| Sakai 101 | Designed for those who have little to no experience using Sakai. This webinar will show you how to navigate the LMS as well as introduce its main tools. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer, Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer | 35:19 | Sakai 101 for Faculty | Sakai 101 |
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| Sakai Gradebook and Attendance | Learn how to correctly set-up and use the Gradebook tool in Sakai. Topics include adding items manually, linking grades from tools, categories & weighting, extra credit, and more! It also covers recording student attendance in the Attendance tool and linking attendance to your gradebook. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | 39:08 | Sakai Gradebook | Sakai Gradebook |
| Turnitin Originality | In this webinar, we will explore Turnitin Originality. Learn how the tool integrates with Sakai, how to read the Similarity report, and what the AI Score means as well as tips for addressing suspected plagiarism and AI use with your students. | Dr. Merilee Madera, Instructional Designer | 1:02:18 | Turnitin Originality | |
| Using Rubrics in Sakai | This webinar explores the development of good grading rubrics and explains how to add them to a course in Sakai. Participants will learn how to grade forums, assignments and tests & quizzes using rubrics they create in the Sakai Rubrics tool. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer, Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer | 25:42 | Using Rubrics in Sakai | Using Rubrics in Sakai |
| Sakai Tools for Interaction: Clogs, Blogs, Polls, Conversations, Commons, and Chat | Looking for something different to create interaction in your course? If yes, then this webinar is for you. During the session, you will learn about several underutilized Sakai tools designed to facilitate both student to student and instructor to student interaction. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | No Recording | ||
| Mix it Up: Creating Different Questions Types in Sakai Tests & Quizzes | Tired of using only multiple choice and true/false questions in your exams? This webinar will show you how to create a variety of question types including fill in the blank, hotspot, matching, audio response, and survey. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | 57:08 | Mixing It Up: Creating Different Question Types in Sakai Tests & Quizzes | Mixing It Up: Creating Different Question Types in Sakai Tests & Quizzes |
| Sakai Gradebook and Attendance | Learn how to correctly set-up and use the Gradebook tool in Sakai. Topics include adding items manually, linking grades from tools, categories & weighting, extra credit, and more! It also covers recording student attendance in the Attendance tool and linking attendance to your gradebook. | Donna Schuler, Instructional Design Assistant, and Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer | No Recording | Sakai Gradebook | |
| Turnitin Originality | In this webinar, we will explore Turnitin Originality. Learn how the tool integrates with Sakai, how to read the Similarity report, and what the AI Score means as well as tips for addressing suspected plagiarism and AI use with your students. | Dr. Merilee Madera, Instructional Designer | 1:02:18 | Turnitin Originality | |
| Planning an Online Course | Thinking about developing an online or hybrid course? This webinar discusses the steps involved in course design and how to begin preparing on your own before you commit to working with an instructional designer. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | 38:45 | Planing an Online Course | Planning an Online Course |
| Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Alternatives to Written Assignments | Tired of assigning and grading the same essay assignments term after term? This webinar will introduce you to creative alternatives to the traditional essay that are sure to challenge and engage your students in a new way. | Dr. Merilee Madera, Instructional Designer |
Faculty Professional Development September 2023
| Session | Description | Presenter | Length | Video Links | PowerPoint Presentation |
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| Sakai Gradebook and Attendance | Learn how to correctly set-up and use the Gradebook tool in Sakai. Topics include adding items manually, linking grades from tools, categories & weighting, extra credit, and more! It also covers recording student attendance in the Attendance tool. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer | 39:44 | Sakai Gradebook and Attendance | Sakai Gradebook and Attendance PowerPoint |
| Turnitin Originality | In this webinar, we will explore Turnitin Originality. Learn how the tool integrates with Sakai, how to read the Similarity report, and what the AI Score means as well as tips for addressing suspected plagiarism and AI use with your students. | Merilee Madera, Director of Distance Education, Adjunct Faculty COEHP | 51:24 | Turnitin Originality | |
| Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom? | Merilee Madera, Director of Distance Education, Adjunct Faculty COEHP | 56:27 | Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom? | Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom | |
| Using Google Forms | This webinar will show you how to create a new Google Form, edit the form, choose question types, change themes, and utilize the settings feature. By the end, you’ll be a wiz at creating forms for data collection. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | 100:02 | Using Google Forms | |
