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Workshop: “Seeing Through Your Text with Voyant: Low Barrier Text Analysis in the Classroom”

On Saturday, December 4, the Ohio Five CODEX team, in collaboration with Denison ETS and the Library, hosted a workshop on computational text analysis and using a tool call Voyant. Most of the faculty participating in the workshop left with ideas on how they can use this digital tool to have students conduct distance reading on their texts. In this ETS blog post, Kelli Van Wasshenova, EdTech and workshop presenter, recaps highlights of the workshop and shares resources. Due to the interest of Denison faculty, ETS will be hosting a version of this workshop again in January. Watch for an email from ETS or your department EdTech soon. 

Tidbit - What Ted Lasso taught me about my first semester of teaching

Whether you're a fan of Apple's hit series or not, the fictional character Ted Lasso has some words of wisdom for those teaching for the first semester or thirtieth. Check out this short piece from The Teaching Professor, What Ted Lasso taught me about my first semester of teaching.

CfLT Workshop – TILTing your assignments using the Transparency In Learning and Teaching framework

Ever experience the frustration of creating an activity or assignment that students misread or misunderstood? Was their submitted work far off the mark of what you expected? Looking for ways to design assignments that support academic integrity? Join us for a CfLT workshop on TILTing your assignments.

The Transparency In Learning and Teaching framework is a three-step approach to modify any of your existing assignments or projects to make them more relevant to your students and support student success.

A large AAC&U study showed that using the TILT framework on just two assignments:

• Boosted students’ academic confidence,

• increased students’ sense of belonging in the classroom, and 

• had students practice skills and understand their relevance beyond the classroom.

We know time is a scarce resource, so in this 3-hour workshop with a working lunch, we will briefly introduce the TILT framework, consider several examples in various disciplines, then provide time for you to TILT one of your existing assignments to have a complete TILTed assignment by the session's end.

What:  CfLT workshop: TILTing your assignments using the Transparency In Learning and Teaching framework

When: Monday, January 10 from 10-1 with a working lunch provided

Where: Center for Learning and Teaching

Why: support student success and get the work you expected

Space is limited.
Lunch and a $75 Stipend!

CfLT Syllabus Workshop: Teaching as an Intentional Process & Critical Practice

A syllabus represents a course’s goals, a faculty member’s approach to teaching and learning, and the class’s overall design and experience. Reading each other’s syllabi can help us be more intentional about our course design and teaching approaches and make visible much of the excellent teaching taking place at Denison University.

During this hands-on workshop, participants will briefly review some basic principles for an effective course and syllabus design, break into small groups and read each other’s draft syllabi using a list of questions as a guide. Each participant will have the opportunity to give and receive practical feedback on a syllabus. Faculty members should bring four copies of a draft class syllabus for a course they will teach this coming semester and copies of any significant assignments. All of the work in this workshop will help you finalize your syllabus to be ready for the start of classes.

What: CfLT syllabus workshop

When: Wednesday, January 12 from 10-1 with a working lunch provided

Where: Center for Learning and Teaching

Why: improve your existing syllabus

Last semester over 40 faculty members attended this productive workshop.
Lunch and a $75 Stipend!