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Hackathon2021

Virtual Hackathon for UK Students

Jan 11–18, 2021

The Smart Campus Initiative is hosting a one week virtual Hackathon for UK students in January 2021. Student groups (made up of 1- 4 UK students) are invited to develop an app, a game, or an add-on feature to a current UK App. The goal of the project is to solve a challenge with themes defined by fall 2020 first-year students.

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Making Learning Visible with iPads in Times of Remote Instruction

Apr 9, 2020, 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Join Trey Conatser and Jill Abney, from UK’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), for this virtual installment of the iPad Initiative Speaker Series. This session will examine opportunities for active learning with iPads using visual strategies (drawing, image sharing, and annotation) that encourage curiosity, collaboration, and engagement with Google Slides, OneNote, Keynote and Canvas. Trey and Jill will demonstrate ways of using these apps for both in-person and remote course delivery, as well as for courses with an array of devices.

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Incorporating iPad technology into your classes

Mar 25, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

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Incorporating iPad technology into your classes

Mar 9, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

March 9, 12 - 1pm at 375 Gatton Student Center​ Please join Joshua Abboud, Assistant Professor in the department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies as he shares his experiences creating workflows for digital video production. Dr. Abboud will share how he has used specific apps (iMovie, GarageBand, Paste/Paper) to introduce basic video creation skills that focus on human craft and less on tech capabilities. The presentation will include discussion of what is both gained and lost in the service of simplicity.

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Using iPads In & Out of the Classroom

Feb 27, 2020, 12:30 – 1:30 PM

Spring iPad Initiative Speaker Series ‘Incorporating iPad technology into your classes’ The Smart Campus Initiative, along with the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, will host a series of talks by UK faculty who have integrated iPads into their teaching.  The speakers will discuss what they have done to re-envision their courses and assignments; talk through ideas that did and didn’t work; and provide insight as to how they navigated challenges along the way.  

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