Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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- Fire Hydrant Flushing
- New University Policy - Chosen Name - 3341-2-48
- Outages announced for Sunday, May 23
- Free Sustainability Webinar
- SRC Summer Splash Membership
- Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
Graduate Students
Faculty/Staff
- Canvas "New Quizzes" coming soon!
- Intro to Canvas Studio Workshop
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy Conference
1. Fire Hydrant Flushing
Main Campus Wednesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Annual Hydrant flushing will begin across campus. Hydrants will be opened and allowed to run for several minutes as part of preventative maintenance. As a result of this process, water may be temporarily discolored. The discoloration is due to silt and air in the lines and does not affect the safety of the water. If you experience discolored water, allow faucets to run for a few minutes to flush the lines.
2. New University Policy - Chosen Name - 3341-2-48
A cross-divisional committee collaborated to create the Chosen Name policy. The purpose of the policy is to enable students, faculty, and staff to use a chosen name within specific university systems and processes. ITS and the Registrar are working together to ensure that the chosen name will be changed in university systems such as PeopleSoft. People will not have to look for the chosen name as it will appear on rosters, BG1 cards (if a person purchases a new card), various records, and yes, even on Starbucks labels. We ask that faculty, staff, and students are using chosen names whenever one is designated. As an institution aspiring to build a campus climate that fosters an inclusive environment, empowers and supports people, and builds up a community where all are welcomed, valued, and affirmed, one of the first steps is in allowing people to express who they are. Names are an important part of our identities and being referred to by anything other than our chosen names can be a disempowering moment for some.
3. Outages announced for Sunday, May 23
An outage of ITS database servers will occur from 12:01-2 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, in order to complete necessary upgrades.
As a result, multiple applications that are dependent on database information may be unavailable, including but not limited to: MyBGSU portal, Class Search/Browse Course Catalog, View My Paycheck, PaperCut (print management) and the Web Report Library.
Questions about this outage may be directed to Information Technology Services (ITS) using one of the methods listed below.
Contact ITS:
419-372-0999
ITSchat.bgsu.edu
4. Free Sustainability Webinar
Join BGSU Dining Sustainability Student Intern, Evan Levis, on May 24 at 6 p.m. for a webinar discussing water conservation! Zoom links will be emailed the morning of the event. Sign up now!
5. SRC Summer Splash Membership
The Summer Splash Membership is valid starting May 3 - August 31. Price per individual is $89 and $10 to add a dependent. Locker rentals are now available and parking is an additional fee.
6. Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
Help create a Community of Care at BGSU and make sure no Falcon struggles unnoticed and alone! Start the Conversation is a collaborative training offered by the Counseling Center and the Humanities Troupe from the Department of Theatre and Film. In the training, you will learn how to contribute to a community of care, how to identify the warning signs of people who may be struggling, and how to help (including suicide prevention strategies). Simple expressions of care are powerful, and you can make a difference in someone's life!
The next training is Wednesday, May 26, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., Zoom. Register here, and learn more about how you can help create a community of care at BGSU!
1. Disability Graduate Student Writing Group
The Disability Writing Group will continue meet over the summer. We set goals for our writing and then write on Zoom. This is particularly good for folks with dissertations or thesis but anyone who wants to write or really just help to keep them on task is welcome. We will be meeting Thursday 9 a.m.-11 a.m. during the summer.
The Zoom link is here. If you have questions reach out to me Val Erwin at verwin@bgsu.edu and I will add you to our list.
1. Canvas "New Quizzes" coming soon!
“New Quizzes” is coming in July 2021. Instructors will have the option to continue to use the current assessment feature “Classic Quizzes” through December 2022 when the vendor will discontinue its use.
“New Quizzes” is an updated assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and replaces the current quizzes functionality (Classic Quizzes) in Canvas. “New Quizzes” will be enabled for instructors to begin to familiarize themselves with the tool. There are new question types such as Categorization, Ordering, and Hot Spots. Some other improvements you may notice include a more streamlined way to manage item banks and the ability to copy quizzes.
"Classic Quizzes" will be discontinued by the vendor in December 2022 at which time all assessment will need to be in "New Quizzes". We recommend that any new course assessments use "New Quizzes" beginning in July 2021.
More information is located with this link.
The Center for Faculty Excellence is offering workshops in July. Register here.
2. Intro to Canvas Studio Workshop
The Center for Faculty Excellence is offering an Intro to Canvas Studio workshop. Canvas Studio is a screen capture tool that makes it easy for faculty to create engaging videos right within Canvas. The Studio interface allows students and instructors to engage with media by implementing in-video commenting. Low-stakes quizzes can be added right within the video for low stakes student assessment. This workshop will demonstrate the features of Canvas Studio from producing and editing screen capture videos to utilizing student analytics.
Categories: Expectations, Support, Engagement, Feedback & Assessment, and Academic Support Technologies
Facilitator: Holly Barber, CFE Instructional Designer
REGISTER for the Intro to Canvas Studio workshop offered though the Center for Faculty Excellence.
3. Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy Conference
BGSU is hosting the 11th Annual SoTL Academy Conference, online, on July 26-27, 2021. This two-day conference will promote dialogue on teaching and learning under pandemic conditions and going forward.
We welcome proposals by Friday, June 4, along one or more of five thematic tracks:
- Teaching Practice
- Student Learning
- Culturally Relevant / Inclusive Pedagogy
- Teaching with Technology
- Faculty Development
We especially welcome proposals that reflect on the experience of teaching and learning under COVID conditions in 2020-21, or discuss the pandemic’s legacy for college preparation and higher education in the near future. Proposals may include live panel and workshop presentations, and digital poster sessions hosted on ScholarWorks.
Registration for the conference is also now open. For more details, please visit the conference website.