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Zoom/Kaltura Integration

May 26, 2023 / Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Kaltura, zoom

Record and upload your Zoom lectures with ease using the new Zoom-Kaltura integration! With our new integration, you can now record your Zoom session to the Cloud. Once you have concluded your Zoom session, your cloud recording will be automatically added to your Kaltura My Media. You can quickly add the recording to your Canvas course by embedding the Kaltura video into a page or have students access it in your course Media Gallery.

Address Accessibility Challenges with AURS

May 26, 2023 / Digital Learning / Tags: Accessibility, Quality Matters

FGCU is committed to make education accessible for all learners. The QM Community came together to build the Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS). Free and open to everyone, AURS provides the online community with important information on addressing key accessibility and usability concerns.

Issue Brief: Lee County Small Business Analysis

May 19, 2023 / RERI Research Team

The analysis presented in this study comes from DatabaseUSA, a leading provider for establishment-level records. The dataset consists of 34,014 records for establishments in Lee County, Florida, and includes information on their reported industry, establishment size (number of employees), sales revenue, and latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. We restrict our analysis to establishments with no more than 20 employees, consistent with the definition used by the Small Business Enterprise Program. Furthermore, we define a qualified establishment as one that meets the specified criteria in each table or figure.

LinkedIn Learning Canvas Integration!

May 10, 2023 / Digital Learning / Tag: Canvas

LinkedIn Learning Canvas Integration!

End of the Semester Self-Reflection

April 28, 2023 / Digital Learning / Tags: Online Teaching, Reflection, end of the semester

At the end of the Spring semester, most instructors are ready to put their tools down, run for the nearest exit, and try not to think about work for at least a few weeks; but the end of the current academic year is a great time to assess, reflect and maybe make one or more small changes to your course before the next iteration. That’s where reflective teaching can help.

Issue Brief: Housing Cost Burden for Florida Renters

April 28, 2023 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Regional Economic Indicators, Reports

Rising rental costs have been an ongoing concern for many families across the nation. Population growth has fueled this surge in Florida, with the population in the Sunshine State growing by 1.9 percent between 2021 and 2022. The increased demand for housing has placed upward pressure on rental prices in the state, and has increased the share of total income that households have had to dedicate towards housing costs. This burden comes with significant consequences for renters, including (but not limited to) reduced disposable incomes, higher levels of debt, and greater economic inequality.

FGCU Foundation Scholarships Now Available for FGCU Nursing Students

March 30, 2023 / Tags: FGCU Foundation, FGCU School of Nursing, Foundation Scholarships

The School of Nursing is thrilled to share that the FGCU Foundation Office has announced that there are several scholarships now available across all program levels for FGCU nursing students. Students who complete the single generic application will be considered for eligible scholarships. Many times scholarships can be unawarded due to a lack of applicants. Please consider applying today!! Please go to the link below to access the application.

Engaging Emojis in Canvas

March 16, 2023 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Canvas Features, Online Teaching, emojis

Canvas just added a new feature, emojis for submissions. Emojis may seem like they are just an added decoration but there are many benefits to utilizing emojis in your Canvas courses. Using emojis can make the online course content more engaging, accessible, and effective in communicating the intended message. However, it is important to use them judiciously and in a way that is appropriate for the context of the course.

Digital Learning Online Teaching Certificate

February 21, 2023 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Certificate, Online Teaching, Professional Development

The FGCU Online Teaching Certificate prepares FGCU faculty to teach and improve online courses using the FGCU Department of Digital Learning pillars of quality in online education - Technology, Course Design, and Teaching.

Issue Brief: Hurricane Ian Impact on Taxable Sales

January 31, 2023 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

The January 2023 edition of Regional Economic Indicators reported that seasonally-adjusted taxable sales for the Southwest Florida workforce region (comprising Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties) increased 16 percent in October 2022 compared to October 2021. October 2022 information was of interest because it represents the first full month of data after Hurricane Ian made landfall in late September 2022. Because of the increase, a natural question arises – which types of businesses saw increased economic activity after Hurricane Ian and which saw sharp declines? In this issue brief, we take a deeper dive into how Hurricane Ian impacted taxable sales and which types of businesses contributed to this increase. The taxable sales data used in this issue brief is provided by the Florida Department of Revenue and offers a breakdown of taxable sales by the type of business (labeled as “kind codes”). For this study, two adjustments were made to the taxable sales data:

Book Bytes: Creating Inclusive Online Communities

January 13, 2023 / Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Diversity, Online Courses, Vlog

Institutions of higher education are increasingly more diverse--racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically--with present and future students having a range of intersectional needs related to their cultural backgrounds, gendered experiences, and abilities. Sharla Berry offers faculty practical strategies for building asynchronous, synchronous, and blended online courses and programs that are inclusive and engaging for diverse learners.

Chat GPT Has Arrived. Are You Ready?

December 14, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: AI, Creative Writing, Technology

OpenAI has released ChatGPT, it’s prototype artificial intelligence chatbot that has gained immense popularity among the public for its human-like, detailed responses to inquiries (such as drafting a pact between an artist and producer and creating complex code). ChatGPT can revolutionize the way that people use search engines by not only providing links for users to sort through but also by solving complicated problems and answering intricate questions.

