Save the Date: PIVOT Special Topics Jan 11-14, 2021

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:23:28 -0500
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Mark your calendars! The PIVOT Special Topics pathway is designed to supplement existing PIVOT resources and enhance the instructor’s online teaching toolkit.

Dates: January 11-14, 2021

Time: 12 PM - 1 PM

Online via Collaborate

The proposed PIVOT Special Topics will feature four topics requested by faculty from the list below:

Managing online assessments (policies, practices, formats)

Effectively organizing course content in a Bb course shell (Ultra)

Effectively organizing course content in a Bb course shell (Original)

Identifying appropriate tools for content delivery

Identifying appropriate tools for student engagement

Strategies & tools to monitor student performance, retention & success

Strategies to improve accessibility & Universal Design for Learning

Strategies to increase student engagement in the live virtual classroom

Strategies to manage tools & participants the live virtual classroom

Improving an online course using Quality Matters

Note: Items in italics are currently trending higher based on faculty feedback.

The daily schedule will be finalized and posted to myUMBC in mid-December before the winter break. Sessions will be recorded and posted to the training archive.