{"id":661,"date":"2020-03-19T20:36:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?page_id=661"},"modified":"2020-05-01T13:21:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:21:51","slug":"march-16-20","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/faculty-resources\/march-16-20\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2020 Online Learning and Digital Collaboration Learning Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 30-31<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Monday, March 30th<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

12:00-1:15pm Encouraging Student Interaction in Remote Settings Workshop <\/i><\/strong>(please register<\/span><\/span> here<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As we prepared for this remote\u00a0<\/span>transition<\/span>\u202fwe asked you to articulate your teaching values.\u202f Interaction\u2014between you and among students\u2014was your top value. Preserving or even amplifying interaction in remote settings remains a teaching priority. Join us\u202f<\/span>online<\/span><\/a> to share ideas and evidence-based practices for encouraging interaction in remote settings using Moodle, Zoom, Teams, or other means.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 31st<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

7:30-8am:\u00a0 30 Minutes of Mindfulness<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining for 30 Minutes of Mindfulness online here<\/a>. No prior experience is required. You may join as you are able, but please try to arrive as close to the 7:30<\/em> am start time as possible.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Week of March 23-27<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Monday. March 23rd <\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11am \u2013 2pm : Zoom Sandbox\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Drop-in online at your convenience to our Zoom sandbox where colleagues will be on hand to help you practice using the tool. Still unsure about how it works? Want to practice as a meeting host? Interested in testing out the interface? Join us\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>anytime<\/span>\u00a0between 11am \u2013 2pm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 24th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

7:30-8am:\u00a0 30 Minutes of Mindfulness<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining for 30 Minutes of Mindfulness online here<\/a>. No prior experience is required. As video and audio will be muted on entry, you may join as you are able, but please\u00a0try\u00a0to arrive as close to the 7:30 am<\/em>\u00a0start time.<\/span><\/p>\n

11:30am-12:30pm: Virtual Faculty-Staff Dining Room<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your lunch and gather with colleagues using\u00a0<\/span>this link<\/span><\/a>. Log in and introduce yourself in the chat before enjoying your lunch!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1-3pm Zoom Sandbox\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Drop-in online at your convenience to our Zoom sandbox where colleagues will be on hand to help you practice using the tool. Still unsure about how it works? Want to practice as a meeting host? Interested in testing out the interface? Join us\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>anytime<\/span>\u00a0between 1\u20133pm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3-4:15pm: Encouraging Student Interaction in Remote Settings Workshop<\/span><\/i><\/b> (please register here<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

As we prepared for this remote transition last\u00a0<\/span>week<\/span> we asked you to articulate your teaching values.\u00a0 Interaction\u2014between you and among students\u2014was your top value. <\/span>Preserving or even amplifying interaction\u00a0<\/span>in remote settings remains a teaching priority. Join us <\/span>online<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to share ideas and evidence-based practices for encouraging interaction in remote settings using Moodle, Zoom, Teams, or other means.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 25th<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11:30am-12:30pm: Virtual Faculty-Staff Dining Room<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring your lunch and gather with colleagues using\u00a0<\/span>this link<\/span><\/a>. Log in and introduce yourself in the chat before enjoying your lunch!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12:30-1:30pm: First Year @ Furman Social Hour<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Your first year at Furman brings a set of unique challenges for navigating a new space and environment that is certainly intensified given our current circumstances. This social hour is designed for members of the First Year @ Furman group to connect and process what all of these changes mean for anyone just adapting to life at Furman. Bring your lunch and join us online\u00a0<\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2-4pm Zoom Sandbox\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Drop-in online at your convenience to our Zoom sandbox where colleagues will be on hand to help you practice using the tool. Still unsure about how it works? Want to practice as a meeting host? Interested in testing out the interface? Join us\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>anytime<\/span>\u00a0between 2\u20134pm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, March 26th<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7:30-8am: 30 Minutes of Mindfulness<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join Min-Ken Liao and Meghan Slining for 30 Minutes of Mindfulness online here<\/a>. No prior experience is required. As video and audio will be muted on entry, you may join as you are able, but please\u00a0try\u00a0to arrive as close to the 7:30 am<\/em>\u00a0start time.<\/span><\/p>\n

3-4:15pm Remote Learning with Zoom Workshop<\/span><\/i><\/b> (please register here<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Please join us remotely\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a> for a digital workshop on remote learning and collaboration via Zoom. The focus of this workshop is to familiarize you with basic functionality of this often-used remote learning platform, discuss how your pedagogy might align with the tool, and consider how best to use it to achieve your learning goals.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, March 27th<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4:45-5:45pm: Faculty-Staff Virtual Social Hour<\/b> (immediately after the Dean of Faculty virtual forum)<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve made it through the first week! Gather in (virtual) community\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with colleagues for relaxed conversation around what worked, what didn\u2019t, and future plans.\u00a0 If this group grows larger than\u00a0<\/span>20<\/span>\u00a0we\u2019ll use Zoom\u2019s breakout room feature to facilitate conversations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Week of March 16-20<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

To register for workshop events listed in chronological order, please visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Course Continuity Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n