The Center and You!
Spring has officially sprung and the break is oh so near! We hope you enjoy the well-deserved R & R, so that you can come back rested, recuperated, and ready to finish strong! If you’re planning on using this time to catch up on your To Do List and find yourself needing some help, The Center is open over spring break. After break, The Center is offering a lot of wonderful professional development opportunities. Our goal is to provide you with timely, relevant, and intellectually stimulating offerings as well as supportive and encouraging resources to help you complete your professional development goals. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.
MATC Professional Learning Opportunities:
MATC offers a wide-range of professional development courses in a variety of delivery modes and durations as part of our efforts to design meaningful professional development that provides just-in-time training opportunities for you to explore what you need when you need it. All of our offerings are free to MATC faculty and eligible for FQAS hours, so that you can plan and develop your own professional development goals and outcomes.
HyFlex Modality Workshop (Part 1)
Are you considering teaching in the HyFlex modality in the future? Attend the HyFlex training scheduled in two parts. Attend Part A on 4/9/24 from 4pm-6:30pm in M201A or virtually through Zoom. Then, you must attend Part B in-person at the Milwaukee campus on 4/16/24 from 4pm-6:30pm.
Tuesday, 4/9/24 and Tuesday, 4/16/ 24, 4pm-6:30pm, Virt F2F Flexible
This workshop is intended for those who edit the Course Outcome Summary (COS) in WIDS and would like to learn more about writing Learning Objectives, Course Competencies, and Criteria. The CTE is hosting a workshop to address the proper way to write these. Attend virtually, or you can attend in-person at the Milwaukee campus in M201 (CTE).
Choose either time that works best for you!
Wednesday, 4/10/24, 12:30pm-2:30pm --or-- Thursday, 4/18/24, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Generative AI: Tools for the Classroom
Join us for a lunch & learn sessions focusing on AI. We will explore the significance of AI in higher education, discover various tools and platforms, discuss its application in the classroom, and its role in streamlining additional tasks.
Thursday, 4/11/24, 12pm - 1pm
Flexible Course Modalities
In this Lunch & Learn we'll examine teaching in the HyFlex and Virtual F2F-Flexible course modalities. We'll explore scheduling, attendance, 8 & 12 week lengths, contact hours, student engagement, and other topics as we collaboratively discuss teaching in these modalities. Attend virtually, or you can attend in-person at the Milwaukee campus in M201 (CTE).
Friday, 4/12/24, 9am-10am Virt F2F Flexible
Creating and Captioning in Yuja (Part 1)
This workshop is scheduled in 2 parts, and are held on the same day of the week and same time, one week apart (April 12 and April 19 at 10:30am-12:00pm). Part 1 of this workshop will demonstrate how to create (and import) a recording, and then caption it. In Part 2, you will learn how to edit a video and how to add questions/quizzes to the video. This is done using Yuja (MATC’s video creation & editing software). Attend virtually, or you can attend in-person at the Milwaukee campus in M201 (CTE).
Friday, 4/12/24, and Friday, 4/19/24, 10:30am-12pm, Virt F2F Flexible
Syllabus: Incorporate Multicultural Course Content
Join our workshop to learn practical tips for assessing your syllabus for inclusivity and strategies for embedding diverse content. You'll leave with actionable insights and materials for your class. This workshop is for faculty looking to align their teaching with a more inclusive learning environment and prepare students for a diverse world, whether new or experienced in multicultural education.
Thursday, 04/18/24, 12pm-1pm, Virtual
Collaboration Connection:
Save the Date– AIC Feedback Session Coming Up on April 17!
On Thursday, April 17th from 9am to 10am, the Academic Integration Council will hold a feedback session, and we want to hear from you! The session will include an overview of the new Academic Integrity Process followed by a Q&A and an opportunity to suggest ideas for future AIC teams and feedback on current projects. More details will be coming soon!
21st Century Classroom and Free QM Course Opportunity:
The Center for Teaching Excellence, the Online Learning Department, and AIC’s 21st Century Classroom Work Team have partnered to create a more streamlined and obtainable Level 3 process.
Faculty who wish to attain the 21st Century Classroom Level 3 begin by attending the Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR) course, which is an asynchronous online course through Quality Matters (QM). The Center has allocated funding for faculty to attend this course for free, but funds are available on a first come basis each fiscal year, so please sign up early! In order to be eligible for Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2 must first be obtained.
Faculty can start this process by selecting a date to attend the course and creating a membership account associated with MATC (non-membership courses have a higher course fee, so this is an important step). After you have done this, email The Center with the date you would like to attend with 2 weeks advance notice prior to the start date of the course. The Center will then complete your registration; you will receive a notification by QM when you have been registered for the course.
After you successfully complete the QM Rubric course, you will become part of a cohort of faculty who will have a Faculty Blackboard Liaison Mentor. In this team environment, you will apply what you have learned in the QM Rubric course through five 21st Century Classroom course reviews. Once the five course reviews are successfully completed, you will obtain a Level 3 badge and establish yourself as a leader among your peers in providing high quality courses for our students!
Friendly Reminders:
Sum Total course trainings are due Sunday, March 31, 2024.
We recognize that some of these training modules may be required annually and may feel repetitious; however, this college-wide training supports the continued sustainability of our operations. Thanks for your time in contributing to the benefits this brings to the college. You can log into SumTotal using your MATC email address and network password.
Ad Astra Training Workshops
MATC's Ad Astra team is excited to launch a series of training workshops to take the college to the next level in regards to course planning. As you might already know, Ad Astra has been successful at many colleges in regards to maximizing their schedule for students and faculty. For MATC, it pulls all the scheduling information that gets entered into Colleague and organizes it in all sorts of useful ways. It is meant for use by anyone who has their hands in scheduling courses, particularly faculty leads, deans, and associate deans. There is an art and science to scheduling; Ad Astra blends both.
Reporting - April 19th - 1:00pm Zoom Link
Q&A - April 26th - 1:00pm Zoom Link
Keeping You Posted:
Congratulations to Renee Rettler, Kristen Miller, and Jessica Crain - the MATC Open Education Week Faculty and Staff Scavenger Hunt Contest winners of $25 Campus Cash! Also, please keep submitting OER Grant Applications for Open Education Resource creation ($3000 grant) or adoption ($1,500 grant), funded by the state. OER not only saves students $, but it also inspires more student-centered teaching practices.
Summer and Fall Registration Updates:
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Mark your calendars for Summer and Fall 2024 class registration! To make the process as smooth and simple as possible, students will continue to register by their Academic & Career Pathway. Students in a degree, diploma or certificate program and taking classes this semester will have an earlier opportunity to register.
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Additional Professional Development Opportunities:
Inspiration, Research, and Best Practices
Part of The Center’s mission is to keep you informed about current best practices and pedagogical approaches. Each issue of Center Connections includes links that are meant to be engaging, thought-provoking, and applicable to various classroom environments. For information on MATC's free access to Magna Commons publications, please see The Center's website. Enjoy the rabbit hole!
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