Zoom is a web conferencing software available to the entire University of Maine community. Faculty can use Zoom in their teaching to manage the synchronous components of their online courses, hold virtual office hours, and promote virtual student collaboration. This workshop will support users interested in using Zoom in their teaching. We will explore how […]
Thursday, October 17th, 10:00-11:30am Note: Registration for attendance is required. Register for the Active Learning CoP here!
PLEASE NOTE THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED. The original date 10/11 has been changed for 10/18. This training will offer an overview of the features of UMaine’s video storage and streaming platform: Kaltura. We will discuss creative ways to use video in your teaching and share ideas about using video to improve student learning, such […]
Monday, October 21st, 12:00-1:00pm Note: Registration for attendance is required. Register for the “Teaching Students How to Learn” CoP/Book Club here!
Large research projects, especially theses and dissertations, involve extensive use of a variety of publications. It’s difficult to locate and organize these materials and their citations, and to represent these references in the required format. Citation managers can be a big help on this side of the research process. This semester, Fogler Library will host […]
This workshop will provide an introduction to LaTeX typesetting. Participants will learn the basics of formatting a manuscript using LaTeX, including basic layout, tables, mathematical formulas, graphics, tables of contents, references, indices, and bibliographies. Time permitting, we will also go over putting together presentations using LaTeX and/or using multiple fonts and languages. We recommend bringing […]
Using Backwards Design (Wiggins and McTighe, 1998) in your course provides a clear roadmap for your students to understand what will be expected of them in the course, how learning will be measured and what opportunities to learn will be provided. As faculty, it also provides clear organization for your course and ensures that your […]
This group meets monthly to discuss issues around the science of learning and how this affects our roles as instructors. The meeting typically lasts 1hr with the last thirty minutes as optional. NOTE: This CoP is currently full for Fall, 2019. Click here to visit the Communities of Practice page to check out other […]
Large research projects, especially theses and dissertations, involve extensive use of a variety of publications. It’s difficult to locate and organize these materials and their citations, and to represent these references in the required format. Citation managers can be a big help on this side of the research process. This semester, Fogler Library will host […]
Large research projects, especially theses and dissertations, involve extensive use of a variety of publications. It’s difficult to locate and organize these materials and their citations, and to represent these references in the required format. Citation managers can be a big help on this side of the research process. This semester, Fogler Library will host […]
