During Spring 2021, the Teaching and Learning Innovations’ Learning Design Team was fortunate to partner with our first-ever TLi Faculty Mentors. Mentors are CSUCI Faculty who are experienced in the art of integrating teaching with technology to enhance student learning. As we get ready to introduce you to the 2021-2022 Digital Learning Mentors (DLMs), we […]
One of my mentors once told me that the best way to build a team is to surround yourself with people that bring to the table strengths that balance your own weaknesses. In other words, embrace hiring people that are strong and talented in areas that you are not. I am happy to say that […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations is proud to formally introduce you to the newest member of our team! Even though he has been working with TLi for years as a student assistant, we were fortunate enough that Isaac Ortiz, talented media artist and versatile technologist, agreed to stay on as a full-time team member for the […]
Begin program and/our institutional-level assessment with Canvas Outcomes today. What Is “Canvas Outcomes”? It is a user-friendly Canvas tool in which faculty can: 1) upload program-level or institutional rubrics into courses, apply them to assignments, and rate students on outcomes while grading in Canvas and 2) view aggregate reports of how students fare on […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations is so proud to share that one of our own—Kristi-O’Neil-Gonzalez, Instructional Technologist-Accessibility Lead and FIT Studio Coordinator—was named this year’s recipient of the President’s Staff Award for Excellence. Kristi’s expertise and dedicated efforts toward accessibility and inclusion helped TLi articulate this set of values as one of our four core areas […]
Teaching and Learning Innovations has been very busy over the Summer! In addition to helping faculty prepare for a new academic year and updating our academic technology infrastructure (Zoom, Canvas, VoiceThread, PlayPosit, Hypothesis, etc.), among many other things, we also took some time for introspection and planning for the future. We entered into a strategic […]
In this TLi Reflection Series: Epiphanies, Lessons, & Hard Truths post, CI faculty were asked to reflect on their teaching and learning experiences during AY2020-21 virtual instruction. The first reflection is by Elizabeth (Bonnie) Lavin-Hughes, a PADA faculty member at CI. What program or department to do teach for? If possible, share a picture of yourself or your […]
In this TLi Reflection Series: Epiphanies, Lessons, & Hard Truths post, CI faculty were asked to reflect on their teaching and learning experiences during AY2020-21 virtual instruction. The second reflection is by Rachael Jordan, a faculty member with the English Program at CI. What program or department to do teach for? If possible, share a picture of yourself […]
In this TLi Reflection Series: Epiphanies, Lessons, & Hard Truths post, CI faculty were asked to reflect on their teaching and learning experiences during AY2020-21 virtual instruction. The third reflection is by Ellen Lewis, a faculty member of the Psychology Department at CI. What program or department to do teach for? If possible, share a picture of yourself […]
In this TLi Reflection Series: Epiphanies, Lessons, & Hard Truths post, CI faculty were asked to reflect on their teaching and learning experiences during AY2020-21 virtual instruction. The fourth reflection is by Lorna Gonzalez, a faculty member with the School of Education at CI. What program or department to do teach for? If possible, share a picture of […]
