Monthly Newsletter - May Edition

Dear InteDashboard Customer,

We are now approaching closer to the half-year mark. We have many exciting product updates on the way for you and upcoming events that you and your colleagues might be interested in:

Product Updates

1. LTI v1.3 supported: We have upgraded our LTI integration to provide for Global LMS level integration. Get in touch with our customer success team to know more.
2. Self-enrollment into courses, sections, and teams: Instructors will be able to allow students to self-select their sections and teams.
3. Transfer of course ownership: Course owners will be able to transfer the ownership of a course to another instructor. These settings can be accessed by clicking on Course settings > Collaborators panel.
4. Improved navigation between activities in the same module: Instructors will be able to navigate between various TBL activities via a tab navigation at the top of the teacher activity dashboard.
5. Improved Team Reporter management controls: Instructors will be able to lock and unlock team reporter roles at the Team Analysis table.

Upcoming Events

1. IF-AT Relaunch: Meet the education pioneers behind it!

Date: 10 May, 9am - 10am EDT

As you would know that we recently relaunched IF-AT Forms. Join us in an exclusive conversation with Mike and Beth Epstein, Inventors of IF-AT forms, and Brian O'Dwyer, Founder of CognaLearn, to find out how InteDashboard and IF-AT forms will make TBL more accessible and easier for educators to implement.

2. Oversize Load - Using Cognitive Load Theory to Curate the Readiness Process

Date: 17 May, 9am - 11am EDT

 
The Oversized Load - Using Cognitive Load Theory to Curate the Readiness Process workshop has been designed to help educators explore the three different types of cognitive load (intrinsic, extraneous, and germane). Recommended modifications to the readiness process to optimize cognitive load will also be discussed.

3. Empowering Application and e-Gallery Walk with InteDashboard

Date: 25 May, 9am - 10:30am EDT

 
The Empowering Application and e-Gallery Walk with InteDashboard workshop has been designed to provide educators with in-depth experience on how to run application activities effectively using InteDashboard. We will share best practices and use cases on how educators can improvise their facilitation skills for application activities using InteDashboard in in-person, online, and hybrid class settings.

CognaLearn's Website 

We have revamped our corporate website - check out our brand new look! You can also find updated information about our company and products. 

Featured Blog Post

5 Common Pitfalls and Effective Solutions in Team-based Learning

The landscape of active learning continues to grow and TBL has become increasingly widely accepted. However, poor implementation, substandard construction, and lack of adherence to the essentials of TBL diminishes its effectiveness. In this blog post, we present the five most common pitfalls that a TBL practitioner should avoid.