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Remote Proctoring, with the Central and Southern Ãå±±½ûµØ Faculty Development Network

Please join us for an open discussion of remote proctoring. What is remote proctoring? How does it work? Is your institution using remote proctoring? What has your experience been so far? Let’s talk about it! The discussion can be joined on .

Join UIS instructors as they share activities, ideas, and practices that have shaped and improved teaching and learning. After sharing a brief summary of their work, presenting instructors will be available at individual tables to answer questions and collaborate with attendees. Light refreshments will be provided.

Doing Less with Less, Effectively: Ãå±±½ûµØ Online Higher Education Symposium

After a successful inaugural event, we're excited to invite you back for another engaging gathering of Ãå±±½ûµØ educators and thought leaders in online teaching and learning. Our theme, "Doing Less with Less, Effectively," emphasizes innovative strategies for impactful online education within evolving resource constraints.

Course Proposal Process

This session will discuss suggestions for developing new course proposals and navigating the approval processes. Bob Blankenberger, Professor of Public Administration, will discuss developing student learning outcomes, alignment to program and university outcomes, environmental scanning, alignment to external entities such as accreditors and IAI, filling out new curse approval forms and navigating the levels of governance. Examples and tips from audience members are welcome. 

ACUE Insights: Data Analysis Insight Charts and Teaching Reflections

Data analysis insight charts provide a framework for in-depth and systematic assessment of student learning on a classroom-wide scale, acting as a useful tool for data-driven pedagogical reflection. In this session, Dr.

The How’s and Why’s of Course Proposals

Brooke Depenbusch, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, will provide a bird’s eye view of the nuts and bolts of the course proposal process. What does the process entail? How to effectively communicate with the audience for your proposal? When should you begin and what should you include? And how to determine whether to seek an ECCE designation for your course, and how should you then go about constructing your proposal?

Creating an Inclusive Classroom for All: Tips and Strategies for

On-Ground Classes

Suyang Yu, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Management and Policy, will lead this session. She will share her expertise on creating an inclusive classroom, specifically for in-person settings.  Leveraging insights from her teaching effectiveness certification and her personal teaching practice, Dr.

Military-Connected Students at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield

Loren Easter, Departmental Director for UIS Military and Veteran Student Services, will share insights on the makeup of the military-connected student population at UIS and the special considerations this group of students merit. He will also survey the departmental role of Military and Veteran Student Services, the resources provided, and some opportunities for UIS going forward.

Location: BRK 416 and

Developing Self-Directed Learners: Exploring Self-Directed Learning Dynamics in Accounting

Ahmad Jumah, Professor of Accounting, will discuss the strategies he employs to develop his students into self-directed learners—those who can plan, monitor, and adjust their learning processes on their own. These include: