The workshop will focus on best practices for supporting first-year students who are transitioning to college as well as talk through campus resources for faculty and students.

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By … Continue reading "Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom"

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.We will cover:time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a coursehow to leverage auto-linking to streamline course … Continue reading "Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)"

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making … Continue reading "Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook"

In June, a team from Augsburg attended the Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. This session will include a discussion of the insights and lessons gained from participation in the institute as well as specific action steps we can implement across campus. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of providing … Continue reading "Providing WISE Feedback to Students"