New Academic Staff Orientation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø welcomes new colleagues to the academic community with our annual New Academic Staff Orientation (NASO). This year's NASO will take place onÌýAugust 20 and 21Ìý(in-person) at theÌýºÚÁϳԹÏÍøStudent Union Building, Room 303ÌýandÌýAugust 22Ìý(online).ÌýÌý
Invitations have been sent to new academic staff, if you are a new academic staff and have yet to receive an invitation, please emailÌýclt@dal.ca.Ìý
If you have any questions about NASO events, please email us atÌýclt@dal.ca.Ìý
Tuesday, August 20
All sessions will take place in room 303
9:20–9:50 am | Registration (Room 302) |
9:50–10:50 am | Welcome to Mi’kma’ki and DalhousieÌý Elder Ann LabilloisDr. Rick Ezekiel, Vice-President Student Affairs Dr. Leslie Phillmore,ÌýAssociate Vice-President, Academic |
11 am–12 pm | Supporting ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøStudents Melissa MacKay, Assistant Vice-Provost, Campus Living and Student Well-beingAdam Donaldson,ÌýAssociate DeanÌýScholarships and Programs |
12–1 pm | Sit-Down Lunch   |
1–2 pm | Exploring Dalhousie’s Teaching and Learning CultureÌý CLT StaffDr. Shawn Xiong, Instructor,ÌýDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr. Jennifer Van Dommelen, University Teaching Fellow,ÌýDepartment of Biology |
2:10–3:40 pm | Libraries, Copyright, and the Writing Centre for Faculty and StudentsÌý Lindsay McNiff,ÌýLecturer & IM Subject Specialist, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLibraries |
Wednesday, August 21
All sessions will take place in room 303
9:40–10 am | Registration (Room 302) |
10 am–12 pm | Research ServicesÌý Danielle Andres, Manager, Post-Award, Research Services |
12– 1 pm | Box Lunch & Networking ActivitiesÌý |
1–3 pm | Teaching Policies at Dalhousie: Fostering Effective Student-Professor RelationshipsÌý Tereigh Ewert,ÌýSenior Educational DeveloperÌý(Anti-oppressive and Transformative Education) |
3:10–4:10 pm | Health and Mental HealthÌý Orla McDevitt,ÌýDirector, Accessible Employment |
Thursday, August 22 (Online)
Brightspace Bootcamp
9–10 am | Brightspace RefresherDo you need help finding your course space?Ìý Maybe you need to add a TA.Ìý Come to our Brightspace Refresher hour to get set up for your Fall courses. |
10–11 am | Panopto & TeamsDo you want to start recording your lectures?Ìý Are you in a Panopto enabled classroom?Ìý If so, start recording lectures and add them to your course space.Ìý Going to miss a class due to a conference, record it prior to and leave it for the students to watch while you’re away. Learn how to create a Teams meeting in your course space for your students. |
11 am–12 pm | Top HatTop Hat will be on hand to talk to Instructors about using the Student Response System. |
1–2 pm | ProctorioProctoring assessments, online or in-person, safeguards exam and course integrity. This is essential to protecting the value of certification and degree programs. Proctorio offers our users the opportunity and flexibility to achieve their educational and career goals. |
2–3 pm | TurnitinFrom innovations in assessment to prevent plagiarism, everything we do at Turnitin is focused on empowering educators to help students do their best original work. |
3–3:30 pm | New Features & QuestionsFind out what’s coming up in Brightspace for new features. Ask questions about our products and tools. |
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