Schedule

Connect with your peers and enhance your teaching with multiple workshops offered. From improving the student experience to exploring cutting-edge classroom technology resources, and even delving into the realm of teaching and learning with AI, there’s something for everyone.

All sessions are hybrid, offering both Zoom and In-Person options at Academic Technology Services in 116 Pearson Hall.

KCTO Workshop Registration (In-Person and Zoom)

For Zoom Workshops, register via the individual Zoom links below.

Day 1 – Tuesday, January 23 (Zoom or In Person 116 Pearson)

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9:00 am 9:50 am

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AI for Writing and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges

By Lauren Kelley & Maria Barefoot

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we interact with technology and the world around us. AI also has the ability to enhance our writing and learning experiences, while simultaneously calling into question ethical considerations and potential challenges. In this presentation, we will explore how to leverage AI for writing and learning purposes, while being mindful of the implications and limitations of AI-generated content.This interactive two-part presentation aims to explore the use of AI in these contexts, providing participants with the knowledge and tools to utilize AI effectively and ethically.

Part 1: AI-Enhanced Writing – Maintaining Authenticity in Academic Writing Objective: To demonstrate how AI, including tools like Perplexity and Google Bard, can enhance writing tasks without compromising individual creativity and expression. Key Topics: Strategies for integrating AI in writing, maintaining an authentic voice, ensuring accuracy, and assessing content relevance and quality.

Part 2: AI in Education – A Practical Approach to Enhanced Learning Objective: To explore the practical application of AI in educational settings, focusing on its role in reinforcing student learning.

Key Topics: Development of AI-powered study aids, facilitation of language learning through AI, creation of practice questions, and navigating the ethical landscape of AI-generated educational content.

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10:00 am - 10:50 am

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Poll Everywhere: A Toolkit for Attendance, Syllabus Review and Knowledge Checks

By Racine Lewis, Jamie Summerfield, Lauren Kelley

This workshop delves into the practical use of Poll Everywhere for elevating student engagement and participation. We will focus on leveraging Poll Everywhere for attendance tracking, interactive syllabus reviews and knowledge checks, as well as answer any questions you may have about the tool.

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11:00 am - 11:50 am

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Capture Space: Classified. 7 surprising insights about your Canvas videos

By Ali Pawlowski

Myth: Video content creation is complex and too time-consuming. Fact: You’re just a few clicks away from masterfully creating, storing, and sharing videos! In this tell-all session, we’ll disclose 7 of our “top-secret” tips to innovate the way you use your Canvas videos, expertly utilize Capture Space, and become an overnight content creation pro.

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12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

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Exploring Ethical AI Use in Teaching and Research: A Guided Discussion

By Xuan Cai, Lauren Kelley, Racine Lewis, Rafi Turitz-Sweifach

This session aims to provide a platform for exploring the ethical dimensions of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into academic work, teaching, and research. The primary focus will be on facilitating in-depth discussions and providing guidance to navigate the ubiquitous landscape of AI ethics.

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1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

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Beyond the Lecture: Strategies and Best Practices for Adopting Technologies in Large Classes

By Xuan Cai, Joe Rapposelli

This session presents the strategic use of technology guided by the SAMR model which can not only manage the challenges of scale but also enrich the educational experience. We will particularly highlight tools like Perusall, emphasizing their role in making education more interactive, engaging, and tailored to individual student needs.

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2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

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Problem Based Learning and AI

By Phil Duker, Agnes Ly

Join us for a session that navigates the advantages and challenges of AI, framing its integration into problem-based learning (PBL). We will begin with a short PBL experience to spur discussion. Then, we will move into hands-on activities using tools like ChatGPT to demonstrate ways in which AI can help brainstorm and scaffold classroom activities. This session will enhance both your own teaching and your students’ learning.

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3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

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Accessible Course Design

By Molly Thomas

Accessibility is often overlooked but is extremely important in your course design. This session will help you learn easy (and quick) skills to make your online course more accessible for all learners. (Presentation will focus on why accessibility is important, and simple things that faculty can do in their Canvas site – headings, alt text, pdfs, etc.)

