CTL Lunch and Learn – Accessible and Affordable Learning Materials
Tuesday October 10, 2023 at 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Are you passionate about making higher education more accessible and affordable for your students? Make plans to attend the next CTL Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, October 10, at noon in the MUB Alumni Lounge, featuring the Committee for Accessible and Affordable Learning Materials (CAALM).
During the luncheon members of CAALM will introduce the committee’s mission and discuss three critical areas of focus that promise to improve the way we approach course materials:
1. Enhancing Course Material Affordability:
Discover how inclusive access agreements with publishers can help reduce the burden of expensive textbooks and course materials. We’ll shed light on innovative strategies to make education more cost-effective without compromising quality.
2. Embracing Open Educational Resources (OER):
Explore the world of Open Educational Resources and learn how to find course materials tailored to your discipline. There is a wealth of freely available resources that can enrich your curriculum while reducing financial strain on your students.
3. Ensuring Digital Accessibility:
It’s time to ensure that your instructional materials are inclusive for all students, regardless of their abilities. We’ll share insights on the importance of the digital accessibility of course materials, including ebooks, PDF documents, slide presentations, and video recordings.
This Lunch and Learn event promises to be a source of inspiration, innovation, and collaboration. Lunch will be provided to those who register in advance. We look forward to seeing you there! Contact the CTL (ctl@mtu.edu) with any questions.
CTL Workshop: Enhancing Canvas Course Design Using DesignPlus
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 2:00pm – 3:00pm,
Would you like to develop a high quality, engaging course using a modern and professional looking course template? Plan to attend the instructional design team from the William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning for a workshop about enhancing Canvas course design using DesignPlus tools. We will introduce DesignPlus and the course template, review how to import the course template, and show you how you can customize it for your own course. This workshop will focus on the most common and easy course design features to help you build a high quality professional looking course. No advanced technical skills are necessary.
Registration for this event can be found here.
CTL Coffee Chat- Michigan Tech Writing Center: Supporting Students
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
You’re invited to the next CTL Coffee Chat on Tuesday, October 17, at 3:30. Claire Helakoski, Assistant Director of the MTU Writing Center, will discuss the Center’s role, the different types of plagiarism that instructors might encounter in student work, and provide practical insights on effective language to discuss citing issues with your students. We’ll also review the Turnitin (TII) similarity tool, demonstrate how to enable this feature in a Canvas-based writing assignment and provide guidance for interpreting Turnitin reports.
Registration for this event can be found here.
CTL Lunch and Learn – Essential Education Experience
Monday, October 23, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00 PM
Learn more about the Essential Education Experience at our next CTL Lunch and Learn.
One of the signature pieces of the new Essential Education curriculum is the Essential Education Experience. This credit-bearing experience will give all Michigan Tech undergraduate students an opportunity to use what they are learning in their general education coursework to engage in collaborative, project-based work that connects them with the local community or with global partners. Join leaders from the Essential Education implementation leadership team to learn more about the Essential Education Experience and share your ideas about the kinds of innovative opportunities we can develop to address this new requirement.
Registration for this event can be found here.