2022-2023
Libraries Without Walls: Building a Library without
This workshop provides an opportunity for institutions with limited or insignificant library resources to come together to share, collaborate, and strategize about improving resources and support for students and faculty at their respective institutions.
Equitable Hiring Practices for Hiring Managers and Search Committees
This workshop will provide attendees with tools to develop an eye for equity in staff and faculty hiring and searches. Areas of focus will include unconscious bias, bias risks in all stages of hiring, and strategies to reduce bias throughout the search and hiring process. The session will include a mix of presentation, whole group discussion, small group activities, and time for self-reflection. Attendees will walk away with specific tips, tools and resources. This session is intended for hiring managers, search committee members (faculty and staff), and anyone interested in equitable hiring practices.
UXD and Course Design Jumpstart: How NOT To Build an Online Course
UXD sounds mysterious. Online course rubrics can be intimidating. In this 1.5-hour workshop instructors new to online course design will learn user experience and course design principles by fixing an existing course site.
Building Better Services with User Research
User research and other UX activities are vitally important to the success of tech companies. So why don't we utilize them more in higher ed? UX activities that are very approachable, regardless of your staffing or budget. In this session, we'll gain practical experience with activities such as persona design, journey mapping, and user testing that you'll be able to bring back to your institution.
More than a Survey: Creative Ways to Use Qualtrics on Campus
If your institution uses Qualtrics, you already know it is a powerful survey tool for research and administrative needs. In this session, we'll go even further and explore some underutilized features that makes it a powerful substitute for a web app - without having to write code.
Zero Trust Network Architecture and Secure Application Access, what does it all mean??
Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) and Secure Application Access (SAA) are buzzwords that have been floating around for years. When it comes to vendors, ZTNA especially is the best example of the phrase "When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail." My point is that how to implement ZTNA and improve security controls varies wildly and can be confusing. In this presentation I will take a vendor agnostic approach to presenting and weighing all the decisions you have to make when securing your institution. We will walk through each area of defense and talk about advantages of different approaches. We will also discuss how to evaluate institutional priorities and how to make incremental progress without "boiling the ocean."
Diversity in Technology
Do you want to promote diversity and inclusion in your institution, but don't know where to start? Come to this session to learn how WPI's IT department created a 100% digital program to showcase the contributions historically underrepresented people have made to STEM. The presenters will share their lessons learned so you can create a similar program at your own institution.
Best Practice for Student Persistence and Program Completion in the Contemporary Academic Setting
In the course of this session, participants will exchange ideas, synthesize data shares, and explore a range of options for addressing persistence and degree completion challenges facing higher education in a variety of settings.
Canvas Catalog
To help new users of the Canvas Catalog tool learn from experts in course development and how admins manage the tool