Summer 2021 Bootcamps and Learning Tracks
This summer, the FTC will be conducting Bootcamps covering the technology-based teaching tools available at CSUN. These Bootcamps provide key concepts from basic to advanced skill level. Bootcamp topics include Quizzes, Accessibility, 360-degree Video, and Learning Analytics.
The Learning Tracks cover topics that include Creating Learning Experiences in Your Online Course, Interactivity, Accessibility & Accommodations, Best Practices for your Online Course Delivery, and incorporating Video in the LMS.
Stipends are available for first-time attendees for all summer programs except for the Learning Analytics Bootcamp. Faculty who attended a previous Learning Analytics Bootcamp can do so again in Summer 2021 and receive the full stipend. Faculty who attended programs offered in Summer 2020 can do so again in Summer 2021 for their own enrichment, however, no stipends will be paid.
Note: Faculty must be an active employee at the time of completion for funding.
Bootcamps
Accessibility Bootcamp
July 19 - 22
10:00am - 11:30am
Stipend: $250
The Accessibility Bootcamp covers Universal Design best practices, tips, and the core tools and campus resources available to make documents, videos, and other course materials more accessible.
Topics include: Basics of making documents accessible from the ground up and working with Canvas Ally (a tool that aids in identifying accessibility challenges in your Canvas courses).
Deliverable: Ensure one of your syllabi for Fall 2021 is accessible. Bootcamp includes time to work on your syllabus and get support.
Learning Analytics Bootcamp
July 7 - 8
10:00am - 12:00pm
Stipend: $180
Limit: 50 participants
The Learning Analytics Bootcamps help you leverage the data you have about your students to make content decisions, perform early interventions, engage the class more meaningfully, and utilize technology to facilitate these processes.
**Registration has closed for this Program. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.**
Quiz Bootcamp
July 19, 21, 23
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Stipend: $250
Limit: 50 participants
The Quiz Bootcamps take a deep dive into the Quiz feature in Canvas.
Topics include: Creating the quiz, Quiz types (Quiz vs. Survey, Graded vs. Ungraded), Quiz details and options, Question types, Question groups, Question banks, Importing quizzes, LockDown Browser, Moderating the quiz (Providing extra time, extra attempts, different dates), SpeedGrader, Adjusting grades, Quiz analytics, Quiz log.
**Registration has closed for this Program. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.**
Teleporting the Classroom: A 360° Experience Bootcamp
July 12, 14, 16; July 30th Showcase
10:00am - 12:00pm
Stipend: $350
Limit: 25 participants
This Bootcamp covers the conceptualization, production, and distribution of 360-degree video class materials. Over the course of four sessions, faculty members will plan, develop and distribute a 360-video project that can be used to enhance learning in their course. We will be using Insta 360 video cameras to generate content and work through the processes for editing and distribution.
**PLEASE NOTE: The Bootcamp and Waitlist have reached capacity. If any spots open up, registrants from the waitlist will be added in the order of registration.**
Learning Tracks
Accessibility & Accommodations
Single session, offered twice: June 28, Aug 11
June 28 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
August 11 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Stipend: $100
Limit: 50 participants
What is the difference between accessibility and accommodations? When should you apply one or the other? Meet with CSUN’s Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), NCOD: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, and the Universal Design Center (UDC) and get your questions answered.
Topics include: What’s different about accessibility and accommodations at CSUN; Brief overviews about students with disabilities at CSUN, laws and policies, responsibilities and expectations; Service animals; The CSU’s Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) and some accessibility best practices; Best practices for Deaf and hard of hearing students; Captioning; Resources and support for faculty.
Best Practices For Online Course Delivery (Eat This, Not That)
June 4, July 2, Aug 6 (First Friday of the Month)
10:00am - 11:30am
Stipend: $225
Limit: 50 participants
These workshops cover lessons learned over the last year and established best practices for online course delivery.
**Registration has closed for this Program. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.**
Creating Learning Experiences in Your Online Course
July 6, 13, 20, 27 & Aug 3, 10 (Every Tuesday for six weeks)
11:00am - 12:30pm
Stipend: $400
Limit: 50 participants
This six-session collection of workshops will cover different activities you can create using technology in your online course to facilitate different tiers of learning. The series progresses from recollection activities to the documentation of learning evidenced by the ability to create new original work. Each session will cover examples of activities and the tools/technology that can help you add these activities to your online course.
- Session 1: Remembering
- Session 2: Understanding
- Session 3: Applying
- Session 4: Analyzing
- Session 5: Evaluating
- Session 6: Creating
Read, watch, listen, and explore more about Learning Experiences
**Registration has closed for this Program. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.**
Interactivity For Your Online Course
July 26, 28 & Aug 2, 4, 9, 11
11:00am - 12:30pm
Stipend: $400
Limit: 50 participants
This workshop series covers adding interactive elements to your online Canvas course (lecture materials, pre-recorded videos, and readings) and live lectures. During each session, you will be introduced to various activity types and the technologies that can facilitate integrating them into your Canvas course and live lecture. There are three types of interaction perspectives and two sessions will be dedicated to each perspective, listed as “Part 1” and “Part 2”.
- Student-Student Interaction, Part 1 – July 26
- Student-Student Interaction, Part 2 – July 28
- Student-Content Interaction, Part 1 – August 2
- Student-Content Interaction, Part 2 – August 4
- Student-Instructor Interaction, Part 1 – August 9
- Student-Instructor Interaction, Part 2 - August 11
Read, watch, listen, and explore more about Interactivity
PLEASE NOTE: This Bootcamp has reached capacity. If you register, you will be added to the waitlist. If there are any cancellations, we will add from the waitlist in the order of registration. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.
Video in the LMS
June 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
10:00am - 11:30am
Stipend: $325
Limit: 50 participants
This track covers: how to create video in various campus supported tools; how to integrate video into the course once created; creation of video assignments for student use; and management of video content deployed in Canvas.
- Best Practices – June 21
- Canvas Studio – June 23
- Panopto – June 25
- Simple Edits – June 28
- Video Assignments – June 30
Read, watch, listen, and explore more about Video in the LMS
**Registration has closed for this Program. If you have any questions, please contact ftc-workshops@csun.edu.**
