Health Sciences Edition Newsletter

Health Sciences Edition: October 2023

Fall Webinar Series

We are thrilled to announce our Fall 2023 Webinar Series. It's a quick, easy way to learn more about the abundance of technology tools and resources available. Each 1-hour webinar focuses on a separate topic, and you can register for a single session or any combination of sessions. A panel of moderators will be available to ask questions throughout these webinars.

Assessment and Written Feedback in Sakai: Turnitin Feedback Studio

Tuesday, October 10th, 12:00pm CT

An Overview of Qualtrics at Loyola

Wednesday, October 18th, 2:00pm CT

Virtual 3D Simulations in Sakai: Labster

Thursday, October 26th, 2:00pm CT

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Sakai Assessment Tools Series

This interactive professional development series provides you with workflows, tips, and effective practices for assessment that will support every stage of learning. We will explore Assignments, Tests & Quizzes, Rubrics, and Gradebook in 45-minute sessions. You can register for a single session or complete all four sessions to earn a Sakai Assessment Tools digital badge (3 contact hours). Digital badges are issued through Credly, providing many ways to share your badge to popular destinations such as LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook.

Assignments

Wednesday, November 1st, 10:00am CT

Tests & Quizzes

Tuesday, November 7th, 2:00pm CT

Rubrics

Thursday, November 16th, 11:00am CT

Gradebook

Wednesday, November 29th, 2:00pm CT

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J-Term and Spring 2024 Courses

J-Term 2024 courses will be available on Tuesday, October 10th, and Spring 2024 courses on Tuesday, October 24th. You can login to Sakai to view and start building them this month. Please contact us for support with any of the following:

Course development and learning design
Instructional technologies
Learning analytics
Academic research technologies

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Administering Test Taking with Respondus LockDown Browser

Test taking can be stressful, so adding the additional step of using Respondus Lockdown Browser might be overwhelming for some of your students. Therefore, we highly recommend as an instructor, that you familiarize yourself with this academic integrity tool before adding as a requirement to complete a test or quiz.

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