Professional Development Workshop Schedule
Below is a list of the upcoming whole group training opportunities and our self-paced options. Please check back frequently as new offerings are made available.
Fall 2022 Sessions
- August 2022
08/04 - Where Do I Start: Building a Course Online for the First Time
Session Description When you are facing a combination of new tools, lingo, skills, expectations, and rhythms, things can quickly become overwhelming.
Join us for this hour-long session where we will guide you through a series of prompts to help you focus your initial efforts to take your course online for a complete term. We'll cover some key characteristics of the online environment that will help you engage students and take advantage of some of the many benefits of online teaching and learning. You'll walk away with set of quick action steps and longer-term building blocks that you can use to cultivate immediate and future online course success.
This session addresses the designer role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can logically and efficiently organize my course and its content.
- I can create assessment descriptions that clearly and transparently communicate my expectations to students.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time August 4th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Where Do I Start" session
08/10 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time August 10th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
08/16 - Creating Successful Group Assignments in Canvas
Session Description Canvas can help make the setting up and managing of groups easier. Come learn more about how to create groups, group discussions and assignments, and manage groups online. The goal of this session is to increase your self-confidence in implementing group work in an online Canvas course
You will walk away with useful products that can be used immediately in any of your hybrid courses.
This session addresses the community builder role, focusing on the following skills:
- When creating brief and larger-in-scope group assignments, I can account for best practices such as individual accountability, mutual dependence, feedback regarding social skills, and purposeful reflection.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time August 16th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Register for "Creating Successful Group Assignments in Canvas" session
08/24 - A Helping Hand: Assisting Students with Course Workload
Session Description Assumptions. We all make them. One that we can erroneously make is that our students know how to effectively handle the workload that an undergraduate or graduate course places on them. Casting this assumption aside, this one-hour faculty panel discussion will showcase practical, proven design and facilitation approaches to assisting your students in the management of your course.
This session addresses the facilitator role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can conduct course evaluations while the course is running by 1) conducting frequent student evaluations 2) intentionally reflecting on the efficacy of the course and 3) examining results of properly aligned assessments.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time August 24th, 2:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST)
Register for the "A Helping Hand" session
08/30 - LinkedIn Learning Kickoff Meeting
Session Description The DEeL team is looking for twenty UNCW faculty members currently teaching online or hybrid courses to collaborate with us to pilot LinkedIn Learning beginning in Fall 2022.
Why partner with DEeL on this project?:
- Are you always looking for ways to enhance the online experience for your students?
- Are you interested in collaborating with your peers and serving as a pioneer in online education?
- Maybe there are items that you wish you had time to teach your students, but aren't sure how to fit it all in?
- When our students leave UNCW they will be ambassadors for your programs. Are there any additional skills that come to mind that you want your students to have when they represent the program? (communication, time management, leadership, interpersonal skills, etc.)
No need to stress, DEeL will be supporting you every step of the way!
Interested in learning more about our LinkedIn learning pilot?
Join us on August 30th at 2:00 pm for a 30 minute informational session via Zoom. During this session you will have the opportunity to ask questions about LinkedIn Learning and the faculty pilot. If you are unable to attend our informational session visit our website or email elearning@uncw.edu learn more.Date/Time August 30th, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)
- September 2022
09/06 - Tools to Communicate
Session Description Join us for this interactive session where you will learn how to utilize Canvas communication features and Zoom to engage and communicate online with your students. We will be discussing how best to place your announcements strategically in Canvas, how to set up and share your virtual office hours and your options when doing so. Lastly, we will discuss the best way to communicate via Canvas Speedgrader beyond the comment
09/14 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time September 14th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
09/21 - How to Use Scaffolding as Structural Support for Student Learning
Session Description In this 60-minute discussion, panelists will share their approaches to as well as best practices in instructional scaffolding in both online and in person spaces. For the purposes of the discussion, we will use the definition of scaffolding as outlined in Instructional Design Theories and Models volume 3: “Scaffolding – a variety of methods that include a sequence that gradually reduces and removes supports of various kinds (facing) and a sequence that gradually increases the acceptable standards of performance (shaping)” (39).
This session addresses the designer role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can design course material and assessments that activates my students' prior knowledge and maximizes the chance of transfer of knowledge, including the scaffolding of learner support.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time September 21st, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Register for "Scaffolding as Structural Support" session
09/27 - Being There: Instructor and Student Social Presence
Session Description Being There: Instructor and Student Social Presence: Do you worry that you cannot establish the same rapport with your online students as you do with your in-person students? Are you concerned that your students are not getting their social needs met in the online learning space? If so, you’re not alone, and this session is certainly for you! During this 1.5 hour session, you will be provided with practical steps you can take to ensure that both your personality and those of your students are present in your online course.
