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Advanced Tools of Blackboard Webinar

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Faculty Meet and Greet

Thursday, August 15, 2013  6:00pm - 7:30pm

myUMBC & Blackboard Basics Webinar

Monday, August 19, 2013  12:00pm - 1:00pm

Faculty Panel:  Using Technology to Promote Student Engagement

Thursday, September 26, 2013  6:00pm - 7:30pm

Resources

UMBC Faculty Development Center Recommended Resources

•  Handouts and "Cheat Sheets"
  • Teaching and Learning Topics
  • Solving a Teaching Problem
  • The Syllabus as a Teaching Tool
  • Teaching Effectively and Efficiently
  • Promoting Students' Ability to Retain Information and Apply it in New Situations

•   Top Teaching Books
  • Ambrose, S, et al. (2010) How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (Second Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Barkley, E. (2009) Student engagement techniques: A handbook for college faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Bean, J. C. (2011). Engaging ideas: The professor's guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom (Second edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Nilson, L. (2010) Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors (Third edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
  • Walvoord, B. E., & Anderson, V. J. (2010). Effective grading: A tool for learning and assessment in college (Second edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

• Recorded Development Sessions
  • iPads in the Classroom
  • Viewing Class and Grade Rosters
  • Blackboard Basics (coming soon)

USG Faculty Resources

• Films on Demand
• Integration
• Features

UMBC Faculty Handbook

UMBC 2012-2013 Academic Calendar