Learning Webinars & Community Meetups
Here you can find all the upcoming learning webinars and upcoming meetups for Regional Bluenotes Chapters and Community Interest Groups, as well as all past learning webinars.
Learning webinars for Bluenotes community members are one example of how you can globally connect and share experiences with improvement in mind. Created and presented by experts from Blue® powered institutions and experts from Explorance, these sessions will give you an opportunity to learn best practices from real Blue users.
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[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: December Meetup] Sharing and Discussing Implementations, Processes, and Practices
Wednesday, December 7th 2022, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone
3 days remaining
Members of the Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community are meeting on December 7, 2022 to continue discussions on topics such as the technical aspects of using Blue for midterm surveys, best practices for using formative feedback, reporting options, and resource development for faculty and students.
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Co-Chairs: Cindy Davis, The Ohio State University & Lisa Votodian, University of Pittsburgh
[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: January Meetup] Sharing and Discussing Implementations, Processes, and Practices
Wednesday, January 11th 2023, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone38 days remaining
Members of the Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community are meeting on January 11, 2023 to continue discussions on topics to make midterm surveys helpful to instructors for teaching effectiveness and student success (such as how best to utilize Blue’s capabilities for midterm surveys, best practices for using formative feedback, policies and communication strategies to engage faculty and students, reporting needs, and many more).
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Co-Chairs: Cindy Davis, The Ohio State University & Lisa Votodian, University of Pittsburgh
Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter Meetup: January 25
Wednesday, January 25th 2023, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone52 days remaining
Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter (Blue-using R1 universities in the United States) are holding an inaugural meetup on Wednesday, January 25 at 2pm EDT to connect and share experiences. Key topics they are interested in discussing, sharing and solving together include:
- How to move to a more integrated evaluation of instruction
- Role of peer feedback in evaluations of instruction
- Handling DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) concerns with the review of course-evaluation questions and interpretation of data
- Policies and best practices for handling open-ended feedback
- and more!
Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Data to Insights – Part 1: How Washburn School of Nursing (SON) Draws on the Power of Blue to Collect (“Project Set-ups”) and Report on Data (“Report Set-ups”) for Actionable Insights
Wednesday, February 8th 2023, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone66 days remaining
Join this webinar (part 1 of 2) to learn how Washburn SON draws on the power of Blue with various project set-ups for a wide range of evaluations (such as end-of-term courses, end-of-program, peer-to-peer, agency-preceptor, and faculty workshop evaluations) to provide a more holistic view of student and faculty feedback for actionable insights. Washburn SON will also share how they bring scalability and consistency to their evaluations with the use of Blue Question Bank, to connect specific learning objectives as questions in course evaluations. In addition, you will learn how Washburn SON reports on this data at various levels (including reports for Instructors, Course Coordinators, Program Directors, Associate Deans, and Dean/Director of Assessments).
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Presented By: Linda Merillat, Washburn University, School of Nursing
[Bluenotes U15 Chapter: February Meetup] Moving to More Integrated Evaluations of Instruction
Wednesday, February 15th 2023, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone73 days remaining
Thank you to all Bluenotes U15 Chapter members for making the inaugural meetup on November 16, 2022 a success! Various topics were discussed, and based upon the discussions, community members would like to dedicate each future meetup focusing on one specific topic relevant to U15 institutions with in-depth sharing and discussion.
The next Bluenotes U15 Chapter meetup is scheduled on Wednesday, February 15 to dive into the topic of moving to more integrated evaluations of instruction, including discussing and sharing what integrated evaluations of instruction looks like to their institutions, what are the driving factors towards integrated evaluations, challenges and strategies for change management, and more.
Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes U15 Chapter
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Data to Insights – Part 2: How Washburn School of Nursing (SON) Transforms Data into Actionable Insights for Purposeful Improvements
Wednesday, March 8th 2023, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern Timezone94 days remaining
You’ve collected your feedback data; now how do you turn it into actionable insights to improve the student learning experience, teaching effectiveness, and operational efficiencies? Join this webinar (part 2 of 2) to learn how Washburn SON makes sense of data from various sources (SIS, LMS, Blue, etc.) in Blue Dashboard and data warehouse in a way for various stakeholders to glean insights and take actions, using data from Blue as a basis for meta-analysis. Washburn SON will also share how the outputs from Blue are integrated to inform accreditation readiness and view improvement trends over time to improve student learning outcomes.
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Presented By: Linda Merillat, Washburn University, School of Nursing