Jessica Tojo

On behalf of the TOPkit Team, we want to invite you to our oh-so-fab TOPkit Workshop 2021 on March 25-26 to occur in a live, virtual format. We have an amazing keynote, Ellen Wagner, top-notch featured speakers, networking, trivia, and a line-up of interactive presentations to inspire your efforts around faculty development.

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COVID-19 global pandemic has thrust many faculty development teams into the world of virtual work. The way teams members worked with each other had to change. Each person reacts differently as they adapt to not only the new style of working with virtual teams but also the realities and demands of the pandemic. Results of a poll about the situation…[Read more]

Juggling the multiple hats we all wear blurs the lines when working for home. We are so busy getting that next cup of coffee to keep us going that we often fail to see that our cup is only half full, and no amount of caffeine will fix our issues. From noon Yoga session from a colleague to using one of the many apps out there that will remind you…[Read more]

The rapid response to moving hands-on labs to online/remote labs affected universities and colleges throughout the US. To better serve their faculty members, websites were designed to provide resources and links ranging from videos, demonstrations, lab kits, etc. to aid in instruction.
Sourcing material and determining the needs of your faculty…[Read more]

Michelle Pacansky-Brock announced

[blockquote]Like you, I am supporting faculty who are new to online teaching. Many are reluctant and skeptical. Often, we find that it would be helpful to be able to refer a faculty to a peer within their own discipline who has online teaching experience. I have created a form in an effort to create a list of…[Read more]

Terence Cavanaugh with UNF-COEHS was asked to send this fabulous example of an online strategy during the TOPkit Workshop 2020. Its aim is to decrease transactional distance using a student location map.

“This is an introduction strategy I use with my online students, it allows them to participate as a group while sharing information about…[Read more]

The memories we made at the TOPkit Workshop 2020 Networking Hour will be cherished for years to come: [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e2Oy0Gs9epk8R5ycGx6sDuvXLljeAiQq/view?usp=sharing[/url]

What a fantastic keynote! We were all extraordinarily impressed with Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s passion for humanizing online learning. She graciously offered a copy of her keynote presentation slides [url]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yiPZfCeLwZ0AVA2zHbXT7OEmBml4LGyq[/url] to the TOPkit community.

Thanks to Debra Luken and Jim Paradiso who presented at TOPkit Workshop, we all now have a little more know-how about standing up an affordability initiative on our campuses. Please take a moment to view their slides from their TOPkit Workshop 2020 presentation titled [i]Involving Instructional Designers in Campus-Wide Affordability…[Read more]

TOPkit Workshop 2020 participants received Vice Provost Tom Cavanagh’s Keynote Address very enthusiastically. It was titled [i]Digital Learning, Faculty Development, and Academic Transformation: Breaking the Iron Triangle[/i] [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fyOygCJHe8FtPd9Eh2XQIrtmnQ3SzUFf/view?usp=sharing[/url]. Thanks to the Vice Provost…[Read more]

Chuck Dziuban with the University of Central Florida promised his keynote presentation slides to the TOPkit Workshop 2020 participants. His presentation slides titled Why are You So Important? can be accessed here: [url]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FyBJ3_ovtTs0ETKEhi1lApHAl67JC81T/view?usp=sharing[/url]

Alex Bitton-Bailey from the University of Florida Center for Teaching Excellence Resources presented an award-winning session [i]Creating More Buzz around UDL [/i]with her colleague Ariel Gunn at TOPkit Workshop 2020. Here is the [i]Resource Library[/i] [url]http://teach.ufl.edu/resource-library/[/url] that links out to their [i]Inspired Teaching…[Read more]

Lauri Rebar and Judy Somers have made available their fabulous slides that they presented during their fabulous session titled [i]Dancing with Superstars: A Perfect Campus Partnership[/i] [url]https://tinyurl.com/topkit-dancing[/url].

At the University of Central Florida, the Personalized Adaptive Learning instructional designers collaborate with teaching faculty to design and develop courses using adaptive learning platforms. These adaptive learning courses provide students with individualized learning experiences by allowing them to progress along their unique learning path…[Read more]