Fall Meet & Greets
Missouri Online is hosting Meet & Greet events on all four campuses throughout October! Members from Design Services, Program Coordination, Academic Technologies, and Recruitment and Student Support are scheduled to participate in selected campus visits.
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, course analytics, program development, retooling, market research, faculty development, programmatic support and certifications, and student recruitment.
We look forward to seeing you at your campus! Learn more about each event:
- University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou): Thursday, Oct. 3
- University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC): Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1 to 3 p.m. Faculty Commons at Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor
- Missouri University of Science and Technology: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1 to 3 p.m. Curtis Laws Library 203
- University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL): Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1 to 3 p.m. Express Scripts Hall, Room 105
Artificial Intelligence Resources
Find yourself with a question about AI? Look no further than signing up for a 25-minute, 1:1 consultation with a Missouri Online staff person. Ask us about tools, how to use it in your courses, prompt writing, university policy recommendations or your AI concerns.
We also encourage you to review the comprehensive AI section on our website which has information on tools, UM System policies and resources for instructors and students.
Fall 2024 AI series events:
There is still time to sign up for the remaining events in our Fall AI series but space is limited in some events. Register now to save your spot!
- The end or the beginning? (Reframing) the future of writing assignments in the age of AI: Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
- AI plagiarism, cheating and academic integrity: Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
- AI prompt writing workshop: Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. Space is limited!
- AI intermediate prompt writing workshop: Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. Space is limited!
UDOIT Accessibility Tool in Canvas
Did you miss the news? The Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced "You Do It”), is available in Canvas to help you check for digital accessibility barriers, and now you and your students can download alternate versions of Canvas files. See Understanding UDOIT to get started. If you’d like hands-on practice, register to attend our upcoming online training event on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m.
Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference
Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference (FTTC) is a regional conference hosted by UMSL offering virtual sessions on October 3 and 4 for faculty and staff across disciplines engaged in course and curriculum development or academic technology support. Keynote speaker Dr. José Antonio Bowen will present Thursday at 9 a.m. on AI in education, and Bonni Stachowiak, host of “The Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast”, will present at 1 p.m. on reflective practices and AI tools. The conference will also feature innovation sharing, technology workshops and vendor presentations. Register now for this enriching experience!
Online Teaching Learning Lab
The University of Missouri-Columbia, the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Missouri-St. Louis instructors are invited to participate in our fall Online Teaching Learning Lab on Oct. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. This session, facilitated by Missouri Online instructional designers, will be held in multiple modalities via Zoom and on the three campuses. All sessions will be hybrid (in-person/online) with hands-on help available. To assist with planning for this and future sessions, please complete the Online Teaching Learning Lab survey. The survey includes details and a Zoom link for the session. For any questions, please contact Missouri Online at teachingonline@umsystem.edu.
Hypothes.is Academy
For those interested in engaging their students in social annotation, these courses, offered by Hypothes.is, are asynchronous and generally take about three-and-a-half to five hours in total. Participants receive a badge and certificate at the end of the course.
Mid-Semester Questions to Ask Your Students Hybrid Session
All UM System educators are invited to register for a hybrid session on Oct. 18 at noon at MU’s Teaching for Learning Center and via Zoom. Explore how and why to incorporate mid-semester feedback surveys into your courses. Surveys are valuable for in-person and online instructors to gain insights into what is working along with improvements that can be made before the semester ends. Surveys also show students that educators care about teaching. Presenters are Dr. Bethany Stone (Curators' distinguished teaching professor of biological sciences, Mizzou) and Dr. Liz du Plessis (instructional design manager, Missouri Online). Dr. Stone will share a Canvas survey she has used for mid-semester feedback, how students responded and how she used the feedback. Dr. du Plessis will demonstrate how to create anonymous surveys using Qualtrics, Google, non-graded quizzes in Canvas, and the Missouri Cares About Teaching (MoCAT) survey. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences.
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