Teaching in a new-to-you classroom? Or new to Canisius University in general?

Check out the What’s in my Classroom? Wiki page, which has information on the different levels of technology, the classrooms in various buildings, how those classrooms work, and more.

For those new to Canisius University, it may be wise to set up a training session with the Helpdesk. Please email helpdesk@canisius.edu and be sure to include the room(s) that you will be teaching in.

Additional reminders:

Many of the classrooms are set up in such a way to allow maximum flexibility. If chairs and tables are moved, please put them back the way they were initially found. Please do not move furniture from one room to another. If needed, please contact Sam Brennan to arrange a different classroom. Optionally, if you need a temporary space (ex., you will have a speaker on campus that you want multiple of your classes to attend), use 25 Live to select a room and schedule an event.

Also, note that the classroom projector lightbulbs have a limited lifespan and are costly to replace. Unless the next instructor or class is waiting in the hallway, please be sure to shutdown the classroom, especially if it is late in the day or a Thursday/Friday class. This saves on energy and extends the lifetime of the projector bulb.

Summer Faculty Development Week is Monday, Aug. 17 through Friday, Aug. 21!

We have a wide variety of sessions this year!

Here is a selection:

• Mission in Curriculum: The Jesuit Way at Canisius with Spencer Liechty and Dr. Stephen Chanderbhan
  • This session will provide a brief overview of the Jesuit mission and ways to integrate mission into curriculum including a discussion on community-based learning and engagement (service-learning).
• Syllabus Best Practices & Checklist with Dr. Jonathan Rodgers and Dr. Maura Snyder
  • In this session, Drs. Jonathan Rodgers and Maura Snyder review best practices for creating Syllabi and unveil a handy new checklist with information that all Syllabi at Canisius should have.
• The Canisius Lightboard Studio: Bring Online Lectures to Life at the Push of a Button with Dr. Craig Rogers
  • Many of us thrive on classic lecture: standing up front, outlining ideas on the board, and connecting with students in real-time. But recreating this dynamic online is difficult. What if we could bring that same energy to our digital content? Dr. Craig Rodgers explores how the Lightboard Studio, a simple yet powerful setup, lets us write directly over our presentation visuals while maintaining eye contact with students. Come see how the Lightboard works and discover how easy it is to create professional-level videos for your next module at the push of a button.
• Do You Rest?: The Science of Work-Rest Balance, Productivity & Wellbeing with Dr. Chirantana Mathkari
  • Through this workshop, we will demystify the meaning of rest, understand the science of rest, and discuss the role of rest in a fulfilling career. We will then explore methods of effective working and resting, and end by discussing the impact of rest on long-term wellbeing.

Interested in seeing the rest of the sessions and/or RSVP’ing?
Check out the Summer Faculty Development Week Promotional Page!

For those instructors using Macmillan materials and Macmillan LTI in D2L, an updated integration is now available. Please review the following links:

• Instructor Guide to Brightspace/D2L LTI 1.3 Integration
  • NOTE: If instructors previously used D2L LTI 1.0, they will need to delete the Achieve links in the D2L LTI 1.0 course Content AND Grades areas BEFORE they copy it to create the new term’s D2L course (see Copy an Achieve course integrated with D2L/Brightspace).
• For technical assistance, please create a case with our support team here: https://mhe.my.site.com/macmillanlearning/s/chat-with-us
  • To bypass the AI and speak to a support staffer, please type “Speak to an agent”; You’ll then receive the ability to start chat, email, or phone support with our agents in Florida.
• If you need access to an Achieve course or would like a training, please reach out your rep Casey Richard at casey.richard@macmillan.com

The AI Educator is hosting a free webinar titled How To Use Security Assessments To Assess AI Tools on June 18 from 11 AM to Noon.

From info page:
“How do you know if an AI tool is safe to bring into your school? In this live session, I’ll show you exactly how to answer that question using the new independent Security Assessments now built into the AI Educator Tools platform.

These assessments are carried out by an independent authority, 9ine, giving teachers, school leaders, and IT directors genuine, unbiased assurance about the tools they’re considering, so you can move forward with curiosity rather than fear.”

Interested? Register here (you will need to create an account) or see other events and webinars here.

Not interested in a webinar but still want to learn about the AI tools out there? Check out their AI Tools List. Make sure to check Privacy, Safety, and Security Assessment in the upper-left for secure tools verified by 9ine.

Copyleaks will be conducting scheduled maintenance on Sunday, June 28 from 3:00 to 5:00AM.

This means that the D2L-Copyleaks integration will be down for that periods as well.

Please plan accordingly.

See the Copyleaks Maintenance Notification for more details.