Date/Time September 27th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for "Being There" session
- October 2022
10/04 - Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) Workshop
Session Description The Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) workshop is a foundational workshop from Quality Matters (QM) that will provide you with an overview of the QM rubrics and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses. In addition, you will also learn to apply the concept of alignment and a research driven peer review process for course improvement.
It’s $200 value workshop that DEeL is bringing to you at no cost. A great investment to get you prepared in designing quality online courses for your students. Register Today!!
Recommended for:
- Those who are new to online and blended course design
- Those currently teaching online and would like to learn about best practices in course design
- Those who wish to explore the benefits of QM course review process
Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize the foundational concepts of Quality Matters.
- Identify the critical elements of the QM quality assurance program, including the QM Rubric, materials, processes, and administrative components.
- Apply the QM Rubric to review online courses.
- Make decisions on whether the demo course meets selected QM Rubric Standards.
- Apply the concept of alignment.
- Draft helpful recommendations for course improvement by citing annotations from the QM Rubric and evidence from the course.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time October 4th - 18th
10/04 - Measuring Student Performance Within Canvas
Session Description Are you using Canvas to increase motivation, participation, and progression?
In this session, participants will have the opportunity to listen to Dr. Rick Olsen, UNCW Communication Studies Chair, share about the importance of utilizing Canvas tools to help measure student performance. Part 1 of this session will focus on the tools that are available to you and how to put them into action in your Canvas Course. Part 2 will focus on the interpretation or how to read that data and to help you think about, what does this information mean? Part 3 will focus on the follow up to that data and the action plan.
This session addresses the technician role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can utilize (i.e. access and interpret) various Canvas tools (ex. analytics, gradebook, Quiz analytics) to assess student engagement and performance.
Date/Time October 4th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Measuring Student Performance" session
10/12 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time October 12th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
10/20 - Large Class? Let’s Talk Feedback
Session Description The online environment offers a variety of ways for you to provide effective and meaningful feedback to your students. During this 60-minute synchronous session, our panelists, Tom Dorgan, Kirsten Kringle-Baer, and Matt Sayball, will share their journey to embracing the use of text, audio, and video to provide feedback in their larger online courses.
Our panelists will discuss ways to utilize platforms such as Canvas and VoiceThread to generate student feedback that is meaningful and timely for both the learner and the instructor.
This session addresses the facilitator role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can provide feedback using a variety of modalities (ex. text, audio, video).
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time October 20th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Register for the "Let’s Talk Feedback" session
10/26 - What's New in Canvas?
Session Description Join a member of the Learning Management Team for this quick, 30-minute, session to learn about the latest updates in Canvas. The presenter will be available for questions following the presentation.
Date/Time October 26th, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EST)
- November 2022
11/1 - Using VoiceThread for Student Presentations and Discussions
Session Description Please note that this training is for UNCW faculty and staff only.
Given the surge in VoiceThread usage at UNCW we have added new features to our VoiceThread instance including automatic captioning, a new assignments interface and a new VoiceThread Universal interface.Join us for an overview of these new features led by VoiceThread Lead Trainer George Haines. There will be an opportunity for Q&A following his presentation.
Date/Time November 1st, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
Register for the "Using VoiceThread" session
11/09 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time November 9th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
11/15 - Alignment in Action: The Process of Achieving Course Alignment
Session Description We often hear the term alignment, but what does that mean in the context of online learning? As defined by Quality Matters, course alignment is the concept that all critical course components work together to ensure students achieve the desired learning outcomes. A well-aligned course can significantly increase student success; however, the course alignment process can seem like a daunting task if you don’t know where to start.
In this one-hour session, UNCW faculty member, Dr. Daisyane Barreto, will demonstrate her personal process for achieving course alignment and share effective strategies, tools, and tips that can be used to attain course alignment in your own courses.This session addresses the designer role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can effectively achieve alignment between course-level objectives, module-level objectives, assessments, instructional materials, instructional activities, and course tools.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time November 15th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Alignment in Action" session
11/18 - Getting Started with Echo360 and Universal Capture
Session Description Creating videos for your course will allow you to capture your student’s attention and build a deeper connection within your online course. Your students will see you, your emotions, and your intentions, which builds trust and helps the learning process be more engaging.
This virtual session introduces faculty to the best practices for creating accessible videos using UNCW’s video streaming platform, Echo360, and screencasting software, Universal Capture.
This session will primarily answer the following questions:
- Should I use Echo360 or Universal Capture?
