Welcome Back! Resources to Get You Started!

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Welcome back to another academic year! On Tuesday, we hosted nearly 50 online and hybrid faculty and support staff. Thank you to all who were able to attend! We wanted to share the links and resources with everyone so you could reference them as you make final preparations for the start of this semester.

  • 鈥淲elcome Back鈥 presentation
  • What鈥檚 New? Faculty Resources:
    • Quality Matters 5th Edition Refresher required by November 30 for all faculty who took QM training online (email distancelearning@louisiana.edu for registration information)
    • EDUTools ()
    • New Learner Support Block in Moodle ()
  • Opportunities to Join In! Please let us know if you would like to participate in the following:
    • Task Forces [Moodle Users Group (MUG), Student Support, Faculty Incentives, CAFE]
    • Pilots (Moodle 2.7, Lynda.com)
  • Fall Events:
    • October 15, 2:00-3:00 in Dupre Library Lounge (room 221): MUG meeting
    • October 31-November 17: APPQMR online workshop (for faculty who have never taken the online QM training)
    • November 10-14: National DL Week
    • Mid-December: winter course reviews
    • Winter: EdCamp (More info coming soon!)
  • Fall Conference Opportunities:
    • Have you thought of attending a conference on distance learning? Check out the dates and locations of upcoming conferences!
    • Consider applying to the to attend the Online Learning Consortium International Conference (Orlando, FL). Deadline: September 10.

As always, our office is here to support you in designing and delivering online and hybrid courses. Please reach out with any questions, concerns, or suggestions for how we can better serve you.