Winter is coming! The Fall 2022 course resources adoption season is coming to a close. Slide in before that July 8th, 2022 deadline by entering your required course materials and textbook(s) into the FIU Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP). Fall 2022 Textbook & Course Resources Adoption Even if you do not require the purchase of […]
Category: Online Educators
After a two-year hiatus, FIU Online CON is back!
Roots FIU Online hosted their FIU Online CON 2022 conference in April 2022 at the Miami Marriott Dadeland. The annual faculty conference was first held in 2002. The event aimed to provide FIU instructors with the opportunity to discover new instructional technology and innovative learning tools. Also, it showcased best practices for developing engaging and […]
Prep for Summer A 2022 Final Grades & Crosslisting Requests
As instructors, consider the following settings with your Canvas Gradebook before Summer A 2022 final grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Summer A 2022 Final Grades Grading SchemeIt is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is […]
Learn about the CreatorPro Syllabus Tool
Get prepared for your Fall 2022 classes! Come learn about the CreatorPro syllabus integration for Canvas. CreatorPro is a tool that allows you to create and manage course syllabi. In addition, the integration of CreatorPro into Canvas allows you to dynamically include assignments and assessments onto the syllabus itself. This means any new addition of an assignment or assessment will […]
Prep for Spring 2022 Final Grades
As instructors, consider the following settings with your Canvas Gradebook before Spring 2022 final grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Spring 2022 Final Grades Grading SchemeIt is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is accurate in […]
2 Professors Constructing Quality Courses
While preparing to present at FIU Online Con 2022, CultivatED, instructors Brent Huffman and Eugenio Jaramillo shared their experience in constructing quality courses with the Insider. Both Huffman and Jaramillo teach as adjuncts in the Moss Department of Construction Management program, part of the FIU Engineering and Computing department. The “Constructing Quality Courses” presentation‘s aim […]
FIU Online Conference 2022 Agenda & Resources
Review session descriptions at our FIU Online Conference 2022 Agenda site. Selected FIUOLCon22 Presentation Resources [10:15 am] Constructing Quality Matters CoursesTwo QM-certified instructors demystify the Quality Matters accreditation process while sharing strategies and FIU Online resources available to get you certified. Read the article (available 4/22, 10 am). [1:30 pm] Virtual Escape RoomsLearn to curate […]
2022 Instructor Field Guides
2022 Instructor Field Guide Issues Issue 34: When the workin’ day is done, oh students, they wanna have fun! Online tools for active learning January 2022 Issue 35: Extra, extra! Read all about it! Grading and extra credit March 2022 Issue 36: Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Final Grades […]
FIU Online Conference is back in 2022!
FIU Online Con provides the opportunity to dig into new instructional technology, innovative learning tools, and learn about quality online course design. The conference is open to all FIU teaching professionals, who are interested in or currently teaching fully online courses. After a two-year hiatus, FIU Online Con is back, live and in-person. Register for the […]
GOAL! Raise the Bar for Winning Writing Assignments
As your favorite soccer team kicks in a winning goal during the last minute of the game, you might jump up from the couch with your fists triumphantly raised. Reading an excellently crafted writing assignment from one of your students, may elicit the same celebratory response. To obtain better, award-winning results sports coaches occasionally change […]