Happy beginning of fall! The Center for Academic Innovation has news and updates to share.

Request a GIFT this term

Group Instructional Feedback Technique (GIFT) is a confidential process that allows instructors to gather feedback from their students and make adjustments to their teaching while the course is still happening. Click here to read more about the GIFT process and fill out the request form. 

QOI Returns

The Quality Online Instruction (QOI) reviews are starting up again with a new approach. The QOI standards will be split into a two-part review process. This fall we will begin with Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) reviews, and Course Design reviews will follow later this academic year. The application cycle runs October 20 – November 15, 2022. For more information and to apply for a review, check out the QOI page on our faculty website.

Get Ready for an RSI Review

Regular and substantive interaction, or RSI, is a required criteria in online instruction by the US Department of Education.  Chemeketa faculty have long recognized the value of RSI, and included RSI standards in our Quality Online Instruction (QOI) course review program. This session will look at what RSI is, why it’s important to a quality online learning experience, and an overview of the QOI RSI review opportunity.

Location: ZOOM

Dates & CRNs:

• Thursday, October 13, 12:00 – 1:00pm | CRN: 43859

• Friday, October 21, 9:00-10:00 am | CRN: 43943

• Wednesday, November 2, 3:30-4:30 pm | CRN: 43946

Need a Canvas refresher?

If you are newer to Canvas or simply need a refresher after taking a Canvas break, please contact us to set up an appointment to go over specific areas of Canvas you would like to review. This could include topics such as:

• Ways to organize your course

• How to utilize the gradebook, specifically some of the lesser known features

• How to add multimedia to your course

• How to make sure your course is accessible

• Or anything else you wish to review

Contact us at academicinnovation@chemeketa.edu

Read about our New Remote Instruction Workshop

This post introduces a newly developed, self-paced Remote Instruction Workshop. Whether you are a veteran remote instructor or you are brand new, we encourage you to take a look and consider joining this training.

Take a look at other Professional Development Opportunities

Check out our page on our CAI website that lists the various teaching, learning, and educational technology organizations to which we belong. Please explore this page for potential resources and professional development opportunities. Google calendar users can also subscribe to this calendar.

Conference Spotlight

The 2022 UDLHE Digicon conference

October 18-20, 2022

Digicon 2022 is a virtual conference offering sessions on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).  This year’s theme, A UDL Makerspace, hopes to create an environment that encourages curiosity and imagination, where the emphasis is on making rather than consuming, and where attendees can learn from each other in collaborative, experiential fashion. Chemeketa’s UDL team will present on our UDL Certificate Capstone Gallery on October 20. Click here for conference info.

Workshop Spotlight

“In Conversation with Judith Heumann, Internationally Recognized Disability Rights Advocate”

Tuesday, October 18, 1pm (4pm EST)

Each October, the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor sponsors National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.” In recognition of the month, and as part of AIR’s journey to becoming an inclusive workplace for all, we are hosting a powerful conversation with disability rights advocate Judy Heumann. Click here to register. 

Check out the CAI Library Guide

The CAI has a library guide! Take a look to discover a number of resources on the topics of “Inclusive Teaching and Learning”, “Hybrid and Online Learning”, and “What Works in Community College Classrooms.

Ongoing Fall Workshops & Training

Below is a list of online workshops offered this term by the CAI. These are self-paced workshops via Canvas. Please register via My Chemeketa. Click here for a complete list of all workshops and training with their descriptions.

Online Workshops & Training

• eLearn Institute: Online Instructor Training

Dates: October 6-December 31| CRN 44012

• Hybrid Course Development/Instruction Training

Dates: October 6-December 10 | CRN 44013

• Remote Instruction Workshop

Dates: October 17-December 31 | CRN 43537

Remote Workshops & Training

• Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion

Date and Time:  Monday, October 24, 1:30-3pm  | CRN 42833, Zoom attendance

Date and Time:  Tuesday, October 25, 12-1:30pm  | CRN 42834, Zoom attendance