Lunch & Learn: Professional Development Series 2014-2015 and CU Online are pleased to sponsor the 2014-2015 Lunch & Learn series that provides faculty the opportunity to meet and network with their colleagues across campus and learn about resources to support and enhance teaching, research funding and creative activities while enjoying lunch. The 2014-2015 Lunch & Learn schedule and registration is posted on the Lunch will be provided at these informal sessions where facilitated discussions encourage open conversation amongst all participants. DATE/TIME TOPIC DESCRIPTION LOCATION REGISTRATION September 12, 2014 11:30am - 1pm Great Tips for Page Design in Canvas Canvas provides a powerful page editor where you can build beautiful content pages. See tons of examples and learn tips and tricks for making these pages shine, including strategies for typography, graphics, and multimedia embeds. Lawrence Street Center, Room 360 September 18, 2014 11:30am – 1:00 pm Technology and Teaching: Maximizing Tools and Applications Taking the “digital leap” and adopting instructional technologies that are increasingly a part of education can be daunting, whether you’re a new or seasoned instructor. Understanding the benefits to both you and the students is merely the first step in utilizing cutting edge tools and applications when teaching. Lawrence Street Center, Room 745 September 19, 2014 11:30am - 1pm The Canvas Gradebook-How it Works! Do you know your gradebook works or do you just think so? Is your gradebook organized? Do your students know where they stand? Are you confident in their final grades? Learn best practices and common pitfalls. Lawrence Street Center, Room 360 October, 7, 2014 12pm-1pm RTP Information Session for Tenure- Track Faculty Provost Nairn and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Laura Goodwin will host an information and Q & A session regarding the tenure process. Lawrence Street Center Room 1145 October 10, 2014 11:30am - 1pm Using TurnItin for Plagiarism Detection TurnItin is a powerful plagiarism detection tool built into Canvas. Come learn how to use the tool for plagiarism detection, get tips for implementation and share ideas for reducing plagiarism. Lawrence Street Center, Room 360
2015 12pm-1pm University’s and your Individual Obligations under Title IX/Sexual Harassment Cardenas for a conversation regarding the recent investigation of UCD by the Office of Civil Rights. In addition, the University’s process for handling sexual harassment complaints will be addressed. Several hypothetical scenarios will be presented for discussion. Street Center TBD April 7, 2015 12pm-1pm EndNote-Citation Management Software Organizing your references has never been easier. Learn how you can collect and organize references, store article pdf files and write manuscripts in the specific style you need to use. This hands-on workshop will feature both the EndNote desktop software and online versions. Don’t wait to make learning “citation management software” a resolution for next year! We’ll have computers with all the software installed, but if you prefer to bring your own, that works too. Auraria Library Jackson Enhanced Learning Center (ELC) B