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Welcome to
CAT Base
, the new and improved CAT+FD wiki, designed to support programming by the
Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Faculty Development
at
Xavier University of Louisiana
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Contents
Brightspace Tutorials
EdTech Tutorials
Pedagogy Presentations
Transformative Feast
Communities of Practice
Resources
Archived Resources
Brightspace Tutorials
Brightspace: Instructors Quick Start Tutorial
— To successfully teach your courses, you must be able to utilize basic Brightspace tools. If you are not already familiar with Brightspace, or if you need a refresher, start here.
Design Course to Facilitate Learning
Customize Your Course Homepage in Brightspace
— Customize your course homepages to enhance the course experience for your students.
Accessibility Is Not Just For Individuals With Disabilities
- Create accessible course materials that can benefit everyone.
Set Students Up for Success Using Release Conditions
- Create a more personalized, organized, and responsive learning environment.
Help Learners Stay on Track
Automate Communications Using Intelligent Agents
Utilize Brightspace to Help Students Stay on Track
Course Analytics: Insights to Empower Your Teaching and Improve Student Learning
Unlocking the Potential of Brightspace to Help Identify and Support At-Risk Students
Accessing Learners
Proactive Strategies for Academic Integrity
Rubrics Reimagined: Save Time and Boost Feedback
Using Alternative Assessments to Improve Student Learning
Rethinking and Improving Online Tests in Brightspace
Secure the Testing Environment and Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
Allow Learners to Reflect on Their Learning
Rethinking Assessment Strategies in the Age of AI
Online Assessment Strategies in the Age of AI
Collaborative Learning
Engagement Strategies for Online Discussions in Brightspace
Facilitating Group Work in Your Brightspace Course
Using VoiceThread to Enhance Lectures and Discussions
Inclusive Teaching in Mixed-Mode
Instructional Continuity
— Anything from extreme weather to family emergencies can disrupt scheduled courses. An instructional continuity plan will assist you with continuing course delivery in the event of a disruption by minimizing the effects of the disruption.
#LearnEverywhereXULA
(Online/Hybrid Instructor Tutorial)
Brightspace Small Plates
— Timely tips from our award-winning blog.
See also our
Brightspace FAQ
as well as our
Brightspace documents
EdTech Tutorials
Achieving HTML Literacy
— The mysterious code of web pages doesn't have to be so mysterious anymore.
AI²
: Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity
Artificial Intelligence “Bootcamp” for Xavier Faculty Spring 2023
— explore the potential benefits and risks of AI, including the use of AI to improve your teaching and research
Content Curation for Teaching & Learning
— The content curator is emerging as an important role in the 21st century.
How to create a personal website
— These simple step-by-step instructions will guide you through the process of setting up a free personal website on WordPress.com.
Everybody's a Visual Learner
How to Make Excellent Video Lectures
FaCTS 2024
— Human Learning in an AI World
Mastodon and Beyond
: Our Federated Future
Using Camtasia
Using Feedly
Using VoiceThread for Teaching and Learning
Video help
Pedagogy Presentations
Integrate Equitable Grading into Your Own Course
Show Up & Speak Up
Transformative Feast
Mindfulness for You & Your Students
Technopathology and the Mindfulness Movement
Developing a Personal Vision
— Articulating a personal vision can re-energize your efforts, inform your short-term and long-term plans, even improve your daily time-management skills.
Developing a Personal Vision and a Personal Website
Five Iron-Clad Laws of Extremely Efficient Time Management
Social Media, Social Justice
Maintaining Focus in a Fragmented World
Communities of Practice
Faculty Portfolio Working Group
: Develop a portfolio as a scholarly project that provides documented evidence of teaching from a variety of sources.
Fall Faculty Book Club
: During the fall semester CAT sponsors a book club for Xavier faculty.
#LearnEverywhereXULA Advanced Certification
P-MAX
(Preparing Mentors and Advisors at Xavier): P-MAX is a training program that is designed to provide participating faculty with the knowledge and skills needed to mentor and advise undergraduate students, especially those engaged in research.
Part-time Faculty Support
: Links and resources for new and returning part-time faculty members.
Xavier Faculty Writing Group
: Each semester, the Xavier Faculty Writing Group provides a supportive community for teacher-scholars to further their academic writing.
Resources
Brightspace Educator Share Showcase
(The Orange Room)
Brightspace FAQs
Brightspace HTML Templates Resource
Brightspace Known Issues
Creative Commons Resources
Equipment
— Actual physical hardware Xavier faculty can borrow.
Faculty Resources
Inverted Teaching
KeepTeachingXULA
(Instructional Continuity Toolbox)
QR Codes in Education
STEM and Mentoring Resources
Tips for Hybrid (Mixed-Mode) Presentations
(in CAT+FD facilities)
Transparency in Learning and Teaching
Using CC Licenses and CC Licensed Works
Writing and Research Productivity
Archived Resources
Academic Integrity
Assessing Student Learning
(Assessment Toolbox)
Career Pathways Initiative
Digital Footprint Resources
Grounding
NASA SHELiB Bridge to High Schools
Student Resources
2017 RISE & BUILD Summer Workshops
2019 RISE & BUILD Summer Workshops
50 Web Tools for Online Teaching and Learning
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