Digital Learning Day 2022

Word processing documents are part of our digital DNA. We create them without thinking by starting on a blank page and typing. Ever wonder how students who can’t see your document read the page? In this session, learn easy tips that you can incorporate today, to make your word processing documents accessible to all of your students. We’ll also be providing handy resources you can use!

Facilitated by Amy Gates

Join us to learn more about how the Alamo Colleges Skills Lab is offering marketable skills training for students and San Antonio-area workers to enhance their employability on the modern job market.

Facilitated by Dr. Eryn Berger and Amber O’Casey

See a high level overview of AR/VR, a live AR/VR demonstration, followed by a quick step by step guide on how it was created.

Facilitated by Jerryl Lowe and Reese Hearn

Learn how this dynamic instructor and classical pianist creates videos that are very digestible, yet relatable for his students on any level, and that aim to crack open the first big obstacles of motivation for students. See how he piques their curiosity and provides purpose that gets them to enjoy what some consider the "boring" details of Music Theory.

Facilitated by Daniel Anastasio

Motivation and engagement are the name of the game in this practical language activity session. Participants will be introduced to some fun new tools, such as ImmerseMe Virtual Reality and Review Game Zone, that can be used to catch the attention of students and keep them coming back for more language practice. Participants will see current SPC student data related to improvements in motivation, anxiety, and skill as achieved through VR immersion with native Spanish speakers. They will also have the opportunity to test out some language tools and games for themselves. All technology is free or very low cost, making them easy to incorporate in the world language classroom.

Facilitated by Ms. Spencer Galvan

Want to use an innovative AR/VR system that works with any mobile device and can help you personalize your lessons, try EONReality.com

Facilitated by Hilario Garcia

This session will feature a demonstration of Flip Grid; how to use it, how it works, and how to integrate it into your Canvas course.

Facilitated by Kazia Estrada

This session will feature a demonstration of Instructional Technology Guides and how to embed the guides in a Canvas module.

Facilitated by Cesar Hernandez

Are there synchronous meetings? Are there due dates? How long does it really take to successfully complete? These are some of the more common questions about the Quality Matters flagship certification workshop Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR). Take a moment to engage with one of the facilitators and avid QM member for more than eight years to get some real world accounts of the intensity, time and effort ratio and some of the most talked about takeaways from this globally recognized quality standards rubric used in higher education, K-12 and Continuing Education.

Facilitated by Dr. Bobbie Myatt

Learn how to plan, develop, and integrate microlectures—short, targeted video-based lectures—into your online courses.

Facilitated by Jen-Beth Ball

Join the ACOL Instructional Design Team in an open discussion about how the ACD community works together to create powerful, personalized learning experiences to support students across the district.

Facilitated by Dr. Bobbie Myatt, Tanji Moon, and Rudy Lopez