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Volume 24 | October 21 - November 21
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Introducing Lisa Kessler at CAFE!
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CAFE introduces Lisa Kessler, professor emeritus in the Huntley College of Agriculture and former interim dean and Associate Dean of Agriculture. She joins CAFE as a FERP faculty associate. Lisa is coordinating the Lifecycle of the Professoriate and serving as “Everybody’s Mentor” – an experienced CPP faculty member who can consult about a wide variety of topics. Lisa Kessler knows and loves Cal Poly Pomona having served in roles from Assistant Professor to Interim Dean.
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Wall of COOL - Call for Nominations!
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CAFE’s Wall of COOL award recognizes excellent courses that effectively use technology to enhance student learning and success. Courses of any format (online, hybrid, F2F, synchronous, or asynchronous) that were taught in the 2020-21 academic year are all eligible. Self-nominate your course ASAP!
Nominations are due soon, deadline has been extended to October 17, 2021.
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2021/22 Champions for Accessibility and Inclusivity (CHAI)
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Want to learn more about creating accessible course content? Each college has a dedicated champion for the academic year to help answer questions, provide learning opportunities, and convey information around topics of accessibility and inclusivity. Your 2021/22 Champions: Andrea Watson (AG), Carlos Flores (ENV), E’Lisha V Fogle (CCHM), JoNeen Ohlaker (CEIS), Kristen Schiele (CBA), Mai Narasaki-Jara (SCI), Monica Palomo (ENG), and Pinar Tremblay (CLASS).
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CAFE’s Thomas “Tommy” Gaston has moved to the Enterprise Applications department as an Analyst/ Programmer. He began as a student technology assistant (ITA) for Studio 6 and was permanently appointed to our team in June of 2016 as an Instructional Technology Consultant. Tommy has been instrumental in support of CAFE projects and was a key team member during our transition to Canvas.
A special shout out to Eric Davis, Thomas Jenkins, and Donya Rahimi who have been stepping in during this transition.
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CAFE's Fall Faculty Photo Contest!
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Join our fun fall faculty photo contest this year and win one of our Cal Poly Pomona beanies to keep you warm this season! Three fall themed categories:
- Nature
- Animal/Pet
- Still Life (Like a pumpkin)
All faculty are eligible to participate. Visit our contest page for details. Entry deadline: 11-14-21
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Online Workshops and Learning Opportunities
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Wall of COOL Speaker Series
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Supporting Students and Enhancing Family Connections Through Storytime presented by 2021 Wall of COOL recipients Giselle Navarro-Cruz, Early Childhood Studies (ECS), Eden Haywood-Bird, ECS, and Sally Romero, Library. Join them as they share their experience teaming up to provide ECS students the opportunity to collaborate with each other and gain experience working with children and families – all via remote learning! Scheduled for Nov-12, 11am-12pm.
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Canvas Fridays is an online workshop series with topics that include:
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Learning Fridays is an online series that will explore various learning technologies and best practices in teaching with topics that include:
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Check out the recording for this Innovative Educators webinar on Designing Student-Centered Flexible Assignments While Still Meeting Curricular & Pedagogical Goals
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Multimedia Learning Objects (MLOs)
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Activity and lab courses can be a challenge when taught remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Use CAFE's Multimedia Learning Object's Repository to add interactivity and enhance your courses. These learning objects have been developed in collaboration with faculty at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Post-translational Modifications
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Proteins are made up of different combinations of amino acids. This simulation helps students understand the different enzymes responsible for making modifications, reversing modifications, and on which amino acids each modification can occur.
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Things CAFE Wants You to Know
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A Creative Tool for Collaboration
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Need a creative way for students to collaborate? Look no further than Google's Jamboard. Jamboard is G Suite's cloud-based digital whiteboard. Users can create "Jams" anytime, anywhere, from any device. Collaborate on Jams by editing and sharing with others in real-time when connected to the internet.
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What mic can I use while I'm wearing a mask?
The FIFINE K031 Wireless Lapel Mic comes recommended from College of Engineering’s Paul Nissenson who shares, “I've had terrific success with this wireless lapel mic for recording my lectures in the classroom.“
What mic should I use for recording at my desk?
The Blue Yeti Nano microphone provides high-quality voice recording in a compact form factor. The "directional pattern" button located on the back of the microphone allows the device to toggle between "omnidirectional" and "cardioid" recording. Omnidirectional recording is preferred when multiple recording subjects are situated around the microphone, whereas cardioid can be chosen for more focused recording of an individual speaker positioned directly in front of the microphone.
This microphone is recommended by Eric Davis, CAFE's own Instructional Designer, due to his regular use in online Zoom meetings and voice-over recordings for training videos.
Why a microphone can help your course's accessibility and universal design.
Microphones are an effective way to ensure that students in the classroom can hear which in turn can help a student focus on learning. Clarity afforded from using a high-quality microphone can also improve the accuracy of automated captioning provided through Kaltura.
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What is your preferred mode of instruction?
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Tel: (909) 869 - 3099
Offices: CAFE staff are working a combined schedule of in-office/remote during Fall 2021
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