Spring Breakout Workshops - 2023

Friday, May 19 

Student Success Symposium
Time: 8:30 - noon
Location: Sheldon Ballroom
RSVP by noon on Tuesday, May 16

Session 1: Restorative Practices: Fishbowl
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Lisa Glidden
Join us for an example of the restorative practice fishbowl activity.  [This differs from the ACUE fishbowl activity.]

Session 2: How we view disability - a brief timeline
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Laura Harris
This session will provide a brief overview of the major models of disability. We will also discuss how these models of disability have influenced and reinforced policies and standards. The session will conclude with a discussion of diversity-informed models of disability and how they can be applied in higher education.

Session 3: Internet Tools for Academic Dishonesty: Implications for Course Management and Design
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Liz Schmitt
This session will focus on how to prevent and address issues of academic dishonesty.

Session 4: Take chances, make mistakes, get messy: Library instruction this spring and moving forward
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Emily Mitchell
Librarians piloted a new instruction model this spring.  How did this spring’s changes impact you?  What are your expectations from library instruction?  What did / didn’t work for you and your students, not just this spring, but in past semesters as well?  Come discuss your needs, how things went, and what librarians can do in the future.  New ideas welcome!

Session 5: Restorative practice monthly check in
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Lisa Glidden
This is the monthly checkin/discussion on restorative practices.

Session 6: Curating Information: Integrating AI in Courses
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Mamta Saxema
The recent development of ChatGPT and other AI tools led to concerns about plagiarism, overreliance on technology, and the potential dissemination of inaccurate and biased information impeding student learning. The presentation and discussions will:

1.        Provide a brief introduction to popular AI tools in higher education.

2.        Explore the applications (benefits and challenges) of ChatGPT in courses and present successful examples of its use in developing and facilitating activities and assessments.

3.        Examine the role of ChatGPT on DEI practices to integrate diverse perspectives, promote equitable outcomes, and outline future directions of AI tools in teaching and academic research.

(Some information presented in the session was also presented to the National Council on Family Relations members.

 

Tuesday, May 30

Session 7: What is CSTEP and how do our students benefit from it?
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Christina Vasquez
SUNY Oswego CSTEP is a service access program, funded by New York State Education Department, for students that fall into underrepresented or socio-economically impacted groups. The ultimate goal of the program is to help these student gain access to the support they need to move them on to future careers in STEM and/or in the licensed professions. 

We will go through a complete description of CSTEP, the outcomes of the grant program, a breakdown of how we're doing in year 3 of the grant, our plans for year 4, and information on our student's accomplishments. 

Session 8: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
This session will provide an overview of Universal Design for Learning principles for course design. This approach encourages faculty to provide multiple means of: representation, action and expression, and engagements. Participants in this session will explore and share strategies for implementing UDL in their course design.

Session 9: The Power of Belonging: Strategies for Educators
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Jessica Harris
A professional development session designed to help create a classroom environment where students feel valued, respected, and included. During the session, educators will learn about the importance of belonging in academic success and social-emotional development. The session will cover practical strategies for building relationships, fostering a sense of community, and promoting inclusivity in the classroom. Participants will leave with actionable steps and resources for creating a positive and welcoming learning environment that supports the well-being and success of all students.

Session 10: Designing Globally Connected Classrooms (COIL)
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenters: Jessica Harris and Minjung Seo
A professional development session focusing on the pedagogical and practical aspects of creating globally connected and collaborative online international learning experiences for students. This session will cover topics such as how to use technology to connect with students and educators from other parts of the world, develop cross-cultural competencies, and design meaningful and authentic learning experiences that promote global awareness and understanding.  

Session 11: Chat GPT Chat
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Paul Tomascak, Kelly Roe, Raihan Khan, Carol Willard
The Associate Deans invite you to an informal discussion of the impact of AI text generators in the classroom through the lens of academic integrity. We will discuss some of our observations from the semester and some potential ways of navigating the new world these tools have created for your courses.

Session 12: Brightspace Overview
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, and Carrie Mocyk
Are you new to Brightspace or just need a refresher?  This session is for all members of the campus community.  Topics will focus on providing a brief overview of the design and functionality of Brightspace. Topics covered will include general navigation and use and terminology in Brightspace. Brightspace general navigation and terminology. Create an HTML file. Upload a file. Upload Panopto videos. Adding Discussions, Assignments and Quizzes to Content. Viewing Grades.

