April/May 2022 FACT2 Campus Representatives Updates

Moodle to D2L Brightspace Migration Update

• Another friendly reminder to please regularly visit the Moodle to Brightspace Migration page for all updates. Our most recent update includes information on the revised migration timeline, Brightspace Core, and more.
• D2L Trainers Fireside Chat recordings are now available! Review a previous session and/or register for an upcoming SUNY DLE Brightspace Trainers Fireside Chat! These informal sessions are a great opportunity to learn about and discuss the benefits and features of the Brightspace learning environment directly from the SUNY DLE Brightspace trainers!
• The April 20 Fireside Chat (at 3:30pm - 4:30pm) will focus on Cohort 1 campus experiences with migrating from Moodle to Brightspace. If you have not yet attended a Fireside Chat, this is a good session to register for!
• Learn more about upcoming SUNY DLE and Brightspace Training opportunities at the official SUNY Digital Learning Environment (DLE) website. Please note training is only open to Cohort 1 campuses at this time; we are part of Cohort 3.

2022 SUNY Student Success Summit: Holistic Approaches to Student Success (May 4 - 6, 2022)

• As SUNY is building capacity and best practices for supporting all students during these challenging times with evidence- and results-based campus and student leadership/models/methods, our communities of practice have again joined together in order to facilitate collaboration, networking, and sharing of ideas to improve offerings for all students across the state.
• The SUNY Student Success Summit will bring together three SUNY communities of practice; Student Success, Applied Learning and Advising.
• Registration for this virtual Summit is now open!

Share Your Innovations in Student Assessment with SUNY colleagues!

The FACT2 Assessment Task Group has been actively exploring innovations in student assessment across SUNY. Sub-groups were created to further explore each of the four main categories of innovative assessment identified by the task group:

• Social Justice Assessment
• Real-World Assessment
• Multiple Pathways for Assessing Student Learning
• Learning Recognition

The Innovative Assessments for Student Learning website has been developed to outline the work of this group and serve as a resource for sharing and searching examples of innovative assessment techniques to determine student learning. We invite your examples that can be shared across SUNY so that other faculty can be inspired to try new techniques in their own courses.

Teaching and Learning Certificate for New Faculty Three Course Program (SUNY CPD)

The SUNY CPD Teaching and Learning Certificate for New Faculty Program is intended to assist faculty in planning a well-articulated, systematized path for their professional development. The Certificate for New Faculty provides evidence that faculty have attained a basic set of essential skills and knowledge needed for teaching at SUNY. Completion of all three (3) courses is required for the Teaching and Learning for New Faculty Program Certificate. All learning activities will be delivered in an online format using Blackboard Learn.

Required Course Schedule:

• Course 1: Essential Communication Skills for Teaching (May 17 - June 27, 2022)
• Course 2: Learning Theories and Effective Teaching Practices (August 30 - October 10, 2022)
• Course 3: Evaluation and Assessment (October 11 - November 21, 2022)

More information, including pricing, intended audience, learning outcomes, and program completion requirements, is available at the Teaching and Learning Certificate for New Faculty Program website.

SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT) 2022 (May 31 - June 3, 2022)

• The 30th Annual SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology (CIT), sponsored by FACT2, is scheduled to take place virtually and in-person at SUNY Oswego, May 31 - June 2.
• This year’s conference theme, Sustaining the Momentum: Building on What We’ve Learned, is supported by tracks focused on inclusivity and engagement. The agenda is now available!
• Registration for CIT 2022, either virtually (using Zoom and the OnAir platform) or in-person, is now open!
• Note that D2L is a Platinum Exhibitor at CIT 2022 and will be offering presentations throughout the conference!

SUNY Technology Conference (STC) 2022 (Tue, June 21 - Thursday June 23, 2022)

• The SUNY Technology Conference will be virtual once again this year. The conference will take place on the OnAir platform from EventsAir but most sessions will be conducted via Zoom meeting within that platform. The small $75 registration fee will cover the costs for the platform.
• Visit the SUNY Attendees page for more information and registration details!

Thanks for your time and attention!

Marie Sciangula, Assistant Director of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, SUNY FACT2 Campus Representative

Kim Detterbeck, Art Librarian, Coordinator of Library Instruction, Interim Assistant Library Manager, SUNY FACT2 Campus Representative