As part of the FLEXspace leadership team, Rebecca and Lisa are thrilled to be connecting with colleagues from higher education campuses and professional organizations this summer through various virtual presentations, webinars, and conferences to share insights and think about how to modify learning spaces, technology use, and instructional strategies to support active learning and collaboration in a post-pandemic and socially distanced ‘new norm.’
Please join us on our “Summer Tour” and check back here for updated links to archived past sessions.
EDUCAUSE Member QuickTalk: Active Learning in the Time of COVID-19
July 14th, 2020 11am ET
Tuesday, July 14 | 11:00a.m. – 12:00p.m. ET | Free to Educause Members
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In this EDUCAUSE member online event – focused on conversation rather than presentation and in partnership with FLEXspace.org, we’ll discuss how the COVID-19 global health pandemic is bringing about short and long-term challenges related to the future of active, collaborative, and hands-on learning.
Moderators include:
- Jarrod McFarlane, Associate Director for Learning Space Support & AV Services, CELT/Division of Information Technology, Stony Brook University
- Dana C. Gierdowski, Researcher for the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis & Research (ECAR).
- Lisa Stephens, Assistant Dean, Digital Education, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication, University at Buffalo | Sr. Strategist, Academic Innovation, SUNY Office of the Provost
- Rebecca V. Frazee, Faculty, Learning Design and Technology, San Diego State University
HETMA Design Workshop: Featuring FLEXspace
July 17th, 2020 1-5pm ET
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The pandemic through our summer plans into disarray. But this is where FLEXspace can help. Higher Education Technology Manager’s Alliance (HETMA) has teamed up with the AVIXA Technology Managers Council and FLEXspace.org to bring you the session originally planned for InfoComm Las Vegas!
Workshop 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET: Using Flexspace to Create, Collaborate and Innovate Classroom Designs
Bring your laptop or mobile device to learn how the FLEXspace (The Flexible Learning Environments eXchange) open repository can drive planning, implementation and support of learning spaces on campus. This session will lead participants through typical campus-based problem-solving scenarios from the perspective of three key stakeholder groups: planners/architects, AV/IT integration and faculty/academic support staff.
Presenters:
- John Pfeffer, Associate Director for Instructional Resources, University at Buffalo-SUNY
- Lisa Stephens, Assistant Dean, Digital Education, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication, University at Buffalo | Sr. Strategist, Academic Innovation, SUNY Office of the Provost
- Rebecca V. Frazee, Faculty, Learning Design and Technology, San Diego State University
Followed by:
- 2:30pm-4:00pm ET: Collaboration Workshop: Answering the Pandemic Call – Now that you’ve learned how to utilize FLEXspace, join our esteemed panel of design professionals, to discuss the challenges we’re facing today. What are best practices and options for successfully navigating the pandemic response?
- 4:00-5:00pm ET Higher Ed Happy Hour – We’re almost to the Fall finish line, grab a beverage of choice, and let’s hang out! Time to take a breather before we power through the rest of summer!
Campus Consortium’s EdTalks Webinar Series
Return to Campus and Prep for the New Normal: Student Experience and Engagement in the COVID Classroom
July 21, 2020, 1pm-2pm ET
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The current Pandemic has forced educational institutions into an unexpected situation. Many schools are meeting, planning, and strategizing on how to return to campus for the upcoming fall semester. Major issues are being discussed including: should students physically return to campus? What about social distancing? How do we prepare faculty? Will every class have to be an online class? HyFlex, Hybrid or Online? How do you prepare faculty? How do you leverage technology to make the new normal manageable?
Join the discussion as we explore ideas, proposals, practices of how to optimize the student teaching and learning experience in a pandemic environment & learn how do schools successfully transition into the new normal using technology to meet the current needs of students.
How to Design Engaging Learning Environments in This Digital World
July 23, 10am CT
Join us for a ‘watch party’! This webinar recording will be available at 10 am CT on July 23. The presenters will answer your questions over Twitter using the hashtag #HyFlex at that time. Click here to register.
There are a lot of unknowns in education right now, but one thing is for sure: students still expect an immersive, engaging learning experience during this new normal of online classes. As institutions strategize about what the fall semester will look like — whether it’s 100 percent virtual, a social-distanced version of face-to-face or, most likely, a hybrid approach – the use of streaming lecture videos will be more relevant than ever. Instructors will need to continue to pre-record video lectures and use class time, wherever that may be, for collaborative discussions.
While the physical locations for these discussions have changed from in person to online, the energy around them doesn’t have to. Join learning design expert Rebecca Frazee, an instructor at San Diego State and manager of FLEXspace.org – Flexibile Learning Environments eXchange – a resource for classroom design ideas, to learn:
- What the fall semester could look like and tactical tips faculty and instructional designers should know to prepare
- How to maximize asynchronous lecture videos for the most engaging faculty-student experience
- Design considerations for a HyFlex teaching model that includes both physical spaces and online learning environments
- What some of your peers are planning for the fall
Past Events
We will post links to these past recorded events below:
- Wolfvision Virtual Conference
- EdToa
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