OTL Events
Self-Paced WorkshopsFall 2018 Events
Highlighted Events
New Faculty Orientation
The purpose of this New Faculty Orientation is to introduce you to the UVU culture, orient you to UVU services and classroom technologies, and prepare those new to teaching.
August 13 | 8am-4:30pm | FL Lakeview Room
Adjunct Faculty Orientation
The Office of Teaching and Learning will be hosting a brief orientation for UVU's new adjunct instructors.
August 16 | 5-7pm | CB 510
August 18 | 9-11am | CB 510
Fall Conference
UVU Faculty are invited to attend Office of Teaching and Learning's Fall Conference. Breakout sessions will include teaching and learning topics.
September 15 | 9am -2pm | FL Lakeview Room
Academic Integrity Day
In partnership with UVU's Ethics Week.
This year’s Academic Integrity Day features Dr. Dorothea Herreiner from Loyola Marymount University. She will be presenting a workshop on Cultivating Academic Honesty. This session will be held twice at 11:00am – 12:15 and 1:00pm – 2:15pm. Lunch will be served to both session attendees at 12:30pm.
September 24
11am-12:15pm or 1pm-2:15pm
Great Teachers Summit
UVU Faculty come together to discuss teaching practices and ideas. Please contact Ursula Sorensen at sorensur@uvu.edu for more information.
October 18-20 | Wasatch Campus
International Teaching Forum
Shanghai Normal University and Utah Valley University are pleased to announce the 3rd annual International Teaching Forum at Utah Valley University. Please visit the International Teaching Forum web page for more information.
November 7-9
All Aboard Series
A series of sessions for new UVU faculty to learn more about campus resources.
Session 1: September 12| 3-4:14pm | FL 516
or September 13 | 2-3:15pm | FL 516
Session 2: October 10 | 3-4:15pm | FL 516
or October 11 | 2-3:15pm | FL 516
Session 3: November 14 | 3-4:15pm | FL 516
or November 15 | 2-3:15pm | FL 516
Session 4: December 5 | 3-4:15pm | FL 516
or December 6 | 2-3:15pm | FL 516
Workshops
Developing Effective Writing Assignments
Pathway 6
This first of three writing pedagogy workshops focuses on ways to develop writing assignments that emphasize your purpose for the writing task and its desired outcomes, write assignment descriptions that clearly communicate your expectations to students, and develop a rubric that guides students toward effective completion of the writing task.
August 30 | 12-2pm | FL 502
September 5 | 2-4pm | FL 516
October 11 | 12-2pm | FL 502
October 17 | 2-4pm | FL 516
Teaching In-Class Processes and Strategies
Pathway 6
This second writing pedagogy workshop covers ways of effectively teaching writing in the classroom. It covers different strategies you could teach throughout the multiple stages of the writing process, making decisions about what instruction to prioritize, modeling, and effectively utilizing campus tutoring resources.
September 13 | 12-2pm | FL 502
September 19 | 2-4pm | FL 516
Responding to and Grading Student Writing
Pathway 6
This final writing pedagogy workshop covers the differences between responding and grading as well as strategies for efficiently completing each task. It will cover ways of responding to students in the middle of their process without overcommenting, the kinds of responses that would lead to more effective revision from students, and how to speed up grading by focusing only on rubric requirements.
September 27 | 12-2pm | FL 213
October 3 | 2-4pm | FL 516
Get Flipped
Pathway 2
This workshop introduces the flipped classroom model of education. Participants will examine the benefits of using this model and determine when its use can be most effective. They will also have the opportunity to explore the wide variety of resources available to assist in “flipping.”
September 27 | 2:30-4pm | FL 516
Cultural Identity in the Classroom
Pathway 4
This workshop touches on how to evaluate how one’s own cultural rules and biases and compare and contrast them with those from different cultures. Recognize how one’s own cultural identity and biases manifest themselves in teaching, and explore the importance of being aware of these in order to be more effective in the classroom.
September 26 | 10am-12pm | FL 502
Enhancing Accessibility in Course Design
Pathway 2
Does the thought of Accessibility make your mind explode!?! Come learn how you can use simple resources and strategies to make your Canvas course accessible.
October 2 | 2-4pm | FL 505
POET Kick-Off
Pathway 6
This event is for all participants to understand the Peer Observation for Enhancement of Teaching (POET) program and be oriented to the program, and become familiar with the POET Pyramids Manual. Please contact Ursula Sorensen at sorensur@uvu.edu for more information.
October 4 | 2-3:30pm | FL 516
Micromessaging
Pathway 6
Deeply rooted in the cultural stereotypes and implicit biases, micromessages are subtle unconscious messages we send when communicating. This can negatively affect students’ self-efficacy and academic success. The goal of the “Micromessaging” workshop, developed in collaboration with the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE), is to help educators recognize and address implicit biases they have and to equip them with the tools they need to improve students’ self-efficacy.
Equity Pedagogy
Pathway 4
This workshop allows you to explore how to interrelate respectfully with individuals representing cultures and perspectives other than one’s own. Analyze the basic curricular, pedagogical and personal components of multicultural education.
