Academic Technology

Participants will learn how VoiceThread can help educators provide multiple means of engagement, representation, action and expression for their courses. We will review all of VoiceThread’s accessibility features, including: closed captioning, automatic alt-text, video comments for ASL, and more.

The Hypothesis team will share how instructors are using collaborative annotation to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and critical thinking. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for social annotation, we will demonstrate how Hypothesis is used with course readings in your LMS. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to start incorporating social annotation into their courses to improve student outcomes.

Members from Design Services, Program Coordination, Academic Technology, and Recruitment and Student Support are scheduled to participate in Mizzou's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: 

• technology roadmap
• Artificial Intelligence
• accessibility in your course
• course analytics
• program development, retooling, market research
• faculty development, programmatic support and certifications
• student recruitment

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

• Account & Notifications Settings
• Editing the Course Navigation Menu
• Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
• Basics of using Discussions
• Assignments and Grades
• Editing the Syllabus
• Student view

This training is designed for faculty members who have mastered all of the basic technical aspects of using VoiceThread, but would like to see some alternate pedagogical approaches. We will take a deep dive into some uses cases that demonstrate how to incorporate elements of storytelling and game-based learning into your VoiceThread activities. We will discuss playback settings like “one conversation” and timed comments, and we will have an open Q&A throughout the training.

Members from Design Services, Program Coordination, Academic Technology, and Recruitment and Student Support are scheduled to participate in Mizzou's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: 

• technology roadmap
• Artificial Intelligence
• accessibility in your course
• course analytics
• program development, retooling, market research
• faculty development, programmatic support and certifications
• student recruitment

Members from Academic Technology are scheduled to participate in UMSL's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: Artificial Intelligence, accessibility in your course, course analytics and faculty development.

Members from Academic Technologies are scheduled to participate in UMSL's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: Artificial Intelligence, accessibility in your course, course analytics and faculty development.

Asking your class to annotate the syllabus allows you to introduce students to social annotation in a low-stakes way. Even better, you’re providing students with an opportunity to engage with the syllabus, to share ideas and to ask questions about the course in a way that sets the tone for engagement throughout the term. In this workshop, the Hypothesis team will review ideas and guidance for the collaborative syllabus annotation assignment. Participants can expect to come away from this session with a clear idea about how they can start incorporating collaborative annotation into their courses to improve student success..

Members from Academic Technology are scheduled to participate in UMKC's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: Artificial Intelligence, accessibility in your course, course analytics and faculty development.

Members from Academic Technology are scheduled to participate in UMKC's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: Artificial Intelligence, accessibility in your course, course analytics and faculty development.

Keeping students engaged in class is more challenging than ever, but the new iClicker Timer can make a big difference. Encourage your instructors to join us on April 17 at 12 PM Central/1 PM Eastern for a webinar introducing iClicker’s brand-new Timer Feature, designed to help students stay on track and focused during interactive activities. 

They’ll also hear from Christin Monroe, a chemistry professor at Landmark College, who specializes in teaching neurodiverse students and developing strategies to support attention and engagement. She’ll share best practices for managing student focus, pacing activities, and fostering participation in real-time. If your instructors are looking for ways to improve time management, encourage active thinking, or minimize distractions, this session will provide actionable strategies and a first look at how iClicker’s latest update can help. 

If you can't join us live, please sign up to receive a recording and other materials after the webinar is held. 

Members from Academic Technology are scheduled to participate in Missouri University of Science & Technology's campus visit.

Drop in at any time during the meet & greet to participate in collaborative conversations, pick up some Missouri Online swag, enjoy some refreshments, enter a drawing for prizes, ask questions and talk about your teaching goals.

Table topics will include: Artificial Intelligence, accessibility in your course, course analytics and faculty development.

In this workshop, you will learn how to create VoiceThreads and then add them to your Canvas course as lessons, discussions, or assessments. This will be a hand-on workshop where you can follow along with the activities and add VoiceThreads into your course modules.

This session covers the basics of setting up your Canvas course shell. Topics covered in this session include:

• Account & Notifications Settings
• Editing the Course Navigation Menu
• Understanding the difference between Modules, Pages, and Files
• Basics of using Discussions
• Assignments and Grades
• Editing the Syllabus
• Student view