- What are the best practices for video creation?
- How do I share my videos in my course?
- How can I increase video engagement with my students?
- How do I make my video accessible?
- Who do I contact for support?
Don’t worry about all the fancy video production terms or film editing techniques! All you need is 20 minutes to create a simple, accessible, and engaging video for your students. This session is your golden ticket if you are new to video creation or just want to refresh your skills!Date/Time November 18th, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)
Register for "Getting Started with Echo360" session
Spring 2023 Sessions
- January 2023
01/11 -UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time January 11th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EST)
01/19 - Best Practices in Online Assessments
Session Description Many of us are familiar with best practices as they apply to assessments and quizzes taken in a face-to-face setting, but what about those delivered online?
This professional development focuses on the most significant considerations when designing a Canvas Quiz or Assessment. Specifically, the session focuses on creating a valid Canvas quiz and composing student- and instructor-friendly Canvas assignment descriptions.
This session addresses the designer and the technician roles, focusing on the following skills:
- I can create assessments (Assignments and Quizzes) with best practices in mind, including the use of Canvas rubrics when appropriate
- I can create assessment descriptions that clearly and transparently communicate my expectations to students.
Want to learn more about the designer role and others played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time January 19th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Best Practices in Online Assessments" session
01/24 - Personalized Isn't Problematic: Individual feedback in online courses
Session Description In this one-hour session, you will learn approaches to providing your learners with quality, individualized feedback. So, what makes for quality feedback? Three qualities are the following:
- It is focused on pre-established criteria.
- It uses clear, direct language that avoids jargon when possible.
- It promotes active engagement with feedback.
- And more!
This session addresses the facilitator role, focusing on the following skills:
- I provide effective, frequent feedback on student performance (either individually or generally) within pre-established timelines.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and others played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time January 24th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Register for "Personalized Isn't Problematic" session
- February 2023
02/06 - Faculty Panel Discussion: Leveraging Student-Created Goals & Activities
Session Description Instructors thoughtfully consider the goals of their courses and develop activities to foster successful achievement of those goals. But what about student goals – can we personalize and enhance the student experience by involving them in the process of goal setting and planning for success?
In this one-hour panel discussion session, faculty from UNCW’s School of Nursing will engage in dialogue about how they have integrated student-goal setting and student-developed activities into their practicum experience. Topics this session will address include:
- Why might I want to involve students in developing their own goals or activities?
- What are some course design considerations when providing opportunities for students to set their own goals?
- What are some details of a specific implementation of the Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycle in a graduate-level nursing course?
- What does effective coaching and feedback look like when students develop their own goals, plans, and activities by engaging in the PDSA cycle?
This session addresses the community builder role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can allow students to participate in developing certain course policies and elements (ex. grading policy, course syllabus)
Want to learn more about the designer role and others played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time February 6th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Leveraging Student-Created Goals & Activities" session
02/08 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time February 8th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
02/16 - What is LinkedIn Learning?
Session Description Did you know all UNCW faculty, staff, and students have FREE access to LinkedIn Learning? LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos.
LinkedIn Learning provides thousands of high-quality videos that are professionally produced and led by qualified subject matter experts across multiple disciplines. Whether you are looking to increase your knowledge and skills in data analysis, graphic design, project management, or professional writing, LinkedIn Learning can help!
Join us for a 30-minute session to learn how to set up and use your LinkedIn Learning account. This session is limited to UNCW faculty and staff.
Date/Time February 16th, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (EST)
02/21 - A Helping Hand: Assisting Students with Course Workload Part II
Session Description Assumptions. We all make them. One that we can erroneously make is that our students know how to effectively handle the workload that an undergraduate or graduate course places on them. Casting this assumption aside, this one-hour faculty demonstration/Q&A will showcase practical, proven design and facilitation approaches to assisting your students in the management of your course.
This session addresses the facilitator role, focusing on the following skill:
- I can proactively assist students in managing course workload.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time February 21st, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for "A Helping Hand" session
02/23 - Next Steps: Instructor and Student Social Presence
Session Description As you may have experienced before, the online environment can sometimes feel a bit isolating for both students and instructors. Join us for this one-hour session focused on increasing instructor and student social presence in online courses. During this session, you will have the opportunity to explore a variety of ways to promote student interactions and collaborate with your peers to discuss how these methods could be implemented within your online course.
This session addresses the Community Builder role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can create a safe environment for students to feel comfortable asking questions and sharing opinions.
- I can create appropriate opportunities for students to convey their personal characteristics to me and their peers, such as having students relate their personal experiences to course topics.
- I can create spaces for students to assist one another with subject matter and learning skills.