Teaching Large Classes: Preparing for the First Day of Class
Pathway 2
The first session of the Teaching Large Classes Series is designed to explore the challenges of teaching large classes and to identify some concrete strategies to implement on the first day of class that could set the stage for a successful semester. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify factors that can discourage students’ engagement;
- Review and evaluate techniques to foster a welcoming learning environment; and
- Formulate the components of an effective and comprehensive syllabus for their large classes.
Lab Trainings
Introducing Canvas
Pathway 1
Become familiar in how to import content, create, organize, and leverage materials
to enhance your classroom’s experience using desktop and mobile devices.
August 28 | 12-1pm | FL 515
August 29 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Remote Teaching
Pathway 1
Bring remote resources to your students pocket with synchronous technology.
September 5 | 12-1pm | FL 515
October 16 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Presentation Tools for the Classroom
Pathway 1
Be able to identify digital presentation tools to creatively enhance teaching content
and student learning experiences.
September 11 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Introducing Canvas Commons
Pathway 1
Canvas Commons is a new learning object repository that enables educators to share,
find, and import resources.
September 13 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Beautifying Canvas Content
Pathway 1
Online Content is beautiful and sometimes all that we’ve made just needs a brush up instead of a rewrite.
September 18 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Introducing OneNote Classroom Notebook
Pathway 1
Become familiar in how to import content, create, organize, and leverage materials
to enhance your classroom’s experience using desktop and mobile devices.
September 19 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Plagiarism Checking Tools
Pathway 1
Come and learn how to establish assignments, Grade, & Give feedback with the Plagiarism
Checking tools at UVU.
September 25 | 12-1pm | FL 515
October 2 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Introducing Kaltura
Pathway 1
An Introduction to Kaltura Video and how it enables video quizzes & lecture capture
options that are built into your canvas class.
October 3 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Grading Simplified
Pathway 1
Simplify your grading and feedback. Gain insights from frequently asked questions.
October 4 | 12-1pm | FL 515
Introducing 360/VR Class Engagements
Pathway 1
Hands on opportunity to explore technology and create 360 photographs & VR content for your course. Bring your creativity.
Introducing Digication
Pathway 1
Digication e-Portfolios help students showcase and reflect on their work. e-Portfolios can also help departments with assessment.
Self-Paced Workshops
Faculty JumpStart Orientation
This course is for new full-time and adjunct faculty. It includes information on employee email, parking permits, UTA passes, UVID cards, and payroll. It also includes information about policies related to teaching, myUVU, media enhanced classrooms, testing services, and library services for faculty. It takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Click below to self-enroll in the Canvas course.
Assessment and Feedback for Learning and Success
Pathway 1
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.
Fundamentals of Teaching in Higher Education
Pathway 1
This course will provide you with an opportunity to learn about principles of undergraduate education to support student learning. You will create learning objectives based on Bloom’s taxonomy and align the learning outcomes with learning activities and assessments. You will evaluate your syllabus using a learner-centered rubric.
Spring 2019 Events
Highlighted Events
New Faculty Orientation
The purpose of this New Faculty Orientation is to introduce you to the UVU culture, orient you to UVU services and classroom technologies, and prepare those new to teaching.
Welcome Back Faculty Reception
Welcome Back Online Faculty
Technology Conference
Come learn about teaching with technology at this annual event. Learn more about integrating technology into your classroom.
Experienced Adjunct Spring Training
Academy Awards
Come see award winning online and hybrid course design by faculty from across campus. Get ideas for your own course.
Mar 1 | 11am-1pm | CB 511
Faculty Recognition Luncheon
This is a luncheon to celebrate faculty who achieved teaching recognition including the Teaching Excellence Award recipients and AdvanceHE Fellows.
Apr 5 | 12pm-1:30pm | CB 511
SOTL Presentations
The Office of Teaching and Learning will be hosting a meeting for faculty to present on their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research.
Apr 12 | 12pm-2pm | FL Lakeview
Workshops
Developing Effective Writing Assignments
Pathway 6 | Writing Pedagogy 1
This first of three writing pedagogy workshops focuses on ways to develop writing assignments that emphasize your purpose for the writing task and its desired outcomes, write assignment descriptions that clearly communicate your expectations to students, and develop a rubric that guides students toward effective completion of the writing task.
Teaching In-Class Processes and Strategies
Pathway 6 | Writing Pedagogy 2
This second writing pedagogy workshop covers ways of effectively teaching writing in the classroom. It covers different strategies you could teach throughout the multiple stages of the writing process, making decisions about what instruction to prioritize, modeling, and effectively utilizing campus tutoring resources.
Responding to and Grading Student Writing
Pathway 6 | Writing Pedagogy 3
This final writing pedagogy workshop covers the differences between responding and grading as well as strategies for efficiently completing each task. It will cover ways of responding to students in the middle of their process without overcommenting, the kinds of responses that would lead to more effective revision from students, and how to speed up grading by focusing only on rubric requirements.