Participants attending this workshop in person are strongly encouraged to bring their laptop or device!

Day 2 – Wednesday, January 24 (Zoom or In Person 116 Pearson)

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9:00 am - 9:50 am

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FeedbackFruits Office Hours

By Jessica Schroeder, Jamie Summerfield, IT-ATS; Julia Wysocka, FeedbackFruits

Have you seen videos on how the Peer Review and Group Member Evaluation tools from FeedbackFruits can increase student engagement and reduce faculty’s administrative burden? Do you want to implement FeedbackFruits into your course, but still have a few questions? Come to FeedbackFruits Office Hours, where representatives from Academic Technology Services at UD as well as FeedbackFruits support will be present for faculty to drop in and get specific about FeedbackFruits implementation. Let us talk through your assessments and help you and your students get set up for success!

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10:00 am - 10:50 am

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Making the Transition to iClicker Cloud

By David Maltby, iClicker rep, Jamie Summerfield, and Beth Cartwright

Starting January 2024, iClicker Classic software will no longer be supported. To continue using iClicker with roster synchronization, you must upgrade to iClicker Cloud. Physical bases and remotes in the classroom can still be used. Join us for this vendor-led workshop to learn how you can transition.

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11:00 am - 11:50 am

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Informal Formative Assessments (IFAs): Kahoot, Poll Everywhere, and Canvas Quizzes

By Eric Szot and Rachel Lapp

Part I will be an overview of what formative assessments are, and getting faculty to participate in an example. Part II is how / when / why they’re helpful to students and professors alike. Part III is an intro to some tools for informal formative assessments, like kahoot, poll everywhere, and canvas quizzes, and helping faculty to use them as examples.

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12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

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Introduction to Gradescope – A new tool pilot

By Pre-recorded vendor training with Beth Cartwright and Jamie Summerfield to facilitate

The Gradescope pilot is available to all instructors for the 2023-2024 academic year to make grading of paper-based assignments, such as homework, quizzes, and exams, more efficient. The student or the instructor can scan the work for submission, and then you use a powerful grading rubric tool with an easy online interface that also allows for only-the-fly creation and feedback. You can also gain further insights into student performance using assignment statistics that are calculated at the question-level of your assignment. Come learn more!

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1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

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Prompt Engineering with a Twist: Harnessing Storytelling for Creative AI

By Jevonia Harris, Lauren Kelley, Rachel Lapp

This interactive 50-minute session is for educators, instructional designers, curriculum developers, and anyone interested in incorporating AI into their teaching and learning toolkit. We will dive into the world of AI-powered storytelling to enhance academic content. This workshop will focus on prompt engineering, using storytelling techniques to engage chatbots like Bing in Creative Mode, Midjourney, and ChatGPT4/DALL-E 3 to generate visually stunning and educationally relevant content. Attendees will learn how to craft compelling prompts that leverage the power of narrative to unlock the full potential of AI.

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2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

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Increasing Access and Reducing Costs: A Hands-on OER Workshop for Faculty

By Molly Olney-Zide and Jeanne Kambara

With the rising cost of online access codes to course materials or textbooks, the use of open educational resources (OER) can significantly increase student learning and success. This workshop will introduce faculty to OER repositories of peer reviewed course materials and simple strategies for incorporating them into your classes. Whether you have explored the open access movement before or are just starting out, this interactive workshop gives you practical tools and experience to reduce the cost of your course materials with these customizable, affordable resources. This workshop is intended for faculty members who are redesigning or will be redesigning a course in the near future, or those who have an interest in the topic will gain practical experience locating and identifying these materials. Faculty will also be introduced to library support for course affordability.

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3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

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The Canvas Gradebook

By Beth Cartwright

Still trying to understand how assignments, grades, and weighting all work together to calculate final grades? Come learn how to configure a grading scheme for your course so that Canvas can do the calculations for you and explore gradebook tools and settings.

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If you need additional support or have questions, contact ats-info@udel.edu.