Want to learn more about the designer role and others played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page.
Date/Time February 23th, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Register for "Next Steps" session
- March 2023
03/15 - How are UNCW faculty using LinkedIn Learning with their students?
Session Description Perhaps you’ve heard about LinkedIn Learning but aren’t sure how to incorporate it into your online or hybrid course. Join this one-hour session as our faculty panelists showcase how they have chosen to incorporate Linked In learning strategically in their courses.
Date/Time March 15th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
Register for the "Using LinkedIn Learning with Students" session
03/21 - How to Deepen Dialogue in Online Discussion Boards
Session Description Would it be enough to create a discussion forum in Canvas and let it go? What do I need to consider before I create and use discussion boards effectively online? If these are some questions that you have caught yourself thinking about in the past couple of weeks, then this session is for you. In this session, you are guaranteed to walk away with a framework to help you get started.
This session addresses the community builder and designer roles, focusing on the following skills:
- I can include a self-introduction and provide a space for students to introduce themselves to me and their peers
- I can create appropriate opportunities for students to convey their personal characteristics to me and their peers, such as having students relate their personal experience to course topics.
- I can create assessment descriptions that clearly and transparently communicate my expectations to students.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page
Date/Time March 21st, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Deepen Dialogue" Workshop
03/24 - Using VoiceThread for Student Presentations and Discussions
Session Description Please note that this training is for UNCW faculty and staff only.
Given the surge in VoiceThread usage at UNCW we have added new features to our VoiceThread instance including automatic captioning, a new assignments interface and a new VoiceThread Universal interface. Join us for an overview of these new features led by VoiceThread Lead Trainer George Haines. There will be an opportunity for Q&A following his presentation.
Date/Time March 24th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Using VT for Student Presentations and Discussions" session
- April 2023
04/04 - The Basics of LinkedIn Learning
Session Description Have you heard the buzz around campus about LinkedIn Learning? Are you ready to learn how to use LinkedIn Learning in your course? During this one-hour session, we will demonstrate the how-tos of using LinkedIn Learning. By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Curate content for your learners or for professional development.
- Create learning paths for your learners or for professional development.
- Share content with your learners via share links and/or the Canvas integration
Date/Time April 4th, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
04/12 - UNCW Online Teaching Orientation & Refresher for New Faculty
Session Description This orientation session will be conducted by UNCW Distance Education and eLearning (DEeL) office and will cover tips and best practices for the online facilitation of learning as well as an overview of Canvas, UNCW's Learning Management System, and Canvas tools used for facilitation.
This will be a completely online, virtual 2-hour session held via Zoom. Faculty must register at least 24-hours in advance. There is one session a month available to register.
All sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from either 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST).
Date/Time April 12th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
04/13 - Using Echo360 at UNCW: Interactive Media (Embedded Polls)
Session Description Please note that this training is for UNCW faculty and staff only.
Did you know your Echo360 videos can be interactive by a click of a button?
During this 45-minute virtual session, Echo360 will introduce faculty and staff to the magic behind interactive media (embedded polls) and how this tool can increase student engagement within your online courses.
This session will primarily answer the following questions:
- What is interactive media (embedded polls)?
- What are the best practices for using interactive media in my online course?
- When should I use this tool in my online course?
- How will my students benefit from this tool?
Let's level up your Echo360 skills and dive deeper into UNCW's video streaming platform to explore ways to enhance student engagement through your video lectures.
Date/Time April 13th, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (EST)
Register for the "Using Echo 360 at UNCW" session
04/20 - Where Do I Start: Building a Course Online for the First Time
Session Description When you are facing a combination of new tools, lingo, skills, expectations, and rhythms, things can quickly become overwhelming.
Join us for this hour-long session where we will guide you through a series of prompts to help you focus your initial efforts to take your course online for a complete term. We'll cover some key characteristics of the online environment that will help you engage students and take advantage of some of the many benefits of online teaching and learning. You'll walk away with set of quick action steps and longer-term building blocks that you can use to cultivate immediate and future online course success.
This session addresses the designer role, focusing on the following skills:
- I can logically and efficiently organize my course and its content.
- I can create assessment descriptions that clearly and transparently communicate my expectations to students.
Want to learn more about the facilitator role and other played by online, hybrid, web-enhanced course instructors like you? Go to DEeL's professional development page.
Date/Time April 20th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Register for the "Where Do I Start" session
Self-paced Courses
To give faculty the flexibility to explore new ideas whenever they have time and space available to do so, DEeL has now created several asynchronous options. Faculty can enroll in the self-paced courses at any time and earn a certificate of completion in any of the courses listed below.
