• ReFocus Week 3 (Round 2): Interactive Workshop

    Week 3 will focus on content creation and curation. Three concurrent sessions will be provided, and each will be recorded for later viewing on the ReFocus Online website. Registration is required.  Please register here: https://learn.umw.edu/refocus/registration.html Core Session-Accessible Online Course Content (Jerry Slezak and Shannon Hauser, Digital Learning Support and Danielle Smith, Office of Disability Resources). […]

  • ReFocus Q&A Session

    You will have an opportunity to brainstorm ideas with the larger campus community. The only agenda is your questions. Q&A session links will be sent out in the ReFocus Online News update each week. Registration is not required.

  • ReFocus Week 4 (Round 2): Interactive Workshop

    Week 4 will focus on engagement. Three concurrent sessions will be provided, and each will be recorded for later viewing on the ReFocus Online website. Registration is required.  Please register here: https://learn.umw.edu/refocus/registration.html Concurrent session descriptions coming soon.  

  • ReFocus Q&A Session

    You will have an opportunity to brainstorm ideas with the larger campus community. The only agenda is your questions. Q&A session links will be sent out in the ReFocus Online News update each week. Registration is not required.

  • Getting Started Forum–Canvas

    We will review the Provost’s email with Canvas expectations for all Fall 2020 classes and highlight resources to build your own Canvas sites. The majority of time will be devoted to questions and idea sharing among participants. See Victoria Russell’s e-mail, “CfT and DLS Programming: August 10-13” for link to this Zoom meeting.

  • Teaching Demonstration with Melissa Wells–Canvas Gradebook

    Melissa Wells, Center for Teaching Faculty Fellow, will share strategies for building and managing your Canvas Gradebook. Bring your questions–there will be several opportunities to share during the demonstration. See Victoria Russell’s e-mail, “CfT and DLS Programming: August 10-13” for link to this Zoom meeting.

  • Getting Started Forum–Engagement

    This summer, you’ve learned how to build it all. Now you’re wondering–if I build it, will they come? Bring your questions and ideas for creating community and engagement virtually. See Victoria Russell’s e-mail, “CfT and DLS Programming: August 10-13” for link to this Zoom meeting.

  • Teaching Demonstration with Cartland Berge–Zoom Integration with Canvas

    Cartland Berge, Director of the Digital Knowledge Center, will demonstrate Zoom integration into Canvas. Learn how this integration can make it easier to schedule, manage, and share Zoom sessions with students through your Canvas sites. See Victoria Russell’s e-mail, “CfT and DLS Programming: August 10-13” for link to this Zoom meeting.

  • Canvas Refresh Workshop

    When students enter your Canvas site, what message do they receive about your course? Do they feel welcomed? Can they find information they need? Does your site reflect what makes your course engaging? Join us to learn small design strategies in Canvas that humanize your digital classroom. Please reach out to Victoria Russell (vrussel3@umw.edu) for […]

  • Playful Engagement Workshop

    You have used breakout rooms, discussion boards, and every version of small and whole group discussion. Feeling a little bored? Curious about how to create class activities that can work across class formats? In this workshop, we will demonstrate interactive activities using digital templates that adapt to face-to-face, hybrid, and online class formats. Please reach […]

  • Syllabus Challenge Workshop with Dr. Kim Case

    One of the first cues of welcome and affirmation come from your syllabus. Why not make the most of this document to get students off to the best possible start in your course? Join Dr. Kim Case, Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, in the Syllabus Challenge to take your […]