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November 2018
Innovations in Learning
 
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Winterim Canvas Training schedule coming soon
If you are interested in taking Canvas Training over the Winterim semester, please contact Innovations in Learning at innovations@uwp.edu with a list of your available dates and times.

The team will compile some popular dates and send follow-up emails with a full Winterim training schedule in late November and early December.

Please note that completing Canvas Training does not mean that you must teach your Spring courses in Canvas; completing the training simply means that you've been trained on the platform and are able to teach one or more of your courses using Canvas should you wish to.
2019 LTDC Virtual Showcase: Call for Proposals
The UW System’s annual LTDC Virtual Showcase will be held on April 2nd and 3rd, 2019. The theme for this year’s showcase is  Building the New: Innovate, Integrate, Motivate.
 
The 2019 Showcase will have six breakout session tracks: 
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Digital Learning Environment
  • Technology and Other Resources
  • Student Engagement
  • Library and Digital Media
  • Open Educational Resources
 
The sharing of projects, best practices, and innovations from across the UW System is what makes the showcase so successful each year. We encourage you to submit a proposal on one of the session categories listed above! Sessions can be collaborative, multi-institutional, and/or multi-discipline. 
 
Those interested in being considered to present should fill out the proposal form here . We’ve attached a PDF of the questions on the form so you know in advance what you will have to answer. Please don’t complete and submit your proposal using the PDF. 
 
Proposals are due by Friday, November 30th. Successful proposals will be notified in February.
 
Thank you for your consideration! We can’t wait to see all of the wonderful session ideas.
Online College Students 2018 Comprehensive Data on Demands and Preferences
"Higher education has been experiencing an overall decline in students, but this is not the case for online learning. While overall enrollments have decreased for an unprecedented 12 consecutive terms (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2017), in 2017 alone, online enrollments grew 3% to 3.85 million among fully or majority online learners (Eduventures, 2017). Growth, however, is expected to slow among online students. Eduventures forecasts that the market will plateau at 4 million students for 2019 and 2020 due to an improving economy and a decline in high school graduates."

To read the full study from Learning House and Aslanian Market Research, download the PDF .
Image Courtesy of: Imperial College London
"Hologram" lecturers at Imperial College London
Would you attend a lecture that didn't have a "real" person at the front of the classroom teaching you?

At Imperial College London, they're piloting technology that does just that. While the technology itself cannot be deemed a true hologram, a projection of the lecturer does create the same type of visual effect.

The technology aims to make it easier to accommodate high-demand presenters and guest lecturers, making it so the same lecture could be presented across campus and even the globe.

Learning Tool of the Month: WhenWorks
WhenWorks is a meeting scheduling app that allows you to setup times on your calendar that you are free to make appointments. You students are then able to check your calendar and use the free spaces to schedule meetings with you.

WhenWorks is available both as an iPhone app and through a browser. The app syncs with your existing iPhone calendar and automatically knows when you're unavailable.

The basic app is free with a premium version available for $5 a month. Learn more about WhenWorks here .
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