Ithaca College

The Teaching & Learning with Technology team is providing multiple opportunities to collaborate with peers and learn from each other this semester through a variety of Learning Series sessions. See below for a detailed list of November TLT Learning Series events.  

The full calendar, a detailed description of each event and link to RSVP can be found on the Teaching & Learning with Technology event page by clicking here - https://www.ithaca.edu/it/tlt/events/ . We look forward to seeing you at one of our November TLT Learning Series events.  

Apps & Appetizers: Communication Apps for Asynchronous Discussion 

Join us for a special drop-in session and we will show you how applications like VoiceThread, Sakai Discussion boards, and other digital tools can grow student engagement and learning.   

• When: Wednesday, November 7th @ 11:30 - 1:30 (drop-in) 
• Where: Instructional Media Lab – Job 102 

Special Event: Sakai Virtual Conference 

This faculty-friendly event is targeted toward the teaching and learning aspects of using Sakai, but technical topics are also covered. The Sakai Virtual Conference is a completely online conference with an emphasis on pedagogy and best practices.  

• When: Wednesday, November 7th @ 10:00 – 5:00 (drop-in) 
• Where: Faculty Learning Space – Job 103 

Brown Bag Lunch & Learn: Using Online Collaboration Tools to Engage Students in Learning 

Attendees will have a discussion and share what online collaboration tools they use to support student learning. We will talk about the struggles of engaging students, grading collaborative assignments, and best practices for using digital tools to support collaboration.  

• When: Tuesday, November 13th @ 12:15 - 1:00 
• Where: TLC – Friends 101TLT  

Webinar: Organizing Your Sakai Site with the Lessons Tool 

Hear tips and tricks from the TLT team and gain ideas from other faculty members are taking advantage of the Lessons Tools in their Sakai site to engage students in learning.  

• When: Wednesday, November 14th @ 12:15 – 12:45 
• Where: TLC – Friends 101 – or - join through the Zoom link provided 

Faculty Showcase: Teaching Through Team-based Learning  

Join TLT to hear from a panel of Ithaca College faculty members who are using team-based learning, innovative methods and/or educational technology tools to support teaching and learning in the classroom. 

• When: Tuesday, November 27th @ 4:00 – 6:00 
• Where: Location TBD 

Educause Webinar & Discussion: Lean Content Strategy: Can Course Materials Selection be More Efficient 

In this webinar hear how faculty at Capella University look at applying lean methodology to content selection to create an efficient content-curation process in a centralized course development model. 

• When: Thursday, November 29th @ 12:15 – 1:00 
• Where: TLC – Friends 101 

Demo Days: Explore the Dell Canvas 

The Dell Canvas is a 27-inch touchscreen workspace which sits horizontally on your desk and works with an all-in-one computer. The software and supporting hardware and peripheral tools will empower the user’s digital creativity and innovation. Faculty are encouraged to demo the device and provide feedback.  

• When: November 12-16th 9:00am – 5:00 pm (drop-in or by appointment) 
• Where: Instructional Media Lab – Job 102 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Jenna Linskens at jlinskens@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1590. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.