Instructional Design and Technology

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SPRING 2026 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

  • Enhancing Online Instructor Presence Workshop - Wednesday, February 18th from 12:00 - 1:00pm on Microsoft Teams
    REGISTER HERE!
Enhancing Online Instructor Presence is a practical workshop for helping faculty create engaging, supportive, and effective online learning experiences. Online courses succeed when students feel connected to the instructor, to one another, and to the learning itself. This interactive workshop introduces faculty to the concept of online instructor presence and offers practical, manageable strategies for strengthening teaching, social, and cognitive presence in online courses.

Grounded in research on student engagement and success, the session focuses on small, high-impact practices that help students feel supported and motivated without significantly increasing faculty workload. Participants will explore concrete techniques for clarifying expectations, communicating purposefully, and fostering meaningful interaction throughout the course.

By the end of this workshop, faculty will be able to:

1) Describe online instructor presence and the benefits of enhancing it
2) Identify techniques and best practices for enhancing online instructor presence
3) Describe how techniques for enhancing online instructor presence can be applied in their courses 

  • Spring 2026 Pedagogy & Tech Boot Camp - Friday, January 9th from 9:00 - 4:00 on Microsoft Teams

    Get ready for spring teaching at Pedagogy & Tech Boot Camp. Choose from a variety of interactive sessions and one-on-one consultations to help you with last-minute upgrades and fixes for your courses, including sessions on using AI in the classroom and strategic sessions for implementing the Persistence Project activities in your fall class.

    The full schedule, session descriptions, and registration information are listed on the registration page below; be sure to check it out before the start of the semester.

    Register here: https://www.xavier.edu/cte/workshops-events/index
  • Canvas Drop-In Support from Instructional Design & Technology (1/12 - 1/16)

    In-person support will be available on Monday 1/12, Wednesday 1/14, & Friday 1/16 in CLC 323 from 8:30am - 10:00am. 

    Virtual support (via Teams) will be available on Tuesday 1/13, & Thursday 1/15 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm.  Join on Teams Here