Session 13: Active learning in bichronous/hyflex courses
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Since the return to in-person instruction during the 2020-2021 academic year, many instructors have been conducting classes in a bichronous modality in which some students participate in the classroom while others participate virtually. This mode of instruction continues to provide flexibility for our students who are unable to attend due to illness, transportation issues, family-care responsibilities, or other issues. We are also likely to have a growing number of faculty offering HyFlex instruction which involves exactly the same classroom/virtual interactions (and requires exactly the same technology).This session will focus on a variety of active learning techniques that can be used to effectively engage students who may attend class either onsite or remotely on any given day.

Session 14: Integrative Professional Studies- Oswego's newest major
Time: 3:00 - 3:20
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Karen Archibee
IPS is offered on-campus and online, and is a wonderful option for both current students and our staff looking to complete their bachelors degree. Join us to learn more about the program and how it works.

Wednesday, May 31

Session 15: Lights, Camera, Learning: Tips to enhance your self produced videos
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Jason Hy
With more and more courses being offered online, self made videos by faculty are becoming more important and watched more by students.  But are faculty satisfied with the quality of these videos?  If you are not, and would like to improve your video production skills, stop by this session to learn some quick and easy tips to enhance the look of these videos.

Session 16: QPR: Suicide Prevention Training
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Penfield 123 / not recorded
Presenter: Jessica Harris
QPR is a suicide prevention program that empowers individuals to recognize warning signs of suicide, intervene and refer someone to the appropriate resources. The free training will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to support our students in crisis.

By becoming a certified QPR trainer, you will be able to offer a valuable service to our students and colleagues and be better equipped to address mental health concerns on our campus. 

Session 17: Adding supportive structure to courses in Brightspace
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
A large and growing body of research demonstrates that providing more structure in classes improves learning outcomes for all students while also reducing achievement gaps. Participants in this hands-on workshop will learn how to add checklists, organize support resources compactly using accordion files, use intelligent agents to send timely reminders to students of approaching due dates, and to automatically remind students of support resources available in the course when they experience difficulties on assessments.

Session 18: Introducing Institutional Research Dashboards
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Anna Croyle
This workshop will provide an introduction to the Institutional Research Dashboards, including where to find them, tips on how to use them, and time to explore and ask questions. Learn about student retention, graduation rates, program data, and more.

Session 19: Exploring Institutional Research Dashboards
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: Anna Croyle
Targeted at chairs and faculty, this workshop will focus on how to pull out major-level or department-level trends and information using IR dashboards, for use in program reviews or resource planning.

Session 20: Standard Response Protocol (SRP)
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Scott Swayze
Chief Swayze will provide an overview of the Standard Response Protocol, designed to address preparation for incidents in which members of the SUNY Oswego community might be at risk.

Session 21: Making Friends With Your Gradebook
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, and Carrie Mocyk
Setting up the gradebook in Brightspace can be challenging. This session will focus on the steps to take to ensure the grade book is ready for the Fall Semester.

 

Thursday, June 1

Session 22: Getting Organized with the Google Keep app
Time: 9:00 - 9:20
Location: Penfield 123 / Not recorded
Presenter: Nicole Decker
Google Keep is one of the core apps provided in SUNY Oswego's LakerApps offering.  It is a note-taking and organization app that can be used for many purposes: to-do lists, projects, organizing meetings, and visual task boards. Notes can be labelled and color coded to make organizing even easier.  Google Keep also seamlessly integrates with Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides for easy access.  Need to easily refer to a Gmail for a meeting?  Or refer to a Google Doc for a project?  How about creating a checklist of things to review at an upcoming meeting?  Between it's web and mobile app versions, Google Keep can help you get it done.

Session 23: Putting Discussions in Their Place
Time: 9:00 - 9:20
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, and Carrie Mocyk
In this session we will take a look at discussions in Brightspace from set up to evaluation. 

Session 24: Google Meet for scheduled and ad-hoc meetings
Time: 9:30 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Not recorded
Presenter: Nicole Decker
Google Meet is a web-conferencing tool integrated into our LakerApps suite of Google applications.  Need to schedule a virtual meeting using Google Calendar?  Easily do it with Google Meet.  Chatting with someone in Google Chat but wish you could just have a quick meeting with them?  Easily do it with Google Meet right from Google Chat.  Come to this workshop to learn this and more ways Google Meet can make you more productive.

Session 25: Taking a Look at Assignments
Time: 9:30 - 9:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, and Carrie Mocyk
In this session we will take a look at Assignments in Brightspace from set up to evaluation.

