Tech Snacks are short, focused professional development sessions covering instructional technology, pedagogical techniques, online learning, and more—delivered in 30-minute chunks. You can download PDF handouts from this year's Tech Snacks sessions below.

You can view an archive of our weekly Tech Snacks handouts on the Tech Snacks Archive Page!

Fall 2024

Perkins, Dual Enrollment, and Grants

Oct. 24, 2024 — This week, OTLE was joined by Dr. Lindsey Brandt-Bennet (Dean of Learning Excellence and Sponsored Programs and Perkins Coordinator), Roger Antisdel (Dual Enrollment Coordinator), and Robin Parks (Grants Coordinator) to discuss the following questions: What is Perkins Grant funding and how can faculty request it? How does Perkins funding relate to Dual Enrollment? How can you work with Dual Enrollment and use it as a recruiting tool? And, finally, what processes should you follow if you want to apply for grant funding in general?

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Utilizing AI in the Classroom with Dr. Amy Smith

Oct. 11, 2024 — With the increasing interest in AI in education, it is crucial for educators to learn how to effectively utilize AI tools to enhance the learner experience in the classroom. By understanding AI, educators can equip themselves and their students with the skills needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world, while acknowledging the appropriate and ethical uses of AI tools in education. This week, OTLE was joined by Dr. Amy Smith as she presented on strategies that faculty can use to enhance learning with GenAI tools in their courses.

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Quality Matters (QM)

Oct. 3, 2024 — The demand for online education has been growing for several years. With that demand comes a greater responsibility to ensure quality online courses that are accessible to all types of students across all disciplines and modalities. OTLE recently signed MSUN up for an institutional membership for Quality Matters, which will benefit all instructors as QM offers a wide variety of workshops, courses, and webinars for professional development opportunities.

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Teaching Writing in the Age of ChatGPT with Dr. Isaac K. Wang

Sep. 27, 2024 — ChatGPT and other Generative AI platforms are transforming the face of higher education, with numerous surveys estimating between 30-40% of students use GenAI to complete homework. As these technologies grow in popularity, it is essential that educators are equipped with strategies to address GenAI in the classroom. Through discussing writing-to-learn approaches, crafting meaningful writing assignments, and creating accountability strategies, this hands-on virtual workshop provided instructors across the curriculum tools to teach writing to MSUN students in the age of ChatGPT.

There was no handout this week. 

Program Assessment Workshops

Sep. 13, 2024 — In lieu of traditional Tech Snacks, OTLE hosted Program Assessment workshops to provide faculty an opportunity to work on their Assessment Reports and Assessment Plans for the Fall 2024 deadline. 

There was no handout this week.

Meet Josh Engle, Vice Chancellor of Student Success

Sep. 6, 2024 — This week, we were joined by the new Vice Chancellor of Student Success, Joshua Engle, as he discussed Academic Alerts, CARE Reports, and other topics in the area of Enrollment Management and Student Success.

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Start of Semester Check-in & OTLE Updates

Aug. 30, 2024 — To kick off the Fall semester, OTLE used Tech Snacks to check-in with faculty about the upcoming semester and provided some general updates from OTLE. We discussed the Brightspace to Canvas course migration process, logging into Canvas with the SSO, and asked faculty to fill out a short survey to help us plan for the remainder of the semester.

There was no handout this week.