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Assembling and Submitting a Packet for the Dziuban Award

This session will consist of a brief review of application requirements and a walkthrough of the submission process. Presenters will use the remainder of the session to address questions of potential applicants in real time.  Session Highlights During this last Dziuban Award Workshop Series presentation, previous winners of the Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in …

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Assembling a Cohesive Packet for the Dziuban Award

About this Session The fourth and final session in this video series will consist of a brief review of application requirements and a walkthrough of the submission process.  Presenters will use the remainder of the session to address questions of potential applicants in real time.  Session Highlights During this last Dziuban Award Workshop Series presentation, …

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Writing a Compelling Narrative

In this third session of the Dziuban Award Workshop Series, Professors Reyes-Foster and Janowsky address how online faculty can create the most compelling explanation of how their online course is pedagogically exceptional.  This narrative will be a central document in submissions for the 2018 Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching. Each session in the Dziuban Award Workshop Series is designed to assist eligible faculty in preparing a strong award submission packet.

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Creating a Video Textbook: Things We Could Never Do in Class

In today’s virtual classroom, we have almost unlimited potential to do things we could never do in a conventional class. We don’t have to content ourselves with just assigning a textbook to be read. Gone are the days when we must do our best to present university-level lectures in a face-to-face setting, notwithstanding rampant absenteeism, …

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Showing Evidence of Student Engagement Online

In this first session of the Dziuban Award Workshop Series, professors Hanson and Croft address how online faculty might provide clear evidence of effective online student engagement. Such evidence is essential for faculty planning to submit proposals this fall for the 2018 Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching.

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An Overview of Active Learning Practices in STEM Disciplines

Presentation Abstract Join Dr. Scott Freeman, principal lecturer in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington, as he presents a high-level overview of the role of active learning in STEM disciplines and implications for technology-mediated course redesign (i.e., blended, adaptive, or online). Show Notes Dr. Scott Freeman’s meta-analysis (referenced in the video): Active …

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Services from the Office of Instructional Resources

About the Plenary Session This plenary presentation about services offered by the Office of Instructional Resources (OIR) was facilitated by Don Merritt, Director of OIR, and Todd McMahon, Assistant Director of OIR. The presentation highlights some of the many services UCF faculty can take advantage through OIR, such as the use of Lightboards, Camtasia Studio, the …

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Creating Accessible Online Content

In this presentation of Creating Accessible Online Content, Jacob Bates, Techranger Team Lead, and Jesse McBride, Techranger, discuss some of the best practices for designing accessible content. During the course of this presentation, Jacob and Jesse will also demonstrate CDL’s Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT) that enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in …

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