Beyond the Myths: Empowering Students with Disabilities
Workshop
Dec 4| This workshop explores the impact of labeling individuals as disabled, examining cultural views of disability and their effects on students in universities. We'll discuss how labels can both support and hinder students, aiming to help instructors better support disabled students.
Designing Courses in the Age of AI
Workshop
JAN 14 | Designing Courses in the Age of AI: A Backward Design Approach," scheduled for January 14, 2025, from 1–4 PM via Zoom. Participants will define course goals highlighting distinctive human skills like critical analysis and ethical reasoning, develop measurable learning objectives that balance knowledge mastery with AI literacy, and brainstorm assessments.
UNO Open Access AI Prompt Book
AI
Explore these prompts for teaching, learning, and working. They were created by Cassie Mallette and available to other campuses and the general public through UNO's Canvas LMS.
AI Exchange
Articles
AI Exchange supports discussion at UNL about the use of AI in teaching and education. Share your story.
Timely Tools for Student Success: Mid-Term
Debrief first major summative assessment
Use assessments as a learning opportunity by discussing what was missed and why. Talk about how students might have approached it differently. Whether the assessment was a multiple-choice exam, open-ended problems or short answers, or an essay, be explicit about effective study strategies for this type of assessment.
Conduct a mid-term student feedback survey
There is no reason to wait until the end of the term to get some feedback from students about the course. A common approach is the "Start, Stop, Continue" survey that consists of three questions:
- What would you like me to start doing?
- What would you like me to stop doing?
- What would you like me to continue doing?
To make it easier for instructors to conduct this survey, Instructional Designer Eyde Olson has created a survey module in Canvas Commons that may be imported into a course. This version contains four questions:
- What is one thing you like about our class that you would like to see continue?
- What is one thing about our class that you think could use improvement?
- What aspect of our class has been most difficult for you? Why do you think it has been so difficult?
- What are you going to do differently before the next assignment to make sure you succeed?
To find out how to import this module from the commons, visit Canvas Commons: Modules for Instructors.
Make sure grades are updated before pass/no pass deadline
Check the academic calendar for the pass/no pass deadline. Please make sure grades are updated in time for students to make thoughtful decisions. Using the Canvas grade book can make sharing this information with students simpler. In fact, grades can be uploaded to Canvas.
Message Students Who...
Throughout the term, instructors may use the "message students who" feature embedded in Canvas Messages, Grades, and New Analytics to communicate with students based on various criteria. Student-Instructor interaction is an important part of conveying a sense of care and offers opportunities to reinforce a growth mindset among students, even in large-enrollment courses. Contact an instructional designer to discuss what criteria might be most useful in your course.
