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As we embark on a new semester, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is excited to support you in fostering innovation, excellence, and student success. Let’s make this term one of growth, collaboration, and meaningful impact. Together, we’ll cultivate a vibrant learning community!

Here’s to a fantastic semester ahead!

We are excited to start the Spring Semester and want you to have the training you need on all of the educational technology software we have to offer. This includes:

~ Social Annotation for STEM and Beyond on January 8th
~ Make Leaning FUN with Mentimeter on January 9th
~ Packback Writing and Discussions on January 9th

~ ScreenPal 101 on January 10th

We are also offering a workshop called:

Learning that Lasts: Designing Authentic Assessments for Real-World Impact

Monday, January 6th

Learn to create meaningful assessments that resonate beyond the classroom and encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and skills directly applicable to students' future careers and life challenges. Explore methods to ensure that assessments not only measure knowledge but also the practical application of that knowledge.

You can register now for any of these Week of Accountability Faculty Learning Opportunities.

We are excited to share with you a NEW feature in Canvas that will be available in late January!

Multiple Due Dates for Canvas Discussions
When creating a graded discussion, instructors will be able to set multiple due dates or checkpoints to accommodate different stages of the discussion process, such as the initial post and follow-up replies. These multiple due dates (checkpoints) can easily be imported into your next course. Discussion checkpoints structure student participation, aiming to assist students in meeting deadlines for each required step in the discussion.

Transform Your Classroom Collaboration with Dotstorming!

Dotstorming is your all-in-one tool for sparking creativity and making decisions collaboratively. Designed with teachers in mind, it helps you turn student input into action and makes class participation engaging and meaningful.

~ Go to dotstorming.com

~ Click Log in (top right-hand corner)

~ Sign in with Google using your @scottsdalecc.edu credentials

If you follow these steps, you should have access to our team license which grants you full access to all the tools to create voting boards and walls. If you are familiar with Padlet or Google Jamboard, this tool works in a similar fashion.

Check out our CTL Dotstorming Guide for ideas to use it in your classes!