registration (Not Offered Spring 2024)

*Available TBD

Course Runs | TBD

Workshop Dates TBD

Communities of Practice

Communities of Practice are groups of instructors who come together to share ideas and teaching strategies. They provide spaces to engage in dialogue and cultivate innovations around common learning and teaching concerns. CoPs are facilitated by faculty with expertise in the topic. In most cases, CoPs work over a two-semester period and participants meet once a month. To learn more about the structure, consider registering and talking to the CoP facilitator.

The Office of Teaching and Learning supports a variety of CoP each year. Anyone with an interest in learning and teaching can join a CoP.

Clicking on the icons/title below will add you to the Microsoft Teams space for each Community of Practice.

Self-Paced Workshops and Other Pedagogical Courses

 

Click the buttons to below to read self-paced workshop descriptions and self-enroll.

 

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Assessment and Feedback for Learning and Success

This course will provide you with an opportunity to practice backwards design approach to helping your students achieve learning outcomes. You will develop a summative assessment with rubric to measure student achievement. You will develop two formative assessments to support student learning.


Self-Enroll

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Canvas Skills for Faculty

Learn and practice the fundamentals of the Canvas learning management systems, including building assignments, using the gradebook, and posting files for students.


Self-Enroll

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Foundations of Course Design

The Foundations of Course Design (FCD) is a pedagogical experience guided by instructional designers from the Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) at UVU. It gives you a foundation in established course design principles and is particularly suited for those who have never developed a flexible course or have developed only informally.

Read More and Sign Up for a Consultation

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Overview of Inclusive Teaching

The “Overview of Inclusive Teaching” is a self-paced, online course intended to assist faculty members to develop and enhance their teaching skills and establish a foundation for a lifetime of inclusive teaching. The purpose of this workshop is to provide faculty members with a brief overview of the concept of inclusive teaching and the idea of Universal Design. It also aims to give participants the opportunity to identify and to develop a plan to implement inclusive practices in their teaching, and to reflect on their own mindset and readiness for being agents and practitioners of equity-based, inclusive pedagogy. This course also aims to provide instructors with tools that are immediately applicable to their teaching contexts.

Self-Enroll