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The Minnesota Online Quality Initiative continues with their series of free webinars on various topics.

Next Tuesday, November 10th from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, there is a a special SIG Series webinar: Tales from the National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms

The WSU Learning Spaces Team attended the National Forum on Active Learning Classrooms at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities this summer and learned a lot. With topics ranging from picking whiteboards to better integrating classroom design into your campus strategic planning efforts, the conference was a treasure trove of good practices, pictures of cool new classrooms, links to useful information, and pro tips. Join us as we share what we learned at this amazing gathering. If you didn’t get a chance to go, this session will be a great opportunity to zoom in on the highlights. If you went, we would love to compare notes!

Ken Graetz, Tom Hill, Stephanie Stango, Dave Burman, and Eric Wright are all part of the Winona State University Learning Spaces Team and members of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Services unit of Information Technology Services. They attended the National Forum as a team this summer and were able to cover almost all of the sessions. Each brings a unique perspective to the discussion, from under-the-hood classroom systems design and configuration to instructional design and pedagogical strategies.

Remember to register for this webinar here and enjoy!

Mark Your Calendars: November 18 – 20, 2015
The Academic Technologies Team is excited to bring you the Accessing Higher Ground virtual conference right here on campus! This conference is sponsored by the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and focuses on the implementation and benefits of accessible curriculum, universal design, and legal and policy issues in higher education.

From Wednesday, November 18th through Friday, November 20th, two tracks of conference sessions will be available for viewing in the Miller Center. Feel free to stop in and attend any of the sessions that interest you. Details, including session information (click on the session name for a summary), date, time, and location, are available below. No registration is necessary, however, seating in the conference rooms is limited.

But wait! There’s more! AFTER the conference is over, we will have access to all of the streamed sessions, PLUS 2 pre-conference labs and 14 additional sessions from the conference that were not streamed live. Information will be sent out at a later date on how to access these recordings.

Please join the Academic Technologies Team November 18-20 for one or more Accessing Higher Ground conference sessions!

For more information, please contact Sara Grachek at gracheks@stcloudstate.edu or 320.308.4805.

Virtual Conference Schedule – Live Stream

Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Track “A” Sessions     Miller Center Room 114

Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Track “B” Sessions     Miller Center Room 115