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Faculty, staff, and students enjoyed a beautiful and informative day at CU South Denver for CU Online’s 16th annual Spring Symposium - “Seeing the Forest and the Trees.” Ranger John was on hand for selfies and kept the local wildlife at bay. 

Attendees engaged in a variety of sessions, discussing various educational practices including accessibility, inclusion, equity, and fun in the classroom.

There were also sessions abound with practical tips on implementing educational technologies (podcasting, TechSmith Relay, and Zoom were some of the highlights). The student panel in the afternoon was a hit and gave insight to the diverse student experiences in online classrooms.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2018 Symposium! We hope that you enjoyed yourselves and left with plenty of new ideas and tools to use in your online instruction.

This year’s theme, seeing the forest and the trees, was all about how difference and individuality are important to the bigger picture. To help shed light on the topic, we invited online students to talk about individual experiences and perspectives from their side of the screen. Additionally, the overview of the Ally software campus pilot program offered insight into how universal and accessible design benefits both individuals and the group as a whole.

See what you missed. 

Whether you were unable to attend or simply could be in two sessions at once, below are the videos of our concurrent sessions from the 2018 Spring Symposium. The sessions are listed below in the order they occurred. 

Looking for the slide decks? Find them on Google Drive. 

With the rise of student demand for technology in the classroom and online course offerings across the nation, we are gathering current CU Denver students to hear what they have to say during a session at this year's CU Online Spring Symposium (details and registration at http://cuonline.edu/symposium). 

What are you doing on May 16^th? 

It's not too late to sign-up for the annual CU Online Symposium, Seeing the Forest and the Trees. This year's theme encourages us to look at how individual difference provides a richer experience for all.  

Along with food, beverages, and laughs, you will experience a day filled with pedagogy, tool-exploration, and online course strategies. The full list of sessions and descriptions are available on our website or you can register here.

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12 Compelling Reasons to Attend the 16th Annual CU Online Spring Symposium 

(Warning: Some humor has been added to the below list for increased FUN.)

Remi Kalir, Assistant Professor of Information and Learning Technologies with the School of Education and Human Development, was awarded CU Online's Innovator Award at this year's Spring Symposium.

At this year's Spring Symposium one of the sessions will be on virtual reality (VR), which will showcase specific VR use cases that you can use in your classroom. You will also have the chance to win a set of ‘Google Cardboard’ VR headsets for attending this session.  Over lunch, our keynote speaker will talk about virtual reality worlds.  And, as an added bonus you will have the opportunity to try out VR yourself at our demo station!