Session 26: Viewing the Course as a Student
Time: 10:00 - 10:20
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, Carrie Mocyk 
This session will be of interest to all members of the campus community, especially those who field questions from students about Brightspace. This session will demonstrate what a student experiences as they log into a course for the first time all the way through how they view their grades and evaluations.

Session 27: Brightspace: Teaming up with Groups
Time: 10:30 - 10:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, Doug Hemphill, and Carrie Mocyk
This workshop will walk through setting up groups, and attaching groups to certain activities.

Session 28: Pipeline to the Professoriate
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Dean Knapp, Provost Furlong, Dean Eichhorn, Christina Vasquez, Joey Tse, Sarah Wiseman
Panelists will discuss mentoring students for terminal degrees in their disciplines to enter into academic positions in higher education. The mentorship of underserved and underrepresented students will be discussed, with a goal of helping to diversify the Academy. Other topics will include identifying talent and interest, staying at your undergraduate institution for a graduate degree, and how to help students find ways to pay for graduate school.

Session 29: Using Canva to create a Brightspace visual TOC 
Time: 11:00 - 11:20
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
In Brightspace, faculty can create their own images for each course module that are visible in the TOC and at the top of each course module. Participants in this session will learn how to use Canva to create these images and how to embed them in their Brightspace course shells. Participants in this session are encouraged to create a few Canva account before the session (available at https://www.canva.com/)

Session 30: Using QR codes in class and professional presentations
Time: 11:30 - 11:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
QR codes can be embedded in presentations to share resources (such as google docs, folders, or website) or to solicit feedback from students or conference attendees. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to generate a QR code in Chrome that links to a web resource (such as a google form, doc, folder, sheet, or slideshow), and embed the QR code in a slide presentation. Examples of several use cases will be presented during the session.

Session 31: Preventing and responding to bias in the classroom and beyond
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Kendra Cadogan, Anneke McEvoy, Jennifer Knapp and Christy Huynh
Join members of the Bias Prevention and Response Team (BPRT) and Dean Knapp to discuss practices for preventing and responding to bias incidents in the classroom and beyond. The BPRT will also share examples of standard responses to bias incidents on campus.

Session 32: Google Storage: Ways to Organize and Clean Up Your Drives
Time: 1:00 - 1:20
Location: 123 Penfield / Recording
Presenter: Matt Brooks
This workshop will provide a brief overview of ways to organize and clean up your Google Drive, as well as Shared Google Drive resources. Tips and tools will be offered to aid faculty and staff to better assist the campus in trimming down our overall resource use with Google. This session is provided in remote format.

Session 33: Using dual monitors in classroom and/or Zoom meetings
Time: 1:30 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
If you have two monitors in your classroom, office, or home, you can engage in presentations much more efficiently. In this session, strategies for using a second display effectively will be discussed. This is particularly relevant for those using iClicker Cloud in their classes or those who need to monitor remote chat while also presenting in person.

Session 34: Mind Over Monsters book launch
Time: 2:00 - 3:00
Location: Penfield 123 (separate registration required to view this over Zoom) (not recorded)
Presenter: Sarah Rose Cavanagh
Sarah Rose Cavanagh will be discussing her new book: Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge during this book launch. If you are on campus, you can join us for a group viewing in 123 Penfield. If you would like to view this over Zoom, you must sign up through EventBrite.

Session 35: Transparency in Learning and Teaching
Time: 3:10 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
The Transparency in Learning and Teaching framework created by Mary-Ann Winklemas encourages faculty to be more explicit in explaining to students the connections among course educational activities, learning objectives, and assessments while also providing students with the structure and support resources that are needed to be successful in the course. 

 

Friday, June 2

Session 36: Monitoring Student Success in Brightspace
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, and Doug Hemphill
In this session we will provide a brief overview of different reporting options in Brightspace. We will also discuss the benefits of using Intelligent Agents.

Session 37: Taking Charge of Brightspace Quizzes
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, and Doug Hemphill
In this session we will take a closer look at Quizzes in Brightspace. We will discuss the different settings and options available to better address your quiz assessment needs. 

Session 38: Brightspace: Managing Student Access
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / No recording
Presenter: Theresa Gilliard-Cook, Kathi Dutton, and Doug Hemphill
Are there times it would be helpful to limit the access of your course materials? Would you like to know students have completed the activity before moving onto the quiz? In this session we will talk about the different ways to accomplish this goal. Manage Dates. Adaptive Release. Special Access. Intelligent Agents. 

