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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Blackboard: Blogs, Wikis, and Discussions
11:00am - 12:00pmParticipants will explore the creation and management of student blogs and private journals as well as group wikis in Blackboard. From informal inquiries to graded topical interactions, we will explore the diverse ways in which you can enhance the student experience outside of the traditional classroom through Blackboard Discussion Boards.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Friday, September 20, 2019
Open Enrollment Info Session
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join Benefits for an in-person session at Foggy Bottom to learn about the enhancements and changes to 2020 benefits programs. This is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for Open Enrollment, which begins October 7 and runs through October 25, 2019.
- Faculty & Staff
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Management of Hepatitis C infection with the DC Department of Health
7:30am - 8:30am
This is a conference held by the GW medical center student council (one of the umbrella organizations of the GW Student association) with the DC department of health on medical management of individuals with hepatitis c.
- Academic Events
- Research
- Student Organizations
- School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Monday, September 23, 2019
Blackboard: Creating Accessible Course Materials
2:00pm - 3:00pmExplore best practices for making your course materials accessible and inclusive to all students.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Testing in Blackboard: Best Practices
11:00am - 12:00pmThis workshop will cover the basics of administering a test in Blackboard such as test creation and best practices.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Friday, September 27, 2019
Teaching Day 2019
9:00am - 3:30pmTeaching Day is the University Teaching and Learning Center's annual fall event that draws faculty from across GW into conversation around teaching and learning.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Research
Open Enrollment Info Session
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join Benefits for an in-person session on VSTC campus to learn more about the 2020 benefits programs enhancements and changes. This is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for the upcoming Open Enrollment season, October 7 - 25, 2019.
- Faculty & Staff
Monday, September 30, 2019
Open Enrollment Info Session - Webinar
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Join Benefits for a Webex session to learn about the enhancements and changes to 2020 benefits programs. This is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for Open Enrollment, which begins October 7 and runs through October 25, 2019.
- Faculty & Staff
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Monitoring and Assessing Student Performance on Blackboard
11:00am - 12:00pmExplore tools to monitor student progress, including how to identify under-performing students using the gradebook, set up rules to determine at-risk students, and use the performance dashboard.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Spend Less Time Grading: Tips, Tricks, and Rubrics
12:00pm - 1:00pmWe will look at best practices for giving learning-focused feedback that is meaningful to students and ways to make giving this kind of feedback more manageable.
- Academic Events
- Career & Professional Development
- Faculty & Staff
WoWTalk XIII
The WOWTALK (What’s Our Work) Series brings together colleagues and students from disciplines associated with GW's Science and Engineering Hall—and related fields—to present new research and share ideas.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Research
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
- School of Engineering & Applied Science
- School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Blackboard: Using Rubrics
12:30pm - 1:30pmThis workshop will cover the basics of Blackboard rubrics. Participants will learn how to create a rubric, associate it to a graded activity, and effortlessly grade using an interactive rubric.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (Live Virtual Classroom)
2:00pm - 3:00pmCome discover the essentials of Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, the new version of the synchronous virtual classroom tool, beginning with a general geography of the new and improved user interface and ending with a practice session.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Blackboard: Assignments and Tests
2:00pm - 3:00pmThis 60-minute workshop will primarily cover how to create assignments and develop tests that make the best of both your time and your students efforts.
- Academic Events
- Career & Professional Development
- Faculty & Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Student Response System TurningPoint
2:00pm - 3:00pmThe TurningPoint Audience Response System can engage students and give you real-time feedback on comprehension during class. This workshop will cover the basic features of TurningPoint, including creating questions, conducting polling, and saving results.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Open Enrollment Fairs
9:00am - 3:00pm
Join the Benefits team for our annual Open Enrollment Fairs which provide an opportunity to speak directly with benefit plan providers and receive assistance with enrollment.
- Faculty & Staff
Friday, October 11, 2019
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra (Live Virtual Classroom)
11:00am - 12:00pmCome discover the essentials of Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, the new version of the synchronous virtual classroom tool, beginning with a general geography of the new and improved user interface and ending with a practice session.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Open Enrollment Fair
10:00am - 1:00pm
Join Benefits for our annual Open Enrollment Fairs which provide faculty and staff with an opportunity to speak directly with benefit plan providers. Support with the enrollment process, flu shots, and even free seated massages (appointments required).
- Faculty & Staff
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Blackboard: Using Rubrics
2:00pm - 3:00pmThis workshop will cover the basics of Blackboard rubrics. Participants will learn how to create a rubric, associate it to a graded activity, and effortlessly grade using an interactive rubric.
- Academic Events
- Career & Professional Development
- Faculty & Staff
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
2020 Open Enrollment Fair
10:00am - 3:00pm
Join Benefits for our annual Open Enrollment Fairs. Faculty and staff will have the opportunity to speak directly with our benefit plan providers, get assistance with the enrollment process, and get a flu shot (appointments necessary).
- Faculty & Staff
What is Patient-Centered Outcomes Research?
Sustained and meaningful engagement of the community – patients, family members, caregivers, advocates, clinicians, and healthcare providers – throughout the research process is vital to the long-term success of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) research.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Research
- Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
- Milken Institute School of Public Health
- School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Testing in Blackboard: Best Practices
2:00pm - 3:00pmThis workshop will cover the basics of administering a test in Blackboard such as test creation and best practices.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Blackboard: Creating Accessible Course Materials
2:00pm - 3:00pmExplore best practices for making your course materials accessible and inclusive to all students.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Blackboard: Assignments and Tests
12:30pm - 1:30pmThis 60-minute workshop will primarily cover how to create assignments and develop tests that make the best of both your time and your students efforts.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Blackboard Grade Center
2:00pm - 3:00pmParticipants will have the opportunity to learn about and practice adding columns and categories, entering grades, and monitoring student progress.
- Academic Events
- Faculty & Staff
- Foggy Bottom Campus
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