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Online Professional Development Opportunities
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Online professional development webinars are listed on this page. Check back often to find updates for professional development events.
Feel free to share information on opportunities that would benefit others. Contact ITAS at itas@wsutech to learn more.
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Canvas Training
As we continue working on the transition from Blackboard to Canvas training opportunities will be made available on the Innovation Café. Each training session will be recorded and provided to all faculty at WSU Tech. They will be placed on the Innovation Café as well as the WSU Tech portal.
If you have received an email about Canvas training, please click on the button below to register.
Almanack
Almanack is a platform that utilizes AI to help teachers with all facets of their jobs and improve learning outcomes. Almanack generates curriculum-aligned lesson plans and other resources such as worksheets and assessments. It also helps with grading by evaluating work submitted by students.
Almanack also has knowledge about curriculums and uses learning expectations to create resources.
Take a Deeper Dive into Almanack AI by clicking on the image below and learn how you can use it.
ChatGPT and AI's Effect on Community Colleges (Part 1 of 2)
ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI) create implications for student writing, academic integrity, and, most importantly, student retention. While generative AI will write on behalf of its users, instructional AI is AI that is used to teach writing and thinking skills. Utilization of instructional AI maximizes faculty, rapidly accelerates student feedback, and improves student retention. Many community colleges have had a head start with using instructional AI over the last several years and are well positioned to thrive through this time. In this webinar, you will learn more about how colleges are holistically utilizing instructional AI to both prevent the negative implications of generative AI such as ChatGPT and improve student learning outcomes.
Introduction: Rufus Glasper, President and CEO, League for Innovation in the Community College
Presenters: Kelsey Behringer, COO, Packback; Steven Crawford, District Director, Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation, Maricopa Community Colleges
Not sure you can attend? Packback will email a recording of the event to all who register below.
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(There is no registration fee, but registration is required.)