In This Issue
- The 2-Minute Mentor
- Upcoming Workshops
- Conferencing Coast to Coast: HICE
- In the CITI: February Workshops
- Featured Blog: Crafting Effective Assignment Guidelines
- IDEAx Conference Highlights
- Technology Tool Spotlight: PlayPosit
- Mark Your Calendars: Faculty Festival
- What Can We Do For You?
- Call for Proposals
Conferencing Coast to Coast: HICE
The CITI Team presented for the Hawaii International Conference on Education on the beautiful island of Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 3-6. The presentation topic was "Unleashing the Genius and Unlocking Creativity Using Digital Literacy at Winston-Salem State University."
General Education/Student Learning Outcome Workshops to Support Faculty with Aligning Assignments
To support faculty with the adoption and effective implementation of our four general education outcomes--Data Fluency, Oral Communication, Problem Solving and Written Communication--CITI will provide workshops and resources geared toward aligning assignments with the outcomes. The Office of Academic Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness (OASIE), will require attendance to one these workshops for any course that has a student learning outcome.
Please be on the lookout for more information regarding workshops dates and times, starting this month. In the meantime, please help us tailor future workshops and resources to your specific needs by accessing the survey below:
FEATURED BLOG
2023 IDEAx ANNUAL MEETING
On December 8, WSSU's Center for Innovative and Transformative Instruction was privileged to host the 2023 Annual Meeting for IDEAx. The Instructional Development Educational Alliance Exchange (IDEAx) is a learning science and professional development community. The meeting drew participants from institutions such as Fayetteville State, UNC-Charlotte, Virginia Union, Appalachian State and our own, Winston-Salem State University. Presenters from host institutions shared cutting edge, higher education strategies in programming, AI, project management, and learning outcomes, to name a few.
TECHNOLOGY TOOL SPOTLIGHT: PLAYPOSIT
Have you grown weary of assessing and gathering feedback from students the "old-fashioned" way? Would you like to learn an innovative, exciting tool to engage students that you can access now in your Canvas shells? If so, PlayPosit, a tool that allows for the design of interaction and questions with video content, may just be the tool for you. Use the buttons below to register for helpful seminars and access resources to jumpstart your journey into the world of PlayPosit!
CALL FOR PROPOSALS!!
"Magna Publications and Academic Leader invite proposals for concurrent sessions for the 2024 Leadership in Higher Education Conference, October 10–12, 2024 in Orlando.
The Leadership in Higher Education Conference provides an opportunity for educational leaders to learn innovative strategies, trends, and best practices for effective management from nationally recognized experts and to network with like-minded peers from a wide range of academic institutions. Our plenary presentations, concurrent interactive workshop sessions, and networking opportunities foster a climate of learning and collaboration. We’re looking for engaging and informative proposals on academic and administrative leadership in higher education. Conference sessions provide attendees with real-world solutions grounded in sound academic research and practice. This call is for 60-minute concurrent sessions. 60-minute concurrent sessions provide a highly focused how-to demonstration on a specific best practice or approach to leadership topics based on the tracks below. Submissions should focus on research-based, actionable strategies; case studies are permitted but should focus on lessons that are applicable to other institutions."
The deadline is February 11, 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by March 31, 2024. For more information on the conference and proposals, click the button below.
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