Overview

Join the Center for Teaching and Learning on April 30 at the Dubois Center for an exciting new one-day free event, designed to boost your online course to the next level.

During the one-day Bootcamp, we’ll discuss what you need to be successful as a faculty, current trends in online learning, and the unique needs of online students.

As a bonus for signing up, we’ll provide you with a new, easy-to-use Canvas visual design tool, Design Plus, to use in all of your classes to make them look better than ever. Not only does Design Plus help your classes look amazing, it also makes it easier and faster to build your class. Check out the Design Plus showcase from Cidilabs for more of an idea of what the tool can do.

As part of the sign-up process, we’ll ask you to share the URL of your Canvas course with us, so the CTL’s award-winning instructional design team can create a report that provides insights for possible course enhancements. The report will be provided to you on the day of the event.

The goal of the day is hands-on, guided course revision, so you leave with real, visible changes to take your class to the next level!

What You’ll Need

  • Please bring a laptop and a charging cable, as we will be using computers for most of the day and almost every session. Power will be available at each table during main sessions.
  • Bring a refillable water bottle
  • Pen & paper will be provided

Location

Dubois Center

The Dubois center at UNC Charlotte Center City
320 E 9th St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Parking

Information: From Saturday, April 27 through Thursday, May 2, 2024, and Monday, May 6 through Tuesday, May 7, 2024, UNC Charlotte Dubois Center parking permits will be temporarily valid in the following lots:

  • 219 E. 7th St. Lot
  • 424 N. College St. Lot

Because of these lot closures and parking modifications, you can expect additional congestion around the Dubois Center. Please leave yourself plenty of extra time to find the best available parking and to walk from the parking location to the Dubois Center.

NOTE: From May 3 through May 5, all lots around the Dubois Center will be reserved for event parking only. UNC Charlotte parking permissions will not be valid.

You can find more information here: Dubois Center Parking Change

Visual of where the alternative lots are in relation to the Dubois Center:

Schedule

*Schedule details may change prior to event – start end times will remain the same

7:30-8:00am: Registration open – 1st Floor Lobby

8:15 -8:30: Coffee & Pastries | Welcome and Overview
Lynn Wahl, Director of Online Course Production
Room 1104

8:30-8:45: Online Learning @ Charlotte
Asher Haines, Associate Provost, School of Professional Studies
Room 1104

8:45-10:00: Session 1 – Make Your Course Beautiful in Three Easy Steps
Melanie Lewis, Instructional Designer
Room 1104

10:00-10:15: Break

10:15-11:30: Session 2 – Paving the Way to Student Success With Learning Paths
Chris Muellenbach, Instructional Designer
Room 1104

11:30-12:15: Session 3 – Designing For All Learners
Pariss Coleman, Instructional Designer
Room 1104

12:15-1:00: Boxed Lunch

1:00-2:00: Session 4 – Your Detailed Course Report
Lynn Wahl, Director of Online Course Production
Room 1104

2:00-2:10: Break | Snack and Drinks

2:10-3:10: Session 5a – Faculty Choice Breakout Sessions

  • Feedback via analytics – Room 1104 – Dr. Jordan Register, Faculty Development Specialist
  • Gradescope – Room 1102 – Tonya Bates and Dr. Jacob Horger

3:15-4:15: Session 5b – Faculty Choice Breakout Sessions

  • Course pacing – Room 1104 – Chris Muellenbach, Instructional Designer
  • Course facilitation – Room 1102 – Lynn Wahl, Director of Online Course Production

4:20-4:30: Closing and Next Steps
Garvey Pyke, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Room 1104