Teaching & Learning Center: Events

Implementing AI in Your Classroom
ATD
Fri. Mar. 8th, 11A-12P PST Online
Explore the dynamic role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping the future of higher education with this four-hour virtual workshop by Achieving the Dream. Delve into the practical implementation of AI tools across
various facets of academia, including course design, student engagement, and assessment strategies. Engage in interactive activities with your peers that offer a hands-on approach to understanding and utilizing AI, ensuring you can integrate these tools seamlessly into your educational practices.

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AnnotatED 2024
ELC
Wed. Apr. 17th,-Thu. Apr. 18th Online
This year’s AnnotatED virtual conference is dedicated to exploring the dynamic and evolving role of social
annotation in education. Our event brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and educators from
around the globe to share insights, best practices, and innovative approaches in this field.

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How Educators Can Support Struggling Students
Talkspace by studioID
Thu. Apr. 25th, 11A-9AP PST Online
Young people encounter experiences and circumstances that can be challenging to navigate alone. Educators and administrators step up to serve and support students in crisis, but the need has become overwhelming. There are daunting challenges like service volume, cost, access to care and the stigma associated with mental health services. In this webinar, education and mental health experts come together to discuss ways to overcome these barriers and help students create a healthy lifestyle for themselves

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AI for Education Summit
AI for Education
Sat. Apr. 27th. 6A-2P PST Online
This one-day virtual event offers educators and school leaders a unique opportunity to progress from the
practical to the possible. Kick off the day by building your AI skills and learning from leading experts before
moving on to an afternoon of hands-on experimentation with the latest AI tools. Your experience then culminates with a collaborative exploration into the future of education designed to spark your innovative
thinking and start dreaming big.

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How to Use AI for Course Design and Assessment
Peter Shea and Devan Walton
Wed. Apr. 10th at 10A Online
In an era in which technology continuously reshapes the education landscape, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a pivotal strategy to optimize course design and assessment methodologies. AI’s versatility gives educators unprecedented opportunities to tailor learning experiences, streamline content creation and enhance evaluation processes

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Getting Started with Canvas Badges for Faculty
SBCTC
Thu. Apr. 18th at 9A OR Wed. Apr. 23rd at 2P Online

Curious about how to get started using Canvas Badges?
If so, you won’t want to miss this practical how-to session on awarding badges in Canvas. During this session, you’ll have an opportunity to create a badging account and a personal issuer that you can use to award badges to learners. You’ll also learn how to build a basic badge and how to trigger badge awards through module completion in your Canvas classroom 

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 OLC Innovate
Online Learning Consortium
Tue. Apr. 23rd-Thu. Apr. 25th Online
OLC and MERLOT extend to you a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the 2024 Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate Conference. As our academic institutions navigate the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, OLC Innovate 2024 stands as a beacon for individuals of all backgrounds and experience levels to come together. We invite you to partake in a dynamic exchange of best practices, the exploration of new ideas, and collaborative efforts aimed at supporting, enhancing, and revolutionizing online, blended, and digital education.

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Open Enrollment - no fixed dates
SBCTC offers a variety of accessibility-related microcourses. Each course is approximately 3 hours in length and focuses on particular skills and/or content creation programs. Current micro-courses include: Understanding Accessibility, Accessible Design Concepts, Universal Design, Accessible Word Documents, Accessible PPT, Email Accessibility, Accessible PDFs, Canvas Accessibility.

Participants are awarded with digital badges upon completion of each micro-course. Participants who complete five micro-courses (15 hours) will also receive a certificate from SBCTC.

Registering in the accessibility micro-courses will give participants ongoing access to the courses. There are no course start/stop dates. Users can remove themselves from the Canvas course at any point.

To preview the lessons please visit SBCTC’s Library of Accessibility Resources.
For more information, contact: SBCTC eLearning Staff elearning@sbctc.edu 360-704-3942

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AI in Education Course
Open Enrollment
This is a free, self-paced online course that covers:

• Introduction to AI
• Getting Started with ChatGPT
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering
• Strategies for Using ChatGPT in Your Practice
• The Ethical Implications of AI in Your Classroom
• Introducing Students to AI and ChatGPT

This course is taught by Amanda Bickerstaff, the CoFounder and CEO of AI for Education. This course teaches everything an instructor would need to know to get started using AI in the classroom. The course also provides a free certificate

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Teach Access Accessibility Courses

Open Enrollment
Teach Access’ mission is to bring together industry, education, and disability advocacy organizations and address the digital accessibility skills gap by equipping learners to build toward an inclusive world. These free, self-paced courses for educators provide an introduction to disability and the principles of accessible design across various disciplines. In addition, they provide guidance to educators on how to start teaching accessibility in their courses.

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Writing in the Disciplines Professional Development Course

Open Enrollment
This self-paced course can be taken at any time and is intended for instructional faculty from any discipline seeking to improve the use of writing assignments to foster learning. Through a series of modules and assessments, participants will (a) learn to define and differentiate between Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC), Writing to Learn (WTL), and Writing in the Disciplines (WID); (b) identify key genres in their discipline (c) identify key elements of these genres; (d) develop methods for teaching how to read and write these genres; (e) learn to incorporate WAC best practices, such as scaffolding, informal writing, peer review, reflection, and revision; (f) and improve grading with tips.

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An Essential Guide to AI for Educators
AI for Education
Open Enrollment
This free 2-hour, hands-on course is designed to help educators get started using ChatGPT to save time,
engage students, and implement AI responsibly. In this course, you will:

• Familiarize yourself with AI and get started using ChatGPT
• Learn how to save time on lesson planning and administrative tasks
• Be able to immediately create engaging, personalized learning experiences for your students
• Develop strategies and activities for introducing AI to your students
• Gain access to our Prompt Library, a curated resource developed specifically for educators

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Assessment, Teaching, and Learning (ATL) Conference
May 2-3, 2024
Get ready to reconnect with each other and with your passion for teaching and learning! This year’s Assessment, Teaching, and Learning conference will serve as an opportunity to build upon the practices you already use or for you to find new best practices to implement. Join us for two days of inspiring keynotes, engaging workshops, and thought-provoking networking sessions. You'll leave the conference energized with innovative strategies to create the best possible learning experience for your students. This two-day event will be aligned with guided pathways teaching and learning pillars, centering student engagement, equity, and effectiveness, but we will also lean into our theme: Connect and Build. We invite your participation and look forward to your presence.