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Using Trello & Zoom Breakout Rooms to Create a Virtual Hands-on Activity
In Writing for Public Relations (ADV 350) Professor Marisa Peacock assigns students a fictional organization for which they have to write a variety of press materials throughout the course. Before they can begin, they need to complete a message architecture that allows them to articulate and visualize their organization’s communication goals. Without having a physical classroom to sort cards, she researched a few options for how it could be done in a virtual environment, in the end deciding to use Trello.
She set up a Trello board for each of the three groups and then created lists that would allow students to drag and drop the brand attributes into one of three lists: Who we are, Who we’re not & Who we’d like to be. During the Zoom class, she created three breakout rooms, and students were randomly assigned a room. In the breakout rooms students discussed which cards should be in what list, debating the nuances of their organization’s purpose.
Using Trello allowed her to watch the card sorting happening in real-time, and she was able to visit the different breakout rooms to check-in and answer questions, and the students could request her presence in their room if they had questions while she was away. Overall, the students were engaged and Professor Peacock was delighted by their thoughtful discussions.
Read Professor Peacock's full story here.
Do you have your own story to tell?
CITL is collecting stories from instructors and students interested in sharing their experience of remote instruction. Whether you have an interesting innovation, simple course adaptation, or even an instructional misstep, we hope to share these stories so we can all learn from the collective experience of our campus community. Please take a few minutes to complete this short form to share your Teachable Moments. |
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Free Virtual Statistical & Data Consulting, Workshops, and Resources for Students and Faculty
Do you have students working on a data project who need some help? Students who want to learn how to use some statistical software? Do you need a dataset for your class? We help with finding data, troubleshooting code, or understanding analysis. Consulting and training workshops are open to campus with the following software programs: Stata, SAS, ATLAS.ti, SPSS, R, Python. For open hours and workshop registration visit: http://go.illinois.edu/Surveystatsdata.
Student Wellbeing Workshop: Incorporating Wellness Support in Your Teaching, Monday Sept 28th
Campus Recreation and the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism in partnership with CITL is offering a 60 minute faculty workshop on student wellbeing. Alana Harris and Robyn Deterding will share insights about the impacts of student wellbeing and offer strategies to assist in incorporating wellness support into your teaching. September 28, 3:30p.m. Please register to receive the Zoom link.
TA Reading Groups Starting for Fall
How do the best college teachers teach? Find out by reading Ken Bain's What the Best College Teachers Do along with fellow TAs and a CITL facilitator. Meetings will be arranged to fit your schedule and participation will count towards the teaching certificates. Sign up for a reading group by following this link - you will be matched up with other TAs and a facilitator with similar availability.
Use Playful Pedagogy, Get a Teaching Certificate
With the Playful by Design Symposium coming up, now is a great time to consider the Certificate in Technology-Enhanced Teaching. Attending the Symposium fulfills one of the requirements of the certificate. If you get inspired by something you learn at the Symposium, you can use that inspiration to get a start on the rest of the certificate requirements. If you are interested in using game design or playful pedagogies in your class, this is the perfect opportunity to give it a try and earn a teaching certificate for your efforts.
Are You Taking the English Proficiency Interview (EPI) this Fall?
CITL and the ESL-ITA Program are offering two workshops to help graduate students prepare for the English Proficiency Interview (EPI). Session 1 will be held on September 28 and repeated on October 6. Session 2 will be held on September 29 and repeated on October 8. Each session meets online from 5:00pm to 5:50pm. Attendance is free, but registration is required at https://go.illinois.edu/EPI_Workshop_Registration.
The new Digication notification system is here! And you may be very annoyed ...
If you use Digication ePortfolios in your courses, you’ll have noticed an uptick in email from the company’s new, more visible notification system. To learn how to adjust your notification preferences, visit the University of Illinois ePortfolio Resources site. You’ll find the simple how-to right on the landing page.
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Friday, September 25
Using Proctorio to proctor exams in Compass2G and Moodle
10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M., Online, view the calendar entry above for the Zoom link
Speaker: CITL Staff
Monday, September 28
English Proficiency Interview (EPI) Workshop Session 1 (repeated on October 6)
5:00 P.M. - 5:50 P.M., Online, register to receive Zoom link
Speaker: Jennifer Zhang, Linguistics Department
Tuesday, September 29
English Proficiency Interview (EPI) Workshop Session 2 (repeated on October 8)
5:00 P.M. - 5:50 P.M., Online, register to receive Zoom link
Speaker: Eva Miszoglad, Linguistics Department
Tuesday, September 29
Using Proctorio to proctor exams in Compass2G and Moodle
1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M., Online, view the calendar entry above for the Zoom link
Speaker: CITL Staff
Wednesday, September 30
Fall 2020 Faculty Teaching & Learning Series Workshop #3: Effective Team Projects and Student Teams: What, How and Why
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M., Online, register to receive Zoom link
Speaker: Cheelan Bo-Linn, CITL
Monday, October 5
Developing Your Teaching Philosophy Statement for a Faculty Job Search
2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M., Online Office Hours, click the link above for the Zoom link
Speaker: Lucas Anderson
Monday, October 5
Leading Zoom Sessions with Confidence: Part One
6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M., Online, register to receive Zoom link
Speaker: Ritvika Luthra & Hannah Darcy; CITL Graduate Affiliates
Tuesday, October 6
Active Learning Strategies in the Era of Distance Learning
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M., Online, register to receive Zoom link
Speaker: Hannah Darci; CITL Graduate Affiliate
Tuesday, October 6
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