Health Sciences Edition Newsletter

Health Sciences Edition: August 2024

Join us at Focus on Teaching & Learning

Focus on Teaching & Learning (FOTL) will be held Wednesday, August 14th, in the Damen Student Center on the Lake Shore Campus. ITS will be hosting a table during the Lunch & Resource Fair with representatives from various groups. We look forward to meeting you between 11:45am-1:00pm to discuss technology at Loyola. For more information about this event, visit FOTL.

Start of School Webinars

If you are new or returning to teach this fall, please plan to participate in all or part of this live webinar series. Remaining topics include Sakai, VoiceThread, and Zoom. These sessions are designed to help you integrate technology into teaching and learning quickly, while gaining insights into best practices for using each tool. A panel of moderators will be available to answer questions throughout each webinar. For full session descriptions, visit Start of School Webinars.

Sakai Essentials for Faculty

Monday, August 12th, 1:00-2:00pm CT

Get Ready for the New VoiceThread

Tuesday, August 13th, 2:00-3:00pm CT

Intro to Sakai for Students

Tuesday, August 20th, 2:00-3:00pm CT

Zoom AI Companion

Wednesday, August 21st, 1:00-1:30pm CT

Faculty Walk-in Support

Walk-in support for educational technologies, course building, and instructional design is available on the Health Sciences Campus in SSOM Suite 180 on a first-come, first-served basis. No advanced appointment is necessary. Hours are Wednesdays from 11:00am-2:00pm and Thursdays from 9:00am-12:00pm. If the door is closed, please knock or ring the doorbell. You may continue to book online appointments by visiting ITRS Consultations.

Talk Amongst Yourselves: Collaborative Learning with VoiceThread

VoiceThread, an interactive, web-based application that allows users to create and share multimedia slideshows with images, videos, documents, and presentations, has many features that are conducive to collaborative learning. What sets VoiceThread apart is its ability to facilitate asynchronous discussions. Users can leave comments on slides using text, audio, or video, creating a rich, multimedia conversation around the content. Read the full article.

Earn Your Sakai Digital Badge in an Accelerated Format

This interactive professional development series provides you with tips and effective practices for using external tools integrated with Sakai. We will explore Zoom, Panopto, VoiceThread, and some lesser-known tools to supplement course content and activities, as well as enhance student engagement. Please note, this is a single 3-hour session with a 15-minute break at the halfway mark. At the conclusion, you will have met all the requirements to earn a Sakai Integrated Tools digital badge. This is the quickest way to build your credentials library! For a full session description and general information on our digital badging program, visit ITRS Pathways.

Tuesday, October 1st, 9:00am CT