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If you are interested in becoming a T4TL Faculty Presenter - please contact Roseann Wolak at rmwolak@stcloudstate.edu to express your interest and discuss details.

Technology for Teaching and Learning
Series Objective
The T4TL series will foster collaboration, communication and resource sharing about technology, pedagogy and best practices for teaching and learning.
The series will return Spring 2019.
Discover new technology and innovative ways to enhance learning. Whether you are just getting started or looking to reinvent your classroom with technology -- the T4TL Series has answers.Workshops 2018-19
Faculty Perspective Using D2L ePortfolio
As part of a high impact practice, criminal justice professor Shawn Williams, is using ePortfolio to increase engagement with his students. In this workshop, professor Shawn Williams shared his experience using the D2L ePortfolio tool.
Session Recording (Adobe Connect)
Creating labs for online courses
This workshop briefly listed some common models for providing a lab experience for online students. Tips for creating equivalent labs that can be completed at home using inexpensive, readily available equipment.
It was facilitated by Nancy K. Sundheim, PhD, Department of Environmental & Technological Studies and Eric Little, PhD, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering.
Session Recording (Adobe Connect)
Online Discussions: Hard Work but Worth it
The D2L Discussion Forum provides a space for your students to interact, share their knowledge and self-reflect. Dr. Cezarija Abartis shared how she uses the discussion board to deepen student learning and improve student writing.
It was facilitated by Cezarija Abartis, PhD, Professor, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts.
Session Recording (Adobe Connect)
Quality Matters - Earning the Certificate in Online Teaching
This presentation outlined the requirements for earning the Online Teaching Certificate, a seven-course program from Quality Matters. Dr. Kate Mooney earned the certificate as her sabbatical project and shared the course requirements, structure, and content, along with some reflections on the benefits of the program.
It was facilitated by Dr. Kate Mooney, Accounting Professor, Herberger Business School.
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
End of Term Grading Tasks
This workshop focused on how to import final grades into ISRS and make final grades visible to your students.
It was facilitated by Greg Jorgensen, Academic Technologies Team.
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
Accessibility is Everyone's Responsibility - From Accommodations to Accessibility
This workshop focused on the services offered by Student Accessibility Services, and how you can create a more inclusive learning environment by removing barriers in your face-to-face, blended/hybrid, and online courses. We are also excited to share information about our new captioning request process, funded by Minnesota State and St. Cloud State University.
This workshop was facilitated by Sarah Grachek, Academic Technologies Team and Andria Belisle, Director Student Accessibility Services.
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
D2L - ePortfolio
This workshop focused on how you can help your students make their learning visible using D2L - ePortfolio.
This workshop was facilitated by Greg Jorgensen, Academic Technologies Team.
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
D2L Intelligent Agents
This workshop highlighted tools which can help you maintain an online presence in your class.
This workshop was facilitated by Greg Jorgensen, Academic Technologies Team.
Session recording(Adobe Connect)
Past Workshops
Links to view workshop recordings are added as we receive them.
UNLEASH the AMAZING...YOU! Institutional Repository Upload-a-Thon!
Rachel Wexelbaum and Mary O'Dea
This workshop highlighted:
- St. Cloud State's Institutional Repository
- How to create an account, Creative Commons license your work
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
Using Adobe Connect to Design Inclusion Into Your Teaching
Dr. Amy Hebert Knopf
This workshop highlighted inclusive designs in the online environment. Challenges students face in navigating online spaces was discussed, along with hands on examples of universal design principles that explore and apply to the D2L and Adobe Connect environments. Additionally, considerations for specific disability categories was discussed as well as tips for maximum inclusion.
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
Engage Your Learners: Using Soft Chalk, Library Widgets, and Media Space
Cindy Gruwell, Melissa Prescott, and Mary Leyk
This workshop emphasized the following tools:
- Soft Chalk - to create engaging content
- Library Widgets - to help engage learners
- Media Space - to provide effective feedback and personal touches when grading papers
Session recording (Adobe Connect)
Unleash Amazing Using Instructional Technology Tools
Dr. Mark Petzold and Dr. Kannan Sivaprakasam
This workshop focused on how you can use D2L Intelligent Agent to reach out to students and other technology tools like Respondus, LICEcap, Zoomit, and Clickers to engage students.
Wednesday session recording (Adobe Connect)
Thursday session recording (Adobe Connect)
Engage Your Learners Using Visualization Technologies
Dr. Matthew Julius, Plamen Miltenoff, and Mark Gill
These workshops highlighted the ways visualization technology can be used to engage students.
Wednesday session recording (Adobe Connect)
Thursday session recording (Adobe Connect)
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Online Discussions
Robin Ewing
This workshop highlighted:
- Importance of discussion forums
- Pitfalls with discussions in an online environment
- Faculty challenges with discussions
- Student feedback