Center for Faculty Development
Plan, Prepare and Engage Workshop Series
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Plan, Prepare and Engage (PPE) is a workshop series hosted by the Center for Faculty
Development (CFD) emphasizing course design through interactive workshops is set for
August 7 - 10, 2023. Now in its third year, the pre-semester workshop series' goal
is to hold these sessions prior to Faculty First Week in an effort to give faculty
and staff more time to make course design changes for the upcoming semester.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to bring their laptops and work on their courses
during open office hour sessions held in the CFD, International Center 319, on the
Hattiesburg campus. Most sessions will be held virtually via Zoom or Teams, but hybrid
offerings for open office hours in Hattiesburg and an active learning session will
be available on both the Gulf Park and Hattiesburg campuses.
Click to Register for PPE Workshops
SCHEDULE BY TOPIC
Active Learning: 5 Easy Tools You Can Begin Using Now | August 9 | 1:00 - 2:15 pm
Canvas Basics | August 7 | 9:00 - 10:15 am
Canvas Quizzes | August 7 | 1:00 - 2:15 pm
How Do I...In Canvas | August 10 | 10:00 - 11:15 am
Microsoft Forms | August 8 | 9:30 - 10:00 am
Accessibility With Your Online Courses | August 9 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric | August 11 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Open office hours in the Center for Faculty Development is a time faculty can work with ACUE trained colleagues, bounce ideas off CFD staff, or work quietly away from an office space that tends to be distracting. No registration is needed to just walk in to International Center 319, but if you'd like to take advantage of some virtual facetime with someone, please email CFDFREEMississippi.
- Tuesday, August 8 | 10:00 - 11:30 am
WORKSHOP DETAILS & REGISTRATION
Canvas Basics
Monday, August 7 | 9:00 - 10:15 am | Zoom
Presenter: Mark Ferguson, Director of Academic Technology, Office of Online Learning
The focus of this session is faculty who may be new to USM, faculty who may not have used Canvas before, and/or faculty who may be looking for a refresher with Canvas. This workshop demonstrates the basics of using Canvas. It briefly covers a range of topics. The session will start with a blank course, just like you will see when future semester courses are added in Canvas, and demonstrate how to add, create, and import various elements into a Canvas course.
Canvas Quizzes
Monday, August 7 | 1:00 - 2:15 pm | Zoom
Presenter: Mark Ferguson, Director of Academic Technology, Office of Online Learning
Quizzes in Canvas is an assessment tool used to facilitate text/exam style assessments with various question formats and delivery options. This workshop covers the basics of quiz construction, and delivery within Canvas, and briefly discusses proctoring options for online classes. Topics included within this workshop are:
· Creating a quiz
· Creating a question bank
· Importing Quiz files from an outside source
· Setting quiz delivery options
· Adding accommodations to a quiz
· What is proctoring
· How to setup proctoring
Microsoft Forms
Tuesday, August 8 | 9:30 - 10:00 am | Teams
Presenter: Mark Ferguson, Director of Academic Technology, Office of Online Learning
Forms is a survey tool built into Office 365. Every faculty, staff, and student at USM has access to this tool through their USM email accounts. It provides an easier, simpler, alternative to Qualtrics or Formstack that anyone at USM may be used to deliver surveys, collect information, or use live polling in your work inside and outside of the classroom. This workshop introduces attendees to the software and demonstrates how it could be used within various educational settings.
Accessibility With Your Online Courses
Wednesday, August 9 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Zoom
Presenter: Susan Rayborn, Instructional Support Specialist, Office of Online Learning
This session will introduce easy to use tools in both Microsoft and Canvas to make your online content accessible to all learners.
Active Learning: 5 Easy Tools You Can Begin Using Now
Wednesday, August 9 | 1:00 - 2:15 pm | Hybrid - Gulf Park - Library 204 | Hattiesburg
- International Center 319 | Virtual - Teams
Presenters: Kalyn Lamey, Lecturer, School of Coastal Resilience & Emileigh McCardle,
Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
During this workshop, participants will be presented with active learning strategies and ideas that can be quickly implemented into courses immediately with little to no prep time or course restructuring. Participants can opt to join us in person at either location - Gulf Park Library, Room 204 or Hattiesburg, International Center 319 - or virtually through Teams.
How Do I...In Canvas
Thursday, August 10 | 10:00 - 11:15 am | Zoom
Presenter: Mark Ferguson, Director of Academic Technology, Office of Online Learning
This session will cover topics of a "how do I" nature. The information presented is taken from questions the Office of Online Learning is asked throughout the semester by faculty and attempts to preemptively answer the question of "How do I... in Canvas?
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
Friday, August 11 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Teams
Presenter: Susan Rayborn, Instructional Support Specialist, Office of Online Learning
The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Online Learning is hosting the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop for Southern Miss faculty. Space is limited and registration closes 2 days before the date.
Learn the underlying principles behind the QM Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process. Learn about drafting helpful recommendations as you apply the Rubric to an actual course.
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