We heard you!
The sessions are completely online, so you can join and learn from the comfort of your home. Participants will earn 10 PD hours and a $200 stipend after attending the Summer Institute and completing the requirements for each session attended.
🌻 Event Details 🌻
Tues-Wed, August 22-23, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Fully Remote via Zoom/Teams
$200 stipend + 10 PD hours
Choose from 20 sessions
Session Schedule
DAY ❶ Tuesday
To start Summer Institute 2023, attend the Welcome Session for an introduction to this year’s summer workshop program and the eLearning team. In the Welcome Session, we will:
- review the session schedule and the structure of the two-day series of workshops
- provide a brief walkthrough of the Canvas shell and session modules
- explain the deliverables and how to complete requirements
- clarify when successful participants can expect the stipend
Option A
Accessible PDFs
DAY 1: DISCUSSION / DEMO
Accessibility issues with PDFs, recommended strategies for working with inaccessible PDFs, enabling the Accessibility tool in Adobe Acrobat
Facilitators
George Rowe & Betsy Zahrt Geib
Option B
Accessible Videos
DAY 1: DISCUSSION / DEMO
Dynamics of auto-captions, AI tools for auto-captioning and creating scripts
Facilitators
Ron Austin & Keith Rowley
Option A
Interactivity with H5P
DAY 1: DEMO
Creating Without Coding! Use H5P to create quick and easy content that is interactive, engaging, and motivates your students to learn!
Facilitators
Raji Sundar & Morgan Olson
Option B
Wakelet
DAY 1: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Increase student engagement with student portfolios, record learning milestones, reflect on progress, and maximize student outcomes.
Facilitators
Amilee Roberge & Heather Rane
Option A
Canvas Tools for Alternative Grading
DAY 1: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Explore tools/combinations of tools and features in Canvas that can be configured to support alternative grading strategies.
Facilitators
Betsy Zahrt Geib & Raji Sundar
Option B
Interactivity in Canvas with Cidi Labs
DAY 1: DEMO / WORKSHOP
How (and why) to build Accordions, Expanders, and Tabs.
Facilitators
George Rowe & Amilee Roberge
Option A
Adobe Express
DAY 1: INFORMATIONAL / DEMO
Learn to use Adobe Express, to create a personalized visual aid that both instructor and students can use to introduce themselves in a course.
Facilitators
Morgan Olson & Keith Rowley
Option B
Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning
DAY 1: INFORMATIONAL
Introduction and review of Meyer’s 12 principles of multimedia and learning.
Facilitators
Heather Rane & Betsy Zahrt Geib
Academic Integrity and AI Policy
DAY 1: SYMPOSIUM
In our first AI workshop, we will discuss the impacts of AI on issues of academic integrity and share ideas for how to craft policy in the face of such complex and fast-moving disruption. A panel of administrators will be on-hand to address questions and help suggest solutions.
Facilitators
George Rowe & Ron Austin
DAY ❷ Wednesday
Option A
Accessible PDFs
DAY 2: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Using the Accessibility tool in Adobe Acrobat to ‘do surgery’ on PDFs.
Facilitators
George Rowe & Betsy Zahrt Geib
Option B
Accessible Videos
DAY 2: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Editing captions and creating chapters to aid student navigation.
Facilitators
Ron Austin & Keith Rowley
Option A
Interactivity with H5P
DAY 2: WORKSHOP
Creating Without Coding! Use H5P to create quick and easy content that is interactive, engaging, and motivates your students to learn!
Facilitators
Raji Sundar & George Rowe
Option B
Loom
DAY 2: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Use Loom to engage students inside and outside the classroom with easy-to-use video recording tools and engagement features.
Facilitators
Amilee Roberge & Heather Rane
Option A
Canvas Tools for Alternative Grading
DAY 2: WORKSHOP
Participate as a follow-up to day 1 or as a stand-alone workshop. Use the tools in Canvas to set up alternative grading and avoid the gradebook limitations.
Facilitators
Betsy Zahrt Geib & Raji Sundar
Option B
Adding Interactivity to Canvas Pages with Cidi Labs
DAY 2: DEMO / WORKSHOP
How (and why) to build Quick Checks, Pop-up Content, and HTML snippets.
Facilitators
George Rowe & Amilee Roberge
Option A
Adobe Express
DAY 2: DEMO / WORKSHOP
Deep dive into what Express has to offer for branding your course. You will walk away with a cover image you can use in one of your upcoming classes.
Facilitators
Morgan Olson & Keith Rowley
Option B
Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning
DAY 2: DISCUSSION
Discussing possibilities of incorporating the principles into your Canvas course.
Facilitators
Heather Rane & Betsy Zahrt Geib
AI Threats and Opportunities
DAY 2: SYMPOSIUM
In our second AI workshop, we will engage in open discussion of the various threats and opportunities surrounding AI in education, how the technology may shape our future, and what we might be able to do about it as educators and learning designers.
Facilitators
George Rowe & Ron Austin
🤘 Need an ASL interpreter at the event?
Please contact Beth Camp (beth.camp@bellevuecollege.edu) in Human Resources to request an ASL interpreter and CC George Rowe (george.rowe@bellevuecollege.edu) and Raji Sundar (raji.sundar@bellevuecollege.edu) on your request.
General questions? Contact elearning@bellevuecollege.edu
Last Updated August 16, 2023