GIFT Exchange
GIFT Exchange
GIFT Exchange
No matter your mode of instruction, the GIFT (Great Ideas for Teaching) Exchange has a GIFT for you. All faculty and staff interested in teaching are invited to join us for these HyFlex events focused on creating an integrated course using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
Please register to attend these events by the following requested deadlines. Once registered, you will receive an invitation to the event. Session recordings will be available about a week after the event.
Spring 2023 GIFT Exchange Schedule
AI in Academics
Tuesday, February 7, 12:15 pm-1:00 pm
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (HyFlex format option)
Nathan Bullock, Executive Director for Online Operations
Melinda Lien, Senior Instructional Designer
Angie Dodson, Faculty Development Coordinator
AI in Academics initiates a more formal conversation about the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence tools in higher education. Join us for an interactive session to witness first-hand how AI generates intellectual responses to varied prompts, and then, offer ideas and strategies to proactively embrace this state-of-the-art technology.
Ungrading | Shifting Focus from Making the Grade to Facilitating Inclusive Learning
Tuesday, February 21, 11:00-11:45 am
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (HyFlex format option)
Amy Anderson, PhD, Lecturer, Art History, Visual and Performing Arts
Angie Dodson, MEd, Faculty Development Coordinator, Faculty Resource Center
Brandon Poulliot, MS, Instructional Designer/Technologist, Faculty Resource Center
Kacey Ross, MA, Senior Instructor, English, Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, Assistant Director of First-Year Rhetoric and Writing
In this session, a discussion panel brings forth the ideas and principles of ungrading and some strategies for implementing it.
The Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ Oral History Project and High-Impact Practices
New date: Wednesday, March 1, 10:00 am-10:45 am
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (HyFlex format option)
Tre Wentling, PhD, Assistant Professor, Gender & Sexualities Studies Certificate Coordinator, Women's and Ethnic Studies Program
Have you heard about the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ Oral History Project? Are you considering (re)designing high impact teaching and learning practices? Join FRC Teaching Fellow and WEST Assistant Professor, Tre Wentling, in this GIFT session as he offers lessons learned from leading students (in two different courses across two semesters) in their contributions to the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ Oral History Project.
Introduction to the TAAP Program at UCCS
Tuesday, April 4, 10:00-10:45 am
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (Hyflex format option)
Larry Lee, Executive Director Auxiliary Services
Paul Deniston, Director of Retail Services
Jesse Gilbert, Bookstore Faculty Liaison
Join this session for an overview of the Textbook Affordability and Access (TAAP) Program at UCCS including the following:
- How it works
- What it costs
- Its benefits and potential impacts
- FAQs
Writing Good Letters of Recommendation for Students
Thursday, April 6, 1:00-1:45 pm
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (Hyflex format option)
Matthew Balk, PhD, Senior Director, Excel Multiliteracy Center, Assistant Professor, Attendant Rank, Department of English
Angie Dodson, MEd, Faculty Development Coordinator, Faculty Resource Center
This hyflex event is a workshop-style session that offers tips and tricks for writing good recommendations for students.
Recording | Presentation | Handouts: Example 1, Example 2
AI in Academics Part 2
Wednesday, April 12, 10:00-10:45 am
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (Hyflex format option)
Nathan Bullock, Executive Director for Online Operations
Melinda Lien, Senior Instructional Designer, Online Operations
Brandon Poulliot, Instructional Designer/Technologist, FRC
Angie Dodson, Faculty Development Coordinator, FRC
AI in Academics Part 2 takes participants on a journey from introducing and using AI in a given course to detecting improper use.
Critical Reflections in Coursework
Thursday, April 13, 12:15-1:00 pm
Faculty Resource Center, Columbine 203 (HyFlex format option)
Shannon K. Johnson, PhD, MSW, MPP, Assistant Professor of Social Work, College of Public Service
Join Shannon as she shares her method of incorporating meta-cognitive thinking and reflexivity practice in the educational process. Her method incorporates the three steps of the DEAL model by Ash and Clayton (2004): Step 1 - Describe, Step 2 - Examine, and Step 3 - Articulate Learning. It then adds metacognitive thinking as a fourth step. Use of reflexivity practice and intentional metacognitive thinking will be discussed as ways of encouraging deep processing, supporting consciousness raising processes, and increasing student intentionality as related to ownership of one’s own learning journey.
For more from Dr. Shannon Johnson, visit Civil Discourse in Anti-racist Work on the ACCESS@UCCS Sessions webpage.
Last updated April 7, 2023
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