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2021 Summer Institute

Note: This page serves as an archive of a past event.

The 2021 Annual Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning

On August 11th and 12th, the Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning was co-hosted by Instructional Technology Design Services (ITDS) and the Office for Faculty Advancement. The Summer Institute was hosted with live online sessions in Zoom and resources available in Canvas.

Dr. Mays Imad: Teaching “After” the Pandemic: Perspectives on Trauma, Teaching, and Learning

Keynote sponsored by the Office for Faculty Advancement; co-sponsored by Instructional Technology Design Services (ITDS), the Department of Biology, and the Department of Psychology.


Dr. Imad will draw on her research on stress, self-awareness, advocacy and classroom community in relation to cognition, metacognition, and ultimately student learning and success. Dr. Imad is a neuroscientist and professor of pathophysiology and biomedical ethics at Pima Community College, the founding coordinator of the Teaching and Learning Center, and a Gardner Institute Fellow. Dr. Imad’s current research focuses on stress, self-awareness, advocacy, and classroom community, and how these relate to cognition, metacognition, and, ultimately, student learning and success. Through her teaching and research, she seeks to provide her students with transformative opportunities that are grounded in the aesthetics of learning, truth-seeking, justice, and self-realization.

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2021 Summer Institute Agenda

2021 Summer Institute Presenters

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9:30 – 9:55 What’s New this Fall? Updates from ITDS & OFA
10:00 – 11:20 Keynote:
Dr. Mays Imad
Teaching “After” the Pandemic:
Perspectives on Trauma, Teaching, and Learning
11:30 – 12:20 From Surviving to Thriving: Student Needs and Strategies to Build Learning Communities
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:50 Lessons from the Pandemic: Normalize Equity and Inclusion in Your Teaching
2:00 – 3:00 Instructional Technology Playground for Student Engagement

Session Descriptions:

Day 1 – Wednesday, August 11th 9:30am – 3:00pm

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What’s New this Fall? Updates from ITDS & OFA

Presenters: Dr. Yanling Sun, Assistant Vice President Instructional Technology and Design Services and Dr. Emily Isaacs, Executive Director of the Office for Faculty Advancement.

 

Day 2: Thursday, August 12th – 9:30am- 3:30pm

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Canvas Tips and Tricks 

Presenters: Daniel Stratthaus and Patrick Scioscia
Description: Whether you are new to Canvas or not, there may be tricks that you were unaware of or possibilities in teaching your course that you have not considered. This presentation will showcase some of the features within Canvas that can take your Canvas skills to the next level.