This will be our space for sharing DEeL-related news, upcoming events, as well as a listing of our past events. Check in frequently, as this page will be updated monthly.
Thursday, September 18, 2023
UNCW’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning Instructional Design team facilitated professional development training for faculty within the School of Health & Applied Human Sciences (SHAHS) that focused on best practices in online teaching and learning.
Dr. Lindsey Nanney, Associate Director for Academic and Students Affairs within SHAHS, remarked on the impact of this training, “The custom workshop DEeL created for our online and hybrid instructors in the SHAHS was a great way to start the semester. Our instructors felt comfortable asking questions, sharing their ideas and gained value insight from DEeL and colleagues. They left feeling more confident and competent teaching online when they left”.
Training topics varied from increasing social presence to cultivating meaningful online learning experiences, all essential to building a strong foundation within an online course. As a result of this collaboration, customized training sessions are being developed to better assist SHAHS faculty that are new to online teaching in the upcoming semester.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's (UNCW) Office of Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) started the fall 2023 semester by teaming up with faculty from the Cameron School of Business for program-specific workshops. DEeL collaborated with professors in the M.S. in Finance & Investment Management, M.S. in Business Analytics, and M.S. in Supply Chain Management programs to brainstorm and prepare for the upcoming fall term.
The workshops, led by Colin Taper, DEeL Instructional Technology and Video Services Manager, and Zach Morgan, DEeL Interim Director of Instructional Design, were held over two days. They covered reviewing program objectives, techniques to increase faculty presence in online courses, available tools and resources for faculty and students, and more. Though focused on distance learning, the sessions provided helpful best practices that could be applied to in-person and hybrid formats as well.
Nivine Richie, faculty in the Cameron School of Business, remarked, "It was a pleasure collaborating with the DEeL team to create and deliver workshops for our specialized online masters programs. The instructional designers really heard us as we described our program needs and developed interactive sessions to help us achieve our goals."
Steve Horan, also Cameron School of Business faculty, added, "As professionals, we are constantly honing our craft. The online learning workshop delivered by DEeL was a tremendous help in that endeavor. Colin and the DEeL team gave us confidence to leverage our unique skills and keep us focused on identifying and enabling student outcomes in an online format."
The fall semester collaboration and workshops display DEeL's commitment to working with faculty to optimize online education at UNCW. By partnering early and often, DEeL helps instructors prepare for and execute high-quality distance learning experiences for students.
Monday, August 21, 2023
Distance Education and eLearning is offering up vendor trainings for our UNCW supported, instructional technology tools. These include Respondus, Echo360 and VoiceThread. Visit our pprofessional development page to learn more.
Thursday, August 3, 2023
UNCW’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning, has launched new content in the DEeL Tutorial Portal about Turnitin's AI Detection Feature within Canvas. This content shares about how to access Turnitin's AI Detection Feature within Canvas, how to mitigate a potential AI Submission in your course, how to design a course with AI in mind and more. This content provides numerous resources in regards to generative AI writing, guides and rubrics when working with potential generative AI submissions. Read more.
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 2023
The video production team in UNCW’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning, in collaboration with Dr. April Braswell, Associate Professor, School of Nursing (UNCW College of Health and Human Sciences) has been awarded a Silver Telly in this year’s 43rd annual Telly Awards.
The Office of Distance Education and eLearning was a Silver Award winner in the “Series – Online” category for its Pediatric Comfy Care Clinic project, a virtual advanced practice nursing clinic developed by Dr. April Braswell in a pediatric doctoral course in the UNCW School of Nursing program.
Video Producer, Jack Horn shared, “Dr. April Braswell has been able to craft some creative scenarios for the students. I was consistently impressed with her hard work and dedication to this project we produced. I believed her creativity really helped the students to learn each scenario in a fun and informative way.
The Telly Awards was the perfect place to enter Dr. Braswell's project. It's an international showcase that receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. So to win a Silver Telly award is a very exciting honor to be recognized with some of the top winners worldwide.”
Thursday, August 9, 2023
Teaching, Learning, and Library Services (TLLS) is honored to invite you to our August 24, 2023 Open House! Join your colleagues from Randall Library, the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), and the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) for an afternoon spotlighting opportunities, services, and upcoming events for UNCW faculty and instructional staff.
Guests can circulate between themed tables, attend informal mini-sessions, and enjoy coming together at the beginning of a new academic year. You’ll also have a chance to check out some of the fantastic current (and future!) spaces that Randall Library has to offer.
And, if all of the above isn’t quite enough, there will also be giveaways!
Refreshments and light snacks will be served. Please contact crowes@uncw.edu with questions.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
View our ReCharge panelist session, Designing With Quality in Mind.
Dr. Florence Martin (NCSU) shared about asynchronous and synchronous course design, facilitation and assessment strategies used by award-winning online instructors. Dr. Katherine Saul (NCSU) addressed the importance of course alignment and LMS organization in creating a clear, effective, and welcoming online learning environment. Additionally, Dr. Ellen Pearson (UNCA) discussed tips for cultivating student engagement and developing a relationship of trust and open communication, in asynchronous and synchronous virtual learning environments.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
The video production team in UNCW’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Sciences, has been awarded a Silver Telly in this year’s 42th annual Telly Awards.
The team’s video, titled “Ft. Fisher Field Trip,” placed in the general non-broadcast category. The project was created to support student learning in the environmental sciences labs. Due to the pandemic, the video was a component of a revised, traditionally face-to-face lab course to accommodate remote learning.
LinkedIn Learning now integrates with Canvas. For more information, visit our LinkedIn Learning page at our DEeL Tutorial Portal.