Session 39: Inclusive Teaching: Alternative grading approaches
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Traditional grading systems create incentives that encourage students to focus on maximizing their grades rather than their learning and advantage students from wealthier communities and school districts. In this session, a variety of alternative grading systems will be discussed that are designed to provide all students with more equitable opportunities to be successful in our classes. Among the topics discussed will be: mastery learning, contract grading, specifications grading, labor-based grading, and ungrading.

Session 40: Closing Equity Gaps
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Participants in this session will discuss strategies to help create a more equitable and inclusive campus environment. Pedagogical practices shown to reduce equity gaps will be discussed and participants are encouraged to share concerns and teaching strategies.

Session 41: Creating Accessible Images, Graphs, and Charts
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Presenters: Anna Croyle and Kate DeForest
This workshop will introduce mindsets and tools for creating and using more accessible images and visualizations. This will include context considerations for alt text, design tips for graphs and charts, and resources for learning more.

Session 42: Hypothesis
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Hypothesis is a social web annotation tool in which individuals can annotate and tag content that exists on the web or within Brightspace. This tool can be used in place of online discussion forums, to collect and tag research materials, to provide peer feedback on written work, and much more. In this hands-on workshop,  participants in this session will examine how Hypothesis might be used in your classes.

Tuesday, June 6

Session 43: Student motivation and engagement
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Moderator: John Kane
Since the start of the pandemic, faculty throughout the country have been observing declines in student motivation, engagement, and assignment completion. Participants in this roundtable discussion will talk about activities they have used to ameliorate these issues. Please come prepared to discuss how you have attempted to address these concerns.

Session 44: Using polling to enhance student engagement and learning
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Participants in this session will explore how polling can be used in any class to create an inclusive learning environment, assess prior knowledge, provide immediate feedback to students and instructors, stimulate student curiosity, and increase student engagement and learning. 

Session 45: Faculty-led International Travel Experience
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: Joshua McKeown and Megan Kropf
After nearly two years without education abroad, faculty-led international programs returned in spring 2022 on a limited basis and with many changes from before the pandemic. SUNY Oswego was the first SUNY campus to restart its study abroad program successfully last semester. We are inviting new and returning faculty to consider becoming a program leader in 2023-24. This session will discuss what you need to know in order to propose a program and plan to lead one next year.

Session 46: Active learning
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
In study after study, active learning approaches have been shown to result in increased student learning and reduced equity gaps. In this session, a variety of active learning activities will be shared, along with strategies to overcome student resistance to active learning. 

Session 47: TurnItIn: Getting Started
To be rescheduled in late summer
Instructors can use an academic integrity strategy and the Turnitin Similarity Report to help develop original writing. This session will cover the steps to create a Turnitin assignment in Brightspace, how to interpret the Similarity Report, and begin to explore and understand academic integrity to best support our students. 

 

Wednesday, June 7 

Session 48: Fostering Student Resilience
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: 215 Penfield / Recording
Presenter: Amy Bidwell
In this session, Amy Bidwell will discuss how the PERMA Theory of Wellbeing can be used to foster student resilience and decrease academic inequalities inside and outside the classroom.

Session 49: Writing Assignment Exchange
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenters: Michael Murphy, Kenneth Nichols, Stephanie Pritchard, and Amanda Trainham 
Come hear what your colleagues across campus are doing with writing in their courses. Bring an assignment you’d like to share. What works and what doesn’t?  Join us for a lively discussion about writing across the disciplines.  

Session 50: Writing Assignment Workshop
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenters: Michael Murphy, Kenneth Nichols, Stephanie Pritchard, and Amanda Trainham 
Developing an idea for a writing assignment in the fall – or looking to change an assignment that didn’t work out? Maybe teaching a Writing Plan course for the first time? Join us for a collaborative work session.

Session 51: Improving student metacognition
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
A growing body of research indicates that improving student metacognition can increase student learning. In this session, a variety of instructional approaches will be discussed that can be used to help students improve their metacognitive ability. Among the strategies discussed are: reflective journals/blogs, the metacognitive cafe online discussion forum, asking students to rate their confidence in their responses to polls using iclicker or Norton's InQuizitive (and similar tools).

Session 52: Inclusive Teaching book club reflections
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Library Classroom 101 / Recording
Moderators: John Kane, Jessica Harris, and Jessamyn Neuhaus
Participants in the Oswego/Plattsburgh Inclusive Teaching book club will share reflections on how participation in this book club has altered (or will alter) their teaching practices.

