Online

The goal of this focus group is to better understand the ways that the DU community uses DU Portfolio for Website/Departmental Website/Community Profile/Intranet uses. 

Registration for these focus groups has closed. If you have questions or comments, please contact us at portfolio.project@du.edu

Online

Canvas Coaching is designed to provide faculty with small group consultation, training, and support with Canvas. The sessions may include demonstrations, activities, and Q&A time. This year, we are intentionally focusing on accessibility in Canvas, whether that be through understanding functionality, universal design, or student accommodations.  

Are you looking for a way to support your students with reading, comprehension, or writing? If so, we invite you to learn more about the Kurzweil 3000 software, now available to all DU Faculty and DU Students! In addition to the online or desktop version of the software, Kurzweil 3000 also has a compatible text to speech plug in that can be used to read aloud accessible course materials on Canvas. Join us to learn more about how you can incorporate using Kurzweil 3000 in your course!  

In addition, participants will be provided with the opportunity to sign-up for additional consultation support with an OTL staff member. 

If you are unable to attend scheduled programming, sign up for a one-on-one consultation or email otl@du.edu for support.  

Online

Chairs spend significant time writing letters to review or support their faculty, but are rarely trained to do this work. This workshop invites existing and potential future chairs to consider how to write effective letters for reviews and other common tasks. Great for new chairs, but also plenty for experienced chairs to gain by reflecitng on their process and how to streamline it without losing depth in their letter. 

Co-Sponsered by VPFA & The Writing Center 

Please register for zoom link, which also will be posted here 24 hours before the event. 

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

Online

The Teaching Online Short Course contains readings, assignments, and multimedia to help participants learn how to design and facilitate online courses effectively. The course takes place asynchronously on Canvas, DU’s primary learning management system (LMS), so that participants can experience the structure of an online course as a student. All classes, even if there is a face-to-face component, will require a robust online presence, and the resources and tools in this course will help with the creation of those components. The course will run from Monday, February 7th to Monday, February 28th.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to...

• Utilize academic technology such as Canvas to organize and enhance your online course
• Create objectives that are clear and measurable
• Design meaningful online assessments and activities
• Identify methods for engaging and motivating online learners
• Demonstrate best practices for facilitating an online course synchronously and asynchronously
• Apply experience as an online learner to the facilitation of your own course

Participant Expectations for Completing the Course

You should plan to dedicate about 5 - 7 hours per module (one module per week) to this online course. The amount of time necessary varies based on individual learning needs and comfort level with technology. You can go through the modules at your own pace throughout each week. Be sure to submit your assignments by the appropriate deadlines in order to receive timely feedback from your colleagues and the facilitator. You will find more information about each week’s assignments in the module overview within the Canvas course. Particpants that turn in the final assignment will receive a course review facilitated by an Instructional Designer. Upon completion of the course review, particpants will receive a stipend. 

Online

Canvas Coaching is designed to provide faculty with small group consultation, training, and support with Canvas. The sessions may include demonstrations, activities, and Q&A time. This year, we are intentionally focusing on accessibility in Canvas, whether that be through understanding functionality, universal design, or student accommodations.  

Congratulations, you have made it halfway through the Winter Quarter! Join the OTL this week for a discussion on collecting feedback from your students to understand and improve your teaching and your students’ learning. Mid-Quarter Student Feedback supports your professional reflective work for improving quality teaching and learning. During this session, we will talk through strategies for collecting feedback online and discuss ways to implement feedback in your course(s) this quarter. Specifically, you will learn how to use Canvas as a tool for collecting feedback.  

In addition, participants will be provided with the opportunity to sign-up for additional consultation support with an OTL staff member. 

If you are unable to attend scheduled programming, sign up for a one-on-one consultation or email otl@du.edu for support.  

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

The Heart of Higher Education is an opportunity to gather as a DU community to share the challenges and opportunities of transcending the institutional, professional and personal choices that tend to separate core identity/integrity from day to day actions. The meetings are open to all faculty (of any rank) and staff (of any title). The Conversations are hosted by Clinical Professor Paul Michalec from the Morgridge College of Education. The Heart of Higher Education Conversations create a positive and constructive space where staff and faculty can explore ways of re-connecting calling with professional responsibilities. Our time together is bounded by norms designed to create an open invitation to share while respecting individual choices to not share at a particular time. Prior to each meeting an agenda and brief reflective reading is sent out. Please feel free to bring a lunch. 

