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12 Days of RaiderCanvas 🎉 Over the next few weeks, we'll share quick tips to help you navigate our new learning management platform! Today we're learning about using the "burger menu", the "snowman menu", and how to find Instructure resources.
Share this with your colleagues!
youtu.be/3iyYwL_f9Lc
Institute for Faculty Excellence flyer explaining two new tracks for faculty to choose from: Conscious & Compassionate Leadership. Revive and Thrive After Tenure or Continuing Appointment. Already a graduate of the IFE? Continue your journey as an IFE Community Fellow!
NEW w/ IFE: Faculty can choose 1 of 2 tracks:
⭐Conscious and Compassionate Leadership (focused on Leadership through NVC)
⭐Revive and Thrive After Tenure or Continuing Appointment (focused on re-engagement)
Review details & apply today: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Programs/InstituteforFacultyExcellence.php
‼️ STARTING NEXT WEEK: RaiderCanvas Camp is here to help YOU! Take a moment to register now for any of the many virtual or face-to-face sessions: go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
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🚨 Proposals are due for the AI Mini-Grants next week! To support diverse interests, proposals may align with the following themes:
✍️ AI for Assessment & Feedback Innovation
⏳ AI-Augmented Faculty Workflows
🗒 Cross-Disciplinary AI Collaborations
depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Resources/MiniGrants.php
We might find ourselves running out of steam as we're powering through finals to wrap up another semester. 🥴 We encourage you to use this resource to cheer yourself on and be mindful to practice self care as we strive to finish strong! www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-at-work
13.05.2025 23:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢 Get ready for the RaiderCanvas migration! TTU Online is partnering with a consultant to offer hands-on sessions to help prepare your courses for fall. You should identify a course to develop before registering for one of the 16 camps or 1-on-1 consultations: ttu.elementlms.com/raidercanvas-camp
08.05.2025 23:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📅 Save the date for our next AI Mini Conference on Friday, August 22nd! This “back to school” event will help you prepare for the fall semester and provide tangible strategies for teaching in an AI world.
Register now to get this on your calendar! depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/AI-Mini-Conference.php
✨It's Mental Health Awareness Month and we're challenging ourselves to become a Certified Kindness Workplace! Fostering a culture of kindness creates a space where respect and empathy thrive. Practice random acts of kindness for yourself & others this month! randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-at-work
01.05.2025 17:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are excited to announce the 2025 SoTL AI Mini-Grants! The purpose of the mini-grant is to encourage formal investigations of the impact of AI on teaching and learning that can be disseminated to TTU and broader academic communities.
Review details: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Resources/MiniGrants.php
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day flyer with photos of Kerri, Molly, and Trish
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day to Kerri, Molly, and Trish! You are all integral parts of the TLPDC team and we so appreciate everything you do! 😊
23.04.2025 15:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
WEDNESDAY: In a world where generative AI tools are reshaping higher education, how do we uphold academic integrity while preparing students for an AI-infused future?
Join us for a candid conversation about fostering ethical student engagement with curiosity and confidence: go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
Updating your summer course syllabus? Review the step-by-step guide on adding syllabus information to RaiderCanvas or Blackboard 📝
We strongly recommend LMS integration as this is the easiest way to ensure that your statements are centrally maintained: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Syllabus-Information.php
TONIGHT @5: Join us for a virtual happy hour edition of AI Bite-Sized Best Practices 🥤 End your workday with this one-hour “show & tell” session on Generative AI best practices.
You'll leave with fresh ideas and a satisfied appetite. Bring your own beverage! go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
April at-a-glance flyer with dates, times, and titles of upcoming TLPDC events
No joke, there's a LOT going on at the TLPDC this month! go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
01.04.2025 17:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New AI Workshops: Tuesday, April First- From AI Use to to AI Critique: Building AI Literacy. Wednesday, April 9th- Intro to Custom AI Tools: A Review of the Play Labs Platform.
📝 As AI use increases, students must learn to assess and improve AI-generated work. Join us tomorrow for From AI Use to AI Critique: Building AI Literacy. This workshop covers assessment strategies that blend guided AI use with critical evaluation.
