Workshop Wednesdays (Fall 2023)

New for Fall 2023, CATL will be hosting a “Workshop Wednesday” on the last Wednesday of each month from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

This Semester’s Workshop Wednesdays:

  • Sept. 27 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Engaging Students with Evidence-Based Activities (Zoom link)
  • Oct. 25 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Cold Lunch & Hot Topics
  • Nov. 29 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Career Infusion in Higher Education

Engaging Students with Evidence-Based Activities (Sept. 27, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)

Congratulations on surviving your first week of the Fall 2023 semester. Your students are engaged and motivated to learn, eager to jot down every word, and participate in every activity you assign. Or maybe not. If you find that your students have started drifting off or pulling out their phones instead of doing their work, it might be time to consider some engagement strategies.

While we wish we could wave a magic wand and increase the engagement of all our students, we know that’s not realistic. There are some activities, however, that can increase participation and general motivation over time. Want to know more? Join CATL for our first virtual ‘Workshop Wednesday’ of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 3:30 p.m. where we will tackle this issue. Drop-in via Zoom or register for an Outlook calendar invite!

Cold Lunch & Hot Topics (Oct. 25, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)

Stay tuned for more details later in the semester!

Career Infusion in Higher Education (Nov. 29, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)

Stay tuned for more details later in the semester!

Teaching with Technology Certificate and Course Enrollments (2023-24 AY)

CATL is continuing the Distance Education Certificate program under a new title this year, the “Teaching with Technology Certificate.” Instructors interested in learning more about how to leverage Canvas and other tools for effective teaching, regardless of modality, are encouraged to participate and complete the full certificate.

The Teaching with Technology Certificate consists of three courses which act as progressive steps in a sequence. Instructors will earn a digital badge after completing the first and second courses in the series, and the Teaching with Technology Certificate after completing the third course. Full-time instructors for the 2023-24 academic year will also earn stipends after completing the second and third courses in the sequence.*

Note: If you have already completed the Distance Education Certificate, this is not a new credential; it has simply been re-titled, so there is no need to re-enroll.

Course Availability, Deadlines, & Compensation

Course 1: Learning and Integrating Technology for Education (LITE) 101

  • All full-time instructors are automatically enrolled in LITE 101: Modalities & Technologies. The course will remain open indefinitely, and there is no deadline for completion.
    • If you are not a full-time instructor but would like to be added to the course, please email CATL@uwgb.edu.
  • LITE 101 is not tied to a stipend.
  • All instructors working toward the Teaching with Technology Certificate who complete LITE 101: Modalities & Technologies will be able to enroll in LITE 201: Course Design the following semester.

Course 2: LITE 201

  • The Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 201: Course Design will begin on Monday, Sept. 18, and run until the end of the fall semester.
  • Registration for the Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 201 will open on Monday, Aug. 21 and remain open through Friday, Sept. 15. Register today!
  • Full-time instructors who complete LITE 201 within the 2023-24 academic year will qualify for a $750 stipend.*
  • All instructors working toward the Teaching with Technology Certificate who complete LITE 201 will be able to enroll in LITE 301 the following semester.

Course 3: LITE 301

  • The Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 301: Course Revisions will begin on Monday, Sept. 25, and run until the end of the fall semester.
  • Registration for the Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 201 will open on Monday, Aug. 21 and remain open through Friday, Sept. 22. Register today! 
  • Full-time instructors who complete LITE 301 within the 2023-24 academic year will qualify for a $750 stipend.*
  • All instructors who complete LITE 301 will receive the Teaching with Technology Certificate.

*Only full-time instructors for the 2023-24 AY are eligible for compensation. To receive compensation, participants must receive approval from their unit chair. Instructors that have already met their maximum overload payment for the contract period do not qualify for compensation.

If you have questions about these courses, please contact CATL at catl@uwgb.edu. If you have questions about compensation or the payment process, please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu.

Course Descriptions

The first course in the series is called Learning and Integrating Technology for Education (LITE) 101: Modalities & Technologies. This self-paced course includes information about the different course modalities offered at UW-Green Bay, as well as the technologies you might use for teaching in each one, including in-person teaching. This course also serves as the foundation of the Teaching with Technology Certificate series because it provides an overview of our specific distance education modalities and the technologies that will help you to be successful in them.

LITE 201: Course Design (formerly called Trail Guides) picks up where the first course leaves off. LITE 201 course centers on developing learning pathways for students. This self-paced course is for you if you would like to explore how to develop distance education courses more systematically. Through LITE 201, you will develop a module for a distance education course. LITE 201 is self-paced but offered on a semester basis.

In LITE 301: Course Revisions (formerly called Retreats), you will be encouraged to reflect on your own teaching practices. LITE 301 focuses on the process of using feedback, reflection, and scholarly teaching practices to refine classes. You will, for example, explore scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) literature relevant to issues in your course or to revisions or teaching innovations you are considering. You will also engage with several of your colleagues through synchronous and asynchronous activities designed to support your efforts in reflecting on and refining your teaching practices. LITE 301 is offered as a cohort-based, semester-long community of practice.

Fall 2023 Events & Programming Overview

Find all of CATL’s fall events and programming all in one place! We have office hours, training courses, workshops, and several other events on the calendar already with more to come.

Fall 2023 Programming (PDF Version)

Pre-Semester Workshops

CATL’s virtual pre-semester workshops on Aug. 25 – 31 have something for everyone! Whether you need a refresher on Canvas, ideas for communicating with students, tips for working with video, or recommendations for making your course more accessible, we’ve got you covered.

