CDL Faculty Connect Event

The Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) hosted its first-ever CDL Faculty Connect Event.

Attendees enjoyed light refreshments, swag, engaging conversations, and demos from teams like Webcourses@UCF Support and the UCF Faculty Multimedia Center. This gathering brought UCF faculty together to explore digital learning’s transformative potential.

Please email cdl@ucf.edu for any questions.

WEDNESDAY, October 16
9 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Classroom building 1, room 202
“On the Hour” Demonstrations
Room 205

Agenda

Insightful sessions, swag and light refreshments were provided to attendees. Check out the agenda below to see the exciting topics that were covered, from personalized learning to course enhancement tools.

9:00 AM: Welcome

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM: Personalized Adaptive Learning at UCF

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM: Polishing Your Online Persona with Video@CDL Team

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM: Global Initiatives

12:00 PM – 12:10 PM: Expand Learning with Continuing Education

1:00 PM – 1:10 PM: Webcourses@UCF Top 10 Tricks and Tips

2:00 PM – 2:10 PM: Level Up Your Course: Interactive Learning Made Easy with Materia

3 PM: Event End

Faculty Multimedia Center: Classroom Building 1 (CB1), Room 202

Our Teams

Faculty Multimedia Center (FMC) Booth: Learn about 3D printing, AI tools, DIY recording studios, VR headsets, and 360-video equipment to enhance your courses. The FMC is available to all UCF faculty.

Instructional Design Booth: Learn about professional development opportunities and course support. You can also find out how you can incorporate Open Educational Resources and Pressbooks to reduce costs for your students and enhance your course.

Webcourses@UCF Support Booth: Get to know essential platforms like Panopto, Zoom, Canvas, and Respondus Monitor.

Graphics Booth: Discover how the Graphics team works with faculty and can support you in your course development.

Video@CDL Booth: Get to know the Video team and hear about their award-winning projects.

Continuing Education (CE) Booth: Hear how Continuing Education offers faculty an opportunity to create their own non-credit program or course.

Learning Systems & Technology (LS&T) Booth: Explore tools like Materia, Obojobo, UDOIT, and more.

Pegasus Innovation Lab (iLab) Booth: Hear how this team supports and promotes large scale Digital Learning Initiatives, positively impacting student success in online learning at the institutional level.

Instructional Development (iDev) Booth: From Proactive Captioning toSpecial Programs, stop by the team that plays a critical role in supporting faculty by enhancing their course delivery and instructional quality across all modalities.

“On the Hour” Demonstrations

The engaging hands-on demonstrations below took place every hour on the hour in Room 205 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Whether you were looking to learn something new or simply enjoy a fun, interactive experience, there was something for everyone!

“On the Hour” Sessions

Personalized Adaptive Learning at UCF

Date: October 16, 10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

Discover how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) can support student learning. In this short demo, you will see a variety of software platforms and features that provide students with individualized learning experiences by allowing them to progress along their unique learning path through the course content based on their knowledge, skills, and learning needs.

Polishing Your Online Persona WITH THE VIDEO@CDL TEAM

Date: October 16, 11 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

This presentation shows how faculty can enhance their online persona with the professional support of Video@CDL. Examples from faculty who have successfully used these services will illustrate best practices for creating engaging, polished content that improves their online presence.

Global Initiatives

Date: October 16, 11 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

The Pegasus Innovation iLab partners with UCF Global and internal CDL teams on various global initiatives. In this demo, you’ll discover exciting opportunities available to you, including Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), the STARS repositories, and 360-degree learning activities.

Expand Learning with Continuing Education

Date: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 12 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

Learn how UCF faculty can develop non-credit programs/courses that extend their subject matter expertise to adult learners. This demonstration will explore how these programs can expand your reach and potentially generate revenue for your college, department, or center.

Webcourses@UCF Top 10 Tricks and Tips

Date: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 1 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

Are you new to Webcourses@UCF, a pro looking for shortcuts, or anyone in-between? This session is designed to summarize some of the best time-saving tools and helpful reminders collected from UCF faculty on managing your online course content, no matter the modality. We will wrap up with a few new features heading our way, so stop by for a sneak-peek!

Level Up Your Course: Interactive Learning Made Easy with Materia

Date: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 2 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Location: Classroom Building 1, Room 205

Discover how Materia can transform your courses with interactive learning elements that engage and inspire students. Whether you’re new to the platform or a seasoned user, this session will showcase the latest features and provide guidance to elevate your teaching experience.