PETAL Lunch and Learn - Exploring Qualitative Methods: Coding & Codebook Development

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Podcasting Made Easy for Students with Adobe Podcast by Academic Technologies

Want an easy way to bring audio storytelling into your courses? Join this Ed Tech Express Workshop to discover how Adobe Podcast makes creating and sharing podcasts simple, even for beginners. In just 30 minutes, you’ll learn how to:

• Record and edit professional-quality audio with easy-to-use tools.
• Integrate podcast projects to enhance student engagement and creativity.
• Share podcasts seamlessly with your class.

This session is designed for busy faculty who want a quick, hands-on introduction to Adobe Express podcast features and practical teaching ideas. Bring your questions for a brief Q&A at the end!

Reserve your spot and see if Adobe Podcast could transform your classroom.

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Canvas Essentials Training by Academic Technologies

Register for a one-hour virtual interactive session to learn the Canvas features you will use every day—from organizing course materials to managing assignments and communicating with students.

Sessions run twice a week from late October through early January. Click below to reserve your spot early and ensure availability.

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Impactful Teaching Through Active Learning Course

Created and facilitated by team members from PETAL and Learning Innovation Faculty Engagement (LIFE)

The course is facilitated on Blackboard Ultra and was designed to be a self-paced, asynchronous four-week course that showcases different methodologies and activities that encourage a more active and learner-centered approach. The course is broken into four modules and dives into strategies and educational tools that support active lecturing, discussions, collaborative learning, and more. The course also comprises several activities for participants to complete such as case studies, discussions, and reflective journal prompts.

You can register at any point throughout the year and complete the modules at your own pace. Participants will also receive a certificate upon completion of the course.  

After you have registered, administrators will have you enrolled in the course via Blackboard and you will be notified via email of your enrollment. The course was developed on Blackboard Ultra.  

If you have any issues with enrollment, please email life@miami.edu

Register for the Impactful Teaching Course

• New Faculty Orientation (NFO) Resource Fair 2025 
• Summer Pedagogical Summer Institute (SPRI) Summer 2025
• Explore Ed Tech Tools in 30 Minutes or Less! (LIFE)
• Assessment: The Silent Killer of Learning - Lunch & Learn with Dr. Eric Mazur 
• Flat Space, Deep Learning: Using Project and Team-based Learning to Promote Ownership of Learning - Lunch & Learn with Dr. Eric Mazur
• Breaking Down Classroom Walls and Setting Learning Free - Lunch & Learn with Dr. Eric Mazur 
• Reading Reimagined: Engaging Students through Active Reading Strategies
• Question Design Workshop with Eric Mazur 
• Listen Courageously Documentary Film and Workshop
• PETAL Lunch and Learn: Promoting Evidence-Based Study Skills for Students’ Success  
• The AI Teaching Exchange (LIFE)
• UMverse: Using Immersive Technologies in the Classroom
• Transformative Teaching with Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Teaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Getting Started with Discussion
• First-Hand Knowledge: Exploring Primary Sources at the University Libraries
• Developing a Student-Centered Syllabus
• Coffee and Course Design
• Classroom Connections through Object-Based Learning
• Get to Know the Lowe: Tour of UM Faculty
• Cognates and Quality Enhancement Plan
• UM Student Context
• Active Learning Pedagogy
• Integrating Innovative Technologies Effectively
• Online Learning and Course Design
• Assessment and Evaluation Panel

If you have a workshop topic you would like to recommend we explore, please email petal@miami.edu and we will get back to you!