A five-part training series is being offered between August and December as part of the UNMC Digital Campus Initiative.
The series is designed to allow faculty to enhance the educational experience of our students and enhance creativity in the classroom, while also enabling the active learning that many millennial students value.
The primary goals of the initiative are:
- to facilitate anytime, anywhere mobile learning;
- enhance the quality of learning through the use of electronically available and developed resources;
- enable the integration and cross-utilization of educational materials; and
- reduce paper and printing costs.
The series will be available to 60 faculty members from multiple units on campus in five two-hour sessions spread over four months. Faculty are asked to commit to attending each of the five content sessions, which will be held on the UNMC Omaha campus.
Faculty are asked to bring their own devices — laptop and/or tablet. Apple products are not required but are recommended. Several Apple devices will be made available for use during the training. Participants wishing to borrow these devices should notify the instructors.
The three instructors are:
- Faye Haggar, instructional designer, anesthesiology;
- Marty Magee, instructional design librarian, McGoogan Library of Medicine; and
- Mike Dierks, workstation specialist, information technology services.
The sessions will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays (with one exception) with faculty having a choice between morning and afternoon sessions. The location of the sessions is still being determined.
Here is a rundown of the session dates and content:
- Session 1 (Aug. 22 a.m./Aug. 24 p.m.) – Creating digital curriculum;
- Session 2 (Sept. 19 a.m./Sept. 21 p.m.) – My students have iPads, now what?;
- Session 3 (Oct. 17, a.m./Oct. 19 p.m.) – Remote presenting;
- Session 4 (Nov. 14 a.m./Nov. 16 p.m.) – Tips and tricks for digital learning; and
- Session 5 (Dec. 13 a.m./Dec. 14 p.m.) – Cloud storage and notetaking.
The series is supported by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. If you have any questions, please contact Haggar or McGee.