We hope to see you there! go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
LAST DAY to opt-out of RaiderCanvas for summer courses.
🚨 Reminder: Today is the LAST day to opt-out of RaiderCanvas for summer courses! All summer courses will be pushed to RaiderCanvas unless you complete the form and opt out:
support.online.elearning.ttu.edu
🚨 Tomorrow's workshop is still on! If you haven't already, register now to participate virtually! go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
13.03.2025 22:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Frustrated by discussion boards that feel like a parade of AI-generated responses? You’re not alone. Join us on Friday for Beyond Copy-Paste: Rethinking Discussion Boards In The AI World!
📅 Be sure to register for upcoming workshops about AI & teaching: go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
RaiderCanvas Migration Timeline. March 25: Opt-out of RaiderCanvas and choose Blackboard for the summer if desired.
Are you are teaching this summer? We strongly recommend that you teach in RaiderCanvas while your courses might be smaller, and you can adjust to our new LMS! Get started today: texastech.instructure.com
If desired, you have two more weeks to choose Blackboard for your Summer courses.
🌱 Did you attend the Braiding Sweetgrass event? All are welcome to join us VIRTUALLY tomorrow to continue the conversation during this follow-up session, Acts of Belonging: Museums, Caring with, and the Construction of Place.
Register now to get the event link to your inbox: go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
How are you getting ready for RaiderCanvas? 🎨🖌
There are many opportunities to get virtual and hands-on help throughout this semester, as well as a support page to answer the most frequently asked questions about this migration:
depts.ttu.edu/online/canvas/index-1-migration-faq.php
Flyer with titles, dates, and times for March events at the TLPDC.
🌞 Spring into action with upcoming workshops at the TLPDC!
go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
🚨 NEW AI WORKSHOPS:
🖱 Beyond Copy-Paste: Rethinking Discussion Boards in the AI World
👩💻 From AI Use to AI Critique: Building AI Literacy
✂️ Intro to Custom AI Tools: A Review of the Play Labs Platform
Register now! go.ttu.edu/TLPDCEvents
Heart shaped cookies with valentines day related messages
Happy Valentine's Day from the TLPDC ❣️ We can't wait to share a sweet treat with you today during Academic Milestones!
See you soon in room 151 🚪
Save your spot - Academic Milestones: Achieving Tenure, Promotion, & Continuing Appointment. Friday, February 14, 2025
We would LOVE to see you this Friday at Academic Milestones! This event provides faculty with information and strategies necessary to effectively advance through the tenure, promotion, and continuing appointment process.
Save your spot now: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Tenure_Academy/Academic-Milestones.php
AI Digest: From Lisa Low, TLPDC Faculty Fellow. A periodic digest of all things Generative AI, from AI tools to higher ed to industry jobs.
📰 Take a moment to look through the newest update to the AI Digest, a periodic digest of all things Generative AI! This edition includes:
😳 Sustaining Student Attention
🔍Using Gemini in Google Sheets
And more! Read now: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/AI_Resources/AI-Digest.php
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. An 8-week online course led by Dr. Angela Mariani. Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Virtual. Applications due Feb. 7. Course starts Feb. 18
We are excited to announce a new pilot program, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)! The 8-Week Course will begin on 2/18 and will be led by Dr. Angela Mariani from TTU School of Music.Applications are due on 2/7.
Learn more: ttumain.infoready4.com/#freeformCompetitionDetail/1963569
Save the date! Academic Milestones: Achieving Tenure, Promotion, & Continuing Appointment. Friday, February 14, 2025
Join us for the next Tenure Academy, renamed to Academic Milestones: Achieving Tenure, Promotion, & Continuing Appointment! Learn strategies necessary to effectively advance through the tenure, promotion, and continuing appointment process: depts.ttu.edu/tlpdc/Tenure_Academy/Academic-Milestones.php
23.01.2025 00:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Blackboard to RaiderCanvas Timeline
We've made it to the end of the first week of classes 🎉 For more information about our migration to RaiderCanvas, review the support page full of resources to guide you in a smooth experience: depts.ttu.edu/online/canvas/index.php
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