Join us for our summer programming at CRTLE! Links to register are in the CRTLE biweekly newsletters.
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Format: Virtual Only via Microsoft Teams
Time: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Webinar Dates and Topics:
| Title | Registration Link | Description |
| June 11th: AI: Creating your own DIY Pathway for Teaching and Learning 12-1 pm, Central Time | N/A | [recording will be posted soon on the Pedagogy Next blog/website] |
| June 25th: Mic, Camera, Action: Multimedia Strategies for the 21st-Century Classroom 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b906a036-3f61-4fff-bc82-370530b58ebd@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9. | How can I use multimedia in my classroom? What impact will it have on active learning, student engagement, and outcomes? Looking to bring more creativity and engagement into your classroom? This session explores how multimedia tools like podcasting, video, and web publishing can support active learning, boost student engagement, and promote accessibility through Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Join us as faculty and campus experts share practical strategies and available resources to help you get started. Wed, Jun 25, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) |
| July 2nd: Design Smarter, Not Harder: Supercharging Your Canvas Template with DesignPLUS 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1c0e2073-2c58-461e-a4e7-961c130e2c61@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9 | Description: This practical session focuses on how to maximize the use of your Canvas template with the editing tools available in DesignPLUS. It covers how to use the Canvas template effectively, introduces the QuickStart Wizard, and showcases what’s possible when you’re ready to enable the full Sidebar, like adding interactivity to enhance student engagement. You’ll leave with practical tips and exciting new ideas to take your courses to the next level using DesignPLUS. Goals: By the end of this session, you should hopefully be able to… Identify what needs to be edited in the template Edit the template with DesignPLUS Add more template pages with the QuickStart Wizard Customize template pages with the Sidebar Resource: https://cidilabs.com/landing/design-tools/ |
| July 9th: Create. Engage. Inspire: Leveraging Adobe Express, Firefly, and Beyond 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/57734881-a5f5-4a29-9397-29b05241aca2@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9 | Create. Engage. Inspire: Leveraging Adobe Express, Firefly, and Beyond Ready to bring more creativity and interactivity into your teaching? This session with experts from Adobe introduces tools like Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly that make it easy to design visually engaging content, create accessible multimedia projects, and empower students to express their ideas in dynamic ways. Whether you’re building presentations, videos, social media graphics, or student assignments, learn how to use these intuitive platforms to enhance learning across disciplines and what resources are available to us at UTA as an Adobe Creative Campus. No design background required. Wed, Jul 9, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) |
| July 16th: AI in Action: Exploring Khanmigo for Smarter Teaching in Canvas 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ebc7256c-d0d8-4055-a7ab-68d6034dca9f@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9 | AI in Action: Exploring Khanmigo for Smarter Teaching in Canvas Discover how Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant, can streamline your workflow and enhance your Canvas course experience. In this one-hour session, we’ll explore how Khanmigo integrates directly into Canvas to support smarter teaching with time-saving tools like auto-generated quizzes, lesson plans, rubrics, classroom activities, and more. You’ll learn how to use Khanmigo to boost student engagement, differentiate instruction, and simplify course design—all while maintaining academic integrity and safeguarding student data. Whether you’re new to AI or ready to dive deeper, this workshop will give you practical strategies for leveraging Khanmigo in your everyday teaching. Who should attend: Faculty and instructors using Canvas who want to explore practical, ethical uses of AI in teaching. Wed, Jul 16, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) |
| July 23rd: Reading in the Age of AI: Introduction to Perusall 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/87646c71-751a-480d-a732-d4475d30fd1f@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9 | Description: “Reading in the Age of AI: Introduction to Perusall” is a webinar designed to explore the rapidly changing nature of what it means to read and learn in the context of artificial intelligence. Participants will gain an understanding of how AI influences our engagement with texts, followed by a practical introduction to Perusall, a collaborative annotation platform. This session will highlight Perusall’s features that enhance active reading, facilitate group discussions directly within assigned materials, and provide valuable insights for educators into student comprehension and participation. The goal is to equip attendees with strategies and tools to foster deeper learning and engagement with course content in an increasingly AI-driven educational environment. The featured speaker is Dr. Katie Welch (Department of Linguistics and TESOL) who has a background in educational technology and teaching in higher education. Speakers: Dr. Katie Welch, Department of Linguistics and TESOL, Katie Welch, Ph.D., is a university instructor, linguist, teacher trainer, and active contributor in the TESOL field. For two decades, she has taught classes and trained teachers across various settings, including K-12, adult education, and higher education. Katie spent seven years at UNT-Dallas in the School of Education, where she designed award-winning online linguistics courses. More recently, she has worked at UTA’s English Language Institute, teaching Developmental English for International Teaching Assistants. Her innovative classroom ideas have been published in academic journals such as Language and American Speech. Mentis profile: https://www.uta.edu/academics/faculty/profile?user=catharine.welch Resource link: https://www.perusall.com/ |
| July 30th: Leveraging Canvas: Lucid for Virtual Whiteboard and More 12-1 pm, Central Time | https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/56403d5b-88da-4b0a-ae14-27dcbdac3c3a@5cdc5b43-d7be-4caa-8173-729e3b0a62d9 | Speaker: Vanessa Cicero from Lucid. Bio: Solutions Engineer: Teaching and Learning Consultant for Lucid for Education | Empowering Students Through Visual Learning Looking for dynamic ways to boost collaboration, innovation, and visual learning in your Canvas course(s)? Join Vanessa Cicero from Lucid for Education to explore how Lucid’s virtual whiteboard tools integrate seamlessly with Canvas to support interactive teaching, group work, and student creativity. This session will highlight practical use cases for Lucidchart and Lucidspark—whether you’re building concept maps, organizing group projects, or facilitating live brainstorming activities online. Discover how to enhance student engagement, foster visual thinking, and streamline your course design with Lucid’s powerful, user-friendly platform. |
| Aug 6th: Perusall: Part Two (Diving Deeper on Digital Reading Annotation) 12-1 pm, Central Time | Link to be posted |