Teaching in the CTEI

The Fall 2021 term is almost upon us! Is your course ready to teach? In this fifth episode, CTEI Director Angela Solic speaks with Matt West, CTEI's Instructional Technologist, and Micah Murdock, Project Manager for our Canvas migration, about what all Rush faculty need to know when preparing your course in Blackboard or Canvas. Whether you teach fully online or in a blended format, Matt and Micah offer helpful tips and recommendations for creating a well-organized and trouble-free learning experience for you and your students. Topics include publishing your course and course materials, using the "Student View" option, verifying due dates and course enrollment, using your course calendar, and taking advantage of CTEI's instructional design services. 

In this fourth episode, CTEI Director Angela Solic speaks with Dr. Evguenia Popova, Assistant Professor and Dr. Bridget Hahn, Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator, both from the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Sciences at Rush. Dr. Popova and Dr. Hahn discuss their recent research on resilience and self-care among Occupational Therapy graduate students and strategies that they have used in their everyday teaching to support student well-being. Among other topics, they offer guidance on promoting faculty and student wellness in and outside of the classroom. 

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In this third episode, CTEI Director Angela Solic speaks with Dr. Kathryn Osborne, Associate Professor in the  Department of Women, Children and Family Nursing in the College of Nursing and one of Rush's Canvas Pilot faculty currently teaching in Canvas this summer. Among other topics, Dr. Osborne reflects on the process of getting ready to teach in Canvas, learning the new platform, and collaborating with CTEI staff to develop her course. 

In this second episode, CTEI staff interview faculty and students who have made the transition to Canvas learning management system. Faculty reflect on their own experiences and share helpful tips and recommendations for those now making the big move. The big takeaway...embrace the opportunity and dig deep in that Canvas Sandbox! Guest speakers include:

Chef Kat Kessler, Former Department Chair, Baking & Pastry, New England Culinary Institute

Chef Scott Richardson, PhD, faculty at Valencia College and Johnson & Wales University

Dr. Monica Solinas-Saunders, PhD, Associate Professor, Indiana University Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Joseph Ferrandino, PhD, Director, School of Criminal Justice, Ferris State University

Claudia Pouravelis, EdD, Associate Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Engagement & Faculty member, Boston College

Dr. Kristin Holland, former faculty, University of North Carolina

Kyra Washington, student, Bradley University

For our inaugural podcast episode, the staff of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) at Rush University will be sharing how CTEI is working behind the scenes to support Rush faculty who are preparing for the upcoming move and why we love working in Canvas.