| Optimizing Your Google Drive | Learn how to navigate your Google Drive including how to use, manage, organize, and share folders and files; stop, limit or change sharing; search; and sync your Google Drive across devices. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer and Donna Schuler, Instructional Design Assistant | 51:10 | Optimizing Your Google Drive | Optimizing Your Google Drive |
| Working with Google Docs | This webinar will show you how to create a new Doc, switch a Microsoft Word document to a Google Doc, insert smart chips, add citations, add a bibliography, add new items with the @ menu, and download Docs from the cloud. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | 54:56 | Working with Google Drive | Working with Google Drive |
| Getting Started with creating a Google Whiteboard | This webinar will show you how to create a Google Whiteboard. It’s an electronic Google Whiteboard that you can use in both online and face-to-face courses. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to create a new Google Whiteboard; write and draw on it; insert notes and images; share the Google Whiteboard; and duplicate, reorder, and delete frames. | Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer | Getting Started with Whiteboards | Getting Started with Whiteboards | |
| Maximizing Google Calendar | This webinar will show you how to work more effectively by using Google Calendar. By the end of the session, you’ll know how to establish a new calendar, create and respond to events, add notifications and reminders, and create appointment schedules. | Amanda Alford, Instructional Designer, and Cory Bougher, Instructional Designer | Maximizing Your Google Calendar | Maximizing Your Google Calendar |
Faculty Professional Developmen August 2023
| Session | Presenter | Length | Video Links | PowerPoint Presentation |
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| Sakai 101 for Faculty | Cory Bougher Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford Instructional Designer | 44.09 | Sakai 101 for Faculty | PowerPoint Presentation Sakai 101 for Faculty |
| Creating Assignments, Tests & Quizzes | Cory Bougher Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford Instructional Designer | 47:29 | Creating Assignments, Tests & Quizzes | PowerPoint Presentation Creating Assignments, Tests & Quizzes |
| Sakai Rubrics | Cory Bougher Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford Instructional Designer | 22:31 | Sakai Rubrics | PowerPoint Presentation Sakai Rubrics |
| Sakai Gradebook | Cory Bougher Instructional Designer and Amanda Alford Instructional Designer | 35:40 | Sakai Gradebook | PowerPoint Presentation Sakai Gradebook |
WLU Virtual Conference: VCON 2023
| Session | Presenter | Length | Video Links | PowerPoint Presentation |
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| Copyright for Educators | Roger Getz Dean of Elbin Library & Learning Resources | 1:06:57 | Copyright for Educators Link | PowerPoint Presentation Link |
| Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom? | Dr. Merilee Madera Director of Distance Education | 1:12:04 | Where Does Artificial Intelligence Fit in the Classroom | PowerPoint Presentation Link |
| Preparing to Design an Online Course | Cory Bougher Instructional Designer | 30:33 | Preparing to Design an Online Course | PowerPoint Presentation Link |
| Designing Grading Rubrics | Dr. Hilary Bougher-Muckian Assistant Professor of Early Intervention | 27:01 | Designing Grading Rubrics | PowerPoint Presentation Link |
| Enhance Your Courses with Edtech Tools | Amanda Alford Professional Development Specialist, Five Star Technology Solutions | 1:51:49 | Enhance Your Courses with Edtech Tools | PowerPoint Presentation Link |
WLU Virtual Conference: VCON 2022
Topic Recorded PowerPoint Presentation Length Link Creating Engaging Videos for Learning – Jared Thompson June 9, 2022 VCON 2022 Jared Thompson 1:08:07 Creating Engaging Videos for Learning A (Re)Examination Strategic Planning for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education – Dr. Monique Akassi June 9, 2022 55.29 A (Re)Examination Strategic Planning for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education Strategies and Resources for Engaging Students with Disabilities – Chris McPherson June 9, 2022 VCON 2022 Chris McPherson 44:51 Strategies and Resources for Engaging Students with Disabilities Online Learning Update – Lucy Kefauver June 9, 2022 VCON 2022 Lucy Kefauver Activating Social Annotation with Hypothesis in Sakai – Becky George June 9, 2022 VCON 2022 Becky George Cool Free Tools – Dr. Merilee Madera June 9, 2022 VCON 2022 Merilee Madera 35:53 Cool Free Tools Roundtables A: Sakai Q & A June 9, 2022 Roundtables B: Online Best Practices June 9, 2022 4.55 Online Best Practices
WLU Virtual Conference: VCON 2021
Topic Recorded Length Stored Link LiveText- Sarah West June 8, 2021 48:05 YouTube LiveText Library – Katy Zane June 8, 2021 38:26 YouTube Library Class for Zoom- Edmund Breitling June 8, 2021 55:14 YouTube Class for Zoom Tests & Quizzes- Merilee Madera and Sally Ayob June 8, 2021 53:29 YouTube Tests & Quizzes PowToon – Danielle Mehlman-Brightwell June 8, 2021 47:29 YouTube PowToon Copyright – Katy Zane June 9, 2021 1:09:01 YouTube Copyright Hypothes.is – Jeremy Dean and Meleesa Wohleber June 9, 2021 57:56 YouTube Hypothes.is Accessibility – Chris McPherson and Gaby Barbosa June 9, 2021 51:34 YouTube Accessibility OER – Jeremy Larance June 9, 2021 56:03 YouTube OER TurnItIn – Lucy Kefauver June 9, 2021 44:28 YouTube Turnitin