
LOCATION
South Piedmont - Main Building
1851 South Piedmont Street
MAIN
Monroe, NC 28110
3212
Presenters
CONTACT INFORMATION
Fall into Learning: A PD Day to Boost Your Skills
Description
Join The Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT) for this limited capacity event.
We are excited to share these learning opportunities in AI, accessibility, technology with you. Join us for all the sessions to be eligible for some fun swag and lunch at the end of our day together.
9:00 – 9:05 AM: Welcome and introductions
9:05 – 10:00 AM: Generative AI in Learning – panel discussion
Hear from four South Piedmont instructors as they share how Generative AI is reshaping teaching, student engagement, streamlining feedback, and introducing new approaches to learning. Moderator: Charlotte Smith, English and Humanities Faculty.
10:00 – 10:10 AM: Break
10:10 – 10:55 AM: Creating Interactive Assignments to Boost Student Engagement and Deepen Conceptual Understanding using Atomic Jolt. Two concurrent sessions:
- Main 3212 Creating assignments using audio, pictures, and graphics. By: Catalina Ramírez, Adjunct Instructor for Conversational Spanish.
- Main 3219 Creating math assignments. By: Nick Bellardini and Felix Nagy-Lup, Mathematics Faculty, and Misty Skiles, Instructional Designer.
11:00 – 11:50 AM: Working Together to Advance Digital Accessibility in Online Courses
Learn practical strategies, real-world insights, and the right tools to scale accessibility in Canvas in courses. By: Jody Sailor, Sr Director of Academic Strategy and Innovation at Instructure/Canvas; Amanda Gonzalez Izquierdo, Customer Success Manager at Cidi Labs/UDOIT; and Jen Leckie, Regional Director.
Noon – 12:50 PM: UDOIT Hands-On Session - Bring your computer to this session.
Introduction on how to use the new UDOIT tool to identify and remediate accessibility issues in your Canvas courses. By: Alex Wilson, Training Specialist at UDOIT.
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Lunch, discussions, and comradery! If you have special diet needs we should consider as we order lunch, use this link to let us know.
If you are NOT joining us for all sessions, please indicate in the form at this link which session(s) you will attend.