Three faculty and staff currently attending the Heart of Higher Education Conversations offer the following observations:

“I value the opportunity to connect in a personal and intellectual way with other like-minded DU colleagues.  The welcoming, caring environment allows me the opportunity to put aside titles, positions, levels of education, etc. for a few minutes and just focus on the shared humanity of striving to find purpose and meaning in our work and lives.”

“Heart of Higher Education fills my soul each month as I gain insights and reminders of how my inner life is connected with my work with students.  I am grateful for the vulnerability of my colleagues who share openly about how they integrate their authentic selves with the work that they do.”

“The Heart of Higher Education is a space where we can show up as our whole selves.  I am so looking forward to continuing with this beautiful group and our soulful conversations this quarter!  And, even though I can't make every meeting, I loved reading this poem, and I’m going to make certain I have some time to reflect upon it. What a gift.”

All sessions will be 12:00-1:00 with an in person and a Zoom option (Hyflex).

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82547350479 

For more information please contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu

We are interested in learning more about the modality preferences of our participants. Please complete this survey. Note: this survey does NOT register you for any events, please visit continue to register through the event system. 

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

Online

Join the team from the Office of Grants and Research (ORSP) to learn more about how to find funding for your work, no matter your series or discipline! 

Register for zoom link 

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

This learning community started on Friday, January 7, so registration is now closed. For more information contact Laura Sponsler at Laura.Sponsler@du.edu.

Tools for Success is a faculty learning community designed for teaching and professional faculty (TPF) in the assistant rank at the University of Denver. The FLC will explore areas essential to the success of teaching faculty including: community building, effective instruction, wellness, DU culture, promotion, national trends, and the roles of TPF. We will utilize one book in our sessions (Inclusive Collegiality and Nontenure-Track Faculty: Engaging All Faculty as Colleagues to Promote Healthy Departments and Institutions).

The FLC will be led by Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Associate Professor, Higher Education, and Faculty Scholar - Teaching and Professional Faculty. We will meet weekly in Winter Quarter on Fridays from 9:00am-10:30am.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals of all abilities to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the OTL at otl@du.edu or at 303-871-2084. Please note that without adequate notice before the event, we may not be able to provide reasonable accommodations.

OTL Conference Room (Anderson Academic Commons 345)

The Heart of Higher Education is an opportunity to gather as a DU community to share the challenges and opportunities of transcending the institutional, professional and personal choices that tend to separate core identity/integrity from day to day actions. The meetings are open to all faculty (of any rank) and staff (of any title). The Conversations are hosted by Clinical Professor Paul Michalec from the Morgridge College of Education. The Heart of Higher Education Conversations create a positive and constructive space where staff and faculty can explore ways of re-connecting calling with professional responsibilities. Our time together is bounded by norms designed to create an open invitation to share while respecting individual choices to not share at a particular time. Prior to each meeting an agenda and brief reflective reading is sent out. Please feel free to bring a lunch. 

Three faculty and staff currently attending the Heart of Higher Education Conversations offer the following observations:

“I value the opportunity to connect in a personal and intellectual way with other like-minded DU colleagues.  The welcoming, caring environment allows me the opportunity to put aside titles, positions, levels of education, etc. for a few minutes and just focus on the shared humanity of striving to find purpose and meaning in our work and lives.”

“Heart of Higher Education fills my soul each month as I gain insights and reminders of how my inner life is connected with my work with students.  I am grateful for the vulnerability of my colleagues who share openly about how they integrate their authentic selves with the work that they do.”

“The Heart of Higher Education is a space where we can show up as our whole selves.  I am so looking forward to continuing with this beautiful group and our soulful conversations this quarter!  And, even though I can't make every meeting, I loved reading this poem, and I’m going to make certain I have some time to reflect upon it. What a gift.”

All sessions will be 12:00-1:00 with an in person and a Zoom option (Hyflex).

Zoom link: https://udenver.zoom.us/j/82547350479 

For more information please contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu

We are interested in learning more about the modality preferences of our participants. Please complete this survey. Note: this survey does NOT register you for any events, please visit continue to register through the event system. 

Online

The Teaching Online - Advanced Practice Short Course is designed to help faculty fine-tune their teaching strategies, student engagement, and Canvas skills. The course includes robust assessment strategies and active learning techniques such as multimedia, measuring individual and group learning outcomes, technology integrations that promote social and cognitive engagement, and advanced Canvas applications, visuals, and templates. Join us for a fun course that will take your teaching to a new level. The course starts Monday, April 4 and is self-paced through the month of April.

Objectives:

• Utilize academic technology such as Canvas to organize and enhance your online course
• Design meaningful online assessments and activities
• Identify methods for engaging and motivating online learners