Session 53: ChatGPT Chat
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenters: Paul Tomascak, Kelly Roe, Raihan Khan, Carol Willard
The Associate Deans invite you to an informal discussion of the impact of AI text generators in the classroom through the lens of academic integrity. We will discuss some of our observations from the semester and some potential ways of navigating the new world these tools have created for your courses. 

Session 54: Roundtable Discussion: AI and Education
Time: 3:00 - 3:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Moderator: John Kane
Participants in this roundtable discussion will discuss how the development and wide deployment of AI tools will affect higher education and how we can prepare our students to thrive in a world in which AI tools are ubiquitous.

Thursday, June 8

Session 55: Open pedagogy projects
Time: 9:00 - 9:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Open pedagogy involves student creation rather than consumption of educational content. Participants in this session will explore ways in which open pedagogy projects can be used to increase student engagement and learning. Examples of open pedagogy projects at Oswego and elsewhere will be discussed. Resources for the creation of open pedagogy projects will be shared. 

Session 56: SUNYCreate - a domain of one’s own
Time: 10:00 - 10:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Not recorded
Presenter: John Kane
Beginning with an IITG grant in 2019-20 and continuing with the support of SUNY OER services, SUNY is continuing the use of shared SUNY instance of Reclaim Hosting's Domain of One's Own project. Each participant in this program receives a server account that allows for the installation of Wordpress, Omeka, Scalar, PressBooks, Drupal, and much more. Participants in this hands-on session will create an account and explore the possibilities that this provides for open pedagogy projects.

Session 57: Google MFA
Time: 10:00 - 10:20
Location: Penfield 215 / Not recorded
Presenter: Chuck Beedy
Join me for an insightful Breakout Session on Google MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) and its diverse verification methods. In today's digital landscape, protecting your online presence is crucial, and Google MFA offers an extra layer of security for your Google account. During this webinar, we will delve into the different verification methods supported by Google MFA, such as: 

  • Authenticator Apps

  • Security Keys

  • Backup Codes

  • Prompt on Device

Session 58: Moving beyond neuromyths
Time: 11:00 - 11:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenter: John Kane
Over the past century a large body of research has focused on how humans learn. Most college faculty, though, were not exposed to this research during their graduate training and most college students have never been taught how to learn more efficiently. In this session, we'll discuss some of the most common neuromyths that many faculty and students share, what research tells us about effective learning strategies, and how we might use findings from cognitive science research to improve our course design and help our students learn about and adopt more effective learning strategies.

Session 59: Is There Another (Easier) Way to Collect Learning Outcome Data?
Time: 1:00 - 1:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Recording
Presenters: Sandra Bargainnier, Deborah Furlong, Mary Ann Preston, Nicole Wise, Murat Yasar 
In late spring, the integration between Brightspace and AEFIS was established. This allows course instructors to link assignments in Brightspace directly to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) in AEFIS and automatically capture assessment results. A small workgroup has been laying the foundation for this work. This session will provide an overview of the mapping and linking process, along with steps for moving forward. 

Session 60: Mastering Productivity: Unleashing the Power of Google Calendar and Gmail
Time: 1:00 - 1:20
Location: Penfield 215 / Recording
Presenter: Chuck Beedy
In this presentation, dive into the world of Google Calendar and Gmail to unlock a new level of productivity. Discover the powerful features and hidden gems that can transform the way you manage your time, organize your schedule, and communicate effectively. Learn how to streamline your workflow, collaborate seamlessly, and stay on top of your tasks with the integration of Google Calendar and Gmail. Whether you're a Faculty or Staff, this presentation will equip you with valuable tips and strategies to maximize your productivity using these essential Google tools. Don't miss out on this opportunity to become a productivity pro.

Session 61: Getting started with iClicker Cloud
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
Location: Penfield 123 / Not recorded
Presenter: John Kane
This workshop session is designed to provide an overview of the features of iClicker cloud. Participants in this workshop will explore the features of the iClicker cloud polling platform, set up their own instructor account, and to connect this platform with the roster and gradebook in one or more of their Brightspace courses.

Session 62: Turnitin: Deeper Learning
Time: 2:00 - 2:50
To be rescheduled for late summer
Academic integrity policies help students meet institutional and course expectations while acting with integrity. But how can we help students better understand and avoid plagiarism? Do students have the right research and source credibility skills? Does the nature of the assignment impact the Similarity Score? We will identify best practices and discuss what key factors must be taken into account when interpreting the Turnitin Similarity Score both as the student and as the instructor.