Equity Pedagogy
Pathway 4 | G/I Workshop
This workshop allows you to explore how to interrelate respectfully with individuals representing cultures and perspectives other than one’s own. Analyze the basic curricular, pedagogical and personal components of multicultural education.
Global & Intercultural Pedagogy
Pathway 4 | G/I Workshop
In this workshop, participants will analyze global and intercultural issues. Participants will assess types of materials to include in the course and create activities to increase student understanding of the issues.
Interactive Lecturing
Pathway 2 | Teaching Large Classes
The second session of the Teaching Large Classes Series is designed to explore the ways to promote student engagement in large classes and to identify some concrete cooperative learning activities.
Pedagogies and Strategies
Pathway 2 | Teaching Large Classes
This session of the Teaching Large Classes Series is designed to highlight some pedagogical theories that center around how people learn, and to discuss the practical implications of theory on teaching and learning.
Effective Grading and Feedback
Pathway 2 | Teaching Large Classes
This session of the Teaching Large Classes Series is designed to identify strategies for effective grading and giving feedback, and to highlight methods of assessing collaborative learning.
Academic Honesty
Pathway 2 | Teaching Large Classes
Using Teaching Models to Engage Your Students
Simplified Student-Centered Teaching
This workshop will take a models of instruction approach to present three research-based teaching models. Each model has been selected to focus on high student-engagement, developing critical thinking, and simplicity of planning and preparation. Workshop participants will leave with a step-by-step explanation of each model and practical tips for implementation across a wide variety of disciplines. Woven throughout all the models will be more general tips for increasing student engagement and responsiveness to questions and class discussion. The models included in this workshop are Concept Attainment, Cause and Effect, and Integrative.
Canvas Lab Trainings
Introducing Canvas
Pathway 1
Become familiar in how to import content, create, organize, and leverage materials to enhance your classroom’s experience using desktop and mobile devices.
Introducing Unicheck
Pathway 1
Gain insight on establishing assignments, grading & giving feedback with Plagiarism Checking tools at UVU.
Jan 9 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Jan 15 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Feb 12 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Remote Teaching
Pathway 1
Want to get your students attention? This sparkshop gives you the skill to identify digital presentation tools and creatively enhance teaching and student learning experiences.
Presentation Tools for the Class
Pathway 1
Bring remote resources to your students pocket with synchronous technology.
Beautifying Canvas Content
Pathway 1
Online Content is beautiful and sometimes all that we’ve made just needs a brush up instead of a rewrite.
Introducing Digication
Pathway 1
Digication e-Portfolios help students showcase and reflect on their work. e-Portfolios can also help departments with assessment.
Introducing OneNote Classroom Notebook
Pathway 1
Microsoft’s OneNote Class Notebook offers a workspace for students and a collaboration space for creative activities.
Introducing 360/VR Class Engagements
Pathway 1
Hands on opportunity to explore technology and create 360 photographs & VR content for your course. Bring your creativity.
Introducing Canvas Commons
Pathway 1
Canvas Commons is a new learning object repository that enables educators to share, find, and import resources.
Grading Simplified
Pathway 1
Simplify your grading and feedback. Gain insights from frequently asked questions.
Feb 26 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Apr 16 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Apr 23 | 12pm-1pm | FL 515
Introducing Kaltura
Pathway 1
An Introduction to Kaltura Video and how it enables video quizzes & lecture capture options that are built into your canvas class.
Teaching Excellence Program Pathways
Pathway 1: Master of Fundamental Practices
An ideal starting point for new faculty within their first year at UVU. This pathway includes UVU’s All Aboard series, which is the primary orientation to UVU campus services and teaching expectations. Several of these workshops will soon be available as self-paced Canvas courses for your convenience:
Assessment and Feedback for Learning and Success
Fundamentals of Teaching in Higher Education
Teaching for Student Success
Pathway 2: Course Design and Curriculum Development
This pathway includes the popular FlexStudio workshop that is required for those faculty developing online and hybrid courses under a formal course development agreement. Check out the Accessibility course for practical help in ensuring your course files and Canvas content are ADA-compliant. The new e-portfolio tool Digication is showcased in this pathway.
Pathway 3: Teaching Across Flexible Modes
This pathway is designed to advance online and hybrid pedagogy including ways to develop instructor presence, peer-to-peer interaction, and meaningful and secure online assessments. The Quality Enhancement workshop features a tour of the new OSCQR quality rubric.
Pathway 4: Global, Intercultural, and Inclusive Approaches
This pathway is sponsored by the Office of Engaged Learning’s Center for Global/Intercultural Engagement and provides the required six workshops for G/I certification. This pathway helps instructors develop a G/I classroom and understand inclusive pedagogy.
Pathway 5: Academic Service Learning
This pathway is sponsored by the Academic Service Learning Department and provides the six requirements of the Service Learning certification.
Pathway 6: Advanced Teaching Practice
This pathway provides recognition for a variety of higher-level teaching practices including peer observation, use of the SCOTs program, scholarship related to teaching and learning, and mentorship.