Teaching with Technology Certificate (LITE 101, 201, & 301 Courses)

The Teaching with Technology Certificate program consists of three courses which act as steps in the certification sequence: Learning and Integrating Technology for Education (LITE) 101, LITE 201, and LITE 301. Participants will earn a badge after completing the first and second courses in the sequence, and the Teaching with Technology Certificate after completing the third course.

LITE 115: Enhancing Course Videos with PlayPosit

LITE 115: Enhancing Course Videos with PlayPosit is a self-paced course with optional synchronous meetings. In this course, you will discover the basics of PlayPosit, build your first bulb, and implement PlayPosit bulbs in one of your courses.

LITE 120: Accessibility in Canvas

LITE 120: Accessibility in Canvas is a self-paced course. In this course, you will learn about how to leverage the Canvas accessibility checker and the UDOIT accessibility checker to make your digital course materials more accessible.

CATL on the MOO-ve: Fall 2023 College Drop-In Hours

CATL is bringing our services to you with more College Drop-in Hours this fall! Each week, one of CATL’s instructional designers, instructional technologists, or our Canvas administrator will be holding office hours in each of the four colleges on the Green Bay campus, with additional virtual offerings.

Workshop Wednesdays

The last Wednesday of each month this semester, CATL will be hosting a Workshop Wednesday from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

  • Sept. 27 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Topic: Engaging Students with Evidence-Based Activities
  • Oct. 25 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Cold Lunch & Hot Topics
  • Nov. 29 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Career Infusion in Higher Education

LITE 115 Course: Enhancing Course Videos with PlayPosit

Is there a teaching technology that you’ve heard CATL talk about but haven’t gotten the chance to try out yet? Want to learn a new tool alongside fellow instructors so you can swap ideas and tips? In addition to the three courses in the Teaching with Technology Certificate, CATL is offering supplemental professional development training courses that explore certain teaching tools and techniques in more depth!

Learning and Integrating Technology for Education (LITE) 115: Enhancing Course Videos with PlayPosit will equip you with the guidance you need to start building interactive videos, called “bulbs,” for your own courses. Work through each module at your own pace as you discover the basics of PlayPosit, build your first bulb, and finally implement PlayPosit bulbs in one of your courses. Participants will also learn how to monitor bulbs and use PlayPosit’s analytics to reveal data on student engagement and achievement that may be informative for planning future iterations of a course.

Prerequisites: None (though completion of LITE 101 is recommended)

When: The Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 115 will begin on Monday, Sept. 18, and run until the end of the fall semester. Registration for the Fall 2023 cohort of LITE 115 will open on Monday, Aug. 21 and remain open through Friday, Sep 15.

Register

Badges

Participants will earn a digital badge for completing each of the three modules in LITE 115 that you can include in your email signature or embed in online portfolios or resumes as evidence of your commitment to professional development! Participants will not be obligated to complete all three modules and may participate at whichever level fits their interest and capacity.

Questions?

If you have any questions about LITE 115 or PlayPosit in general, please contact CATL (CATL@uwgb.edu). You can also check out our blog resources on PlayPosit as well as a selection of step-by-step guides in the UWGB IT Knowledgebase.

LITE 120 Course: Canvas Accessibility Training

Are you interested in enhancing your understanding of accessible learning materials within Canvas? Creating courses with accessibility in mind provides our students with a better shot at success while also eliminating potential digital learning barriers. Perhaps you’ve previously engaged with Canvas accessibility tools, such as the Course UDOIT checker, and found deciphering accessibility reports to be overwhelming. Well, now is the time to learn more about leveraging such Canvas accessibility tools in your course. In addition to the other courses in the Teaching with Technology Certificate (previously the Distance Education Certificate), CATL is offering an additional supplemental professional development course. This course explores how to effectively utilize specific tools within the UWGB instance of Canvas, enabling you to proficiently scan for and address common accessibility challenges that may arise when creating learning materials within Canvas.

Learning and Integrating Technology for Education (LITE) 120: Canvas Accessibility Training will equip you with the guidance you need to create more inclusive and accessible digital teaching materials in Canvas. This course will provide you with information regarding key features in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE) and how to use and interpret the results of the Rich Content Editor Accessibility Checker and the Course accessibility checker (UDOIT).

LITE 120 is an uncompensated, self-paced course that requires a small time commitment for instructors (about 4 hours) interested in learning the necessary skills to make their courses accessible and earn a Canvas Accessibility Training Badge.

Prerequisites: None (though completion of LITE 101 is recommended)

When: The course will officially open on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. There is no deadline to register, so register at your earliest convenience!

Register

Badges

Canvas Accessibility Training Badge

The owner of this badge demonstrated knowledge of how to use Canvas accessibility features to proficiently identify and address common accessibility issues, ensuring baseline accessibility for learning materials created and disseminated through the Canvas platform by completing the LITE 120: Canvas Accessibility Training course.

Badge Earning Criteria:

  • Reviewed the accessibility features specific to the UWGB Canvas platform such as the Canvas Accessibility Checker and Course accessibility checker (UDOIT) as well as reviewed common accessibility issues found in learning materials created using the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE).
  • Demonstrated how to use UWGB Canvas accessibility features like the Canvas Accessibility Checker and UDOIT to effectively create learning materials with baseline accessibility standards.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding LITE 120 or Canvas accessibility in general, please contact CATL (CATL@uwgb.edu).