School of Nursing and Oasis Charter School Clinical Partnership Flourishes

December 13, 2022 / Dr. Cindy Farris & Miriane Martinez / Tags: FGCU, FGCU BSN, FGCU School of Nursing

Since 2021, FGCU School of Nursing students using the leadership of Melanie Klages, OASIS Charter Schools System Nurse have learned the special intricacies of the school nurse role. Nursing students believed that school nurses only dealt with a readily available band aid or ice pack, but learned through school nursing clinical rotations that today’s school nurse prepares students to face the challenges involved with disease management and disaster events. Recently, two FGCU Community Nursing students, Abigail Buchholz and Brooke Bzdawka assisted Mrs. Klages in mandatory primary prevention education to ninth grade students on CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED), choking, first-aid, and trauma principles. These trainings are mandated by the state of Florida for all sixth, ninth and eleventh graders. The purpose of this education for the OASIS students is in relationship to previous events surrounding school shootings. “The best part of the experience was taking part in primary prevention. Oftentimes, we only take part in tertiary prevention and feel like there’s only so much we can do.” Abigail Buchholz The multiple visits by the Community Health nursing students at this clinical rotation emphasized the importance of effective teaching to this pediatric population. The OASIS students have learned from the Community Health Nursing students about nursing school, FGCU and the value of the nursing profession. “In the end, I thought this experience was helpful for me in my nursing career. It also made me realize how much knowledge and confidence I have gained in nursing school at FGCU.” Brooke Bzdawka. The impact of the partnership between OASIS Charter Schools and FGCU School of Nursing is far-reaching and lasting. FGCU School of Nursing is grateful for this partnership and especially for Mrs. Klages and her endless devotion to students and the nursing profession.

FGCU Nursing and Therapy Students Collaborate in Interprofessional Experience

December 13, 2022 / Tags: FGCU, Marieb College of Health & Human Services, Nursing, Nursing Students, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Students

On November 22, 2022, FGCU graduating therapy students joined nursing students in the Safety, Mobility, and Musculoskeletal Foundations Lab. The BSN Foundations Lab students worked in pairs with one graduating therapy student. Additionally, there was one therapy leader student who circulated the room to ensure all expected skills of the lab were covered for the lab session. The therapy students spent 100 minutes with the BSN Nursing Foundations students. The subjects covered were: range of motion exercises, prevention of falls, body mechanics, ergonomic principles, turning and positioning, moving and transferring, gait belt use, canes, walker use, crutches, wheelchair use and mobility, and ambulation. The BSN Nursing students expressed their confidence in these skills following the interprofessional collaboration with the graduating therapy students. Equally, the graduating therapy students also voiced this was an excellent experience to come to the simulation lab to collaborate with the BSN students.

Counseling Professor wins Professional Leadership Award

December 05, 2022 / First and Last Name

Dr. Sherdene Brown-Simpson receives the 2022 Professional Leadership Award for her contribution to the counseling profession.

Congratulations to our 2022 Technology Survey Winners!

November 30, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: Technology Survey Winners

The Department of Digital Learning successfully completed the 14th Annual Student Technology Survey this Fall. Thank you to all the students who shared their technology preferences and opinions with us. The data will be used to improve student services.

Issue Brief: Working from Home in Southwest Florida

November 30, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

When the Covid-19 pandemic first arrived to Southwest Florida in early 2020, workers and employers began to reevaluate the office setting. Workers who were accustomed to commuting to an office every day were suddenly asked to work from home as a means to reduce the spread of the virus. As time passed, vaccines and antiviral medication were developed as methods for preventing and combating the virus, but working from home still remained a popular choice when it comes to the modality of work. In this issue brief, we analyze how the work from home environment has changed in Southwest Florida coastal counties since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Respondus Training Opportunities December and January (2022-2023)

November 29, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: respondus training

Greetings, educators! Join us for a 45-minute training on how to protect exam integrity with LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, quickly create online exams with Respondus 4.0 and the Test Bank Network, and more.

Karen Costa's Trauma Informed Pedagogy Course

November 29, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Hurricane Ian, Online Teaching, Trauma Informed Pedagogy, pandemic

This self-paced course is geared toward faculty, staff, and executive leadership. You will learn to define trauma, describe how it impacts teaching and learning, and develop an action plan for next steps on your trauma-awareness journey. The course is 100% asynchronous and is $49.00 for lifetime access to the content. The course will take about 4-6 hours to complete.

OT Students Present Research at the Florida Occupational Therapy Association Conference

November 28, 2022 / First and Last Name

Occupational Therapy student research groups help to further the mission of the FGCU Community Autism Network.

Attendance Dashboard Resources

November 16, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, attendance dashboard

We have enabled a timesaving new tool to add to your courses this spring, the Attendance Dashboard. You can select one or more Online Attendance Criteria to define Online Attendance in your course, when a student meets any of the selected criteria on a given day, that student is marked as “attended” for that day. You can filter the Online Attendance dashboard to view data by course, section, or individual student OR filter by day of week and students who did or did not meet the criteria.

Canvas New Features and Updates

November 15, 2022 / The Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Canvas Releases, Canvas Updates

Digital Learning and ITS meet monthly to discuss the updates, stay informed of the changes, test new features/updates, plan and schedule enabling of new features, etc. In addition to the monthly Canvas Release Notes that are available by Canvas support, a few times a year we identify updates that stand out from others. This article is a summary of the updates from the past several months.

Optimizing Your Canvas Course Storage

November 10, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Cloud, Kaltura, OneDrive, YouTube, optimize

As you add content to your Canvas course, you will need to optimize your Canvas account’s storage space. Your Canvas course storage is limited (1GB). If you upload too many large files, you will run out of space. In this blog, we will review some of the alternate solutions and tools available for you to share large files on Canvas and avoid storage space issues.

Vlog: Engaging Virtual Environments

November 09, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Online Teaching, Vlog, technology enhanced

Using practical and simple online tools and strategies to promote student interaction, participation, and active learning

FGCU BSN Program Repeats Exceptional NCLEX Pass Rate

November 09, 2022 / M. Martinez, Coordinator Nursing / Tags: FGCU BSN, FGCU NURSING, NCLEX-RN, Pass Rate

Florida Gulf Coast University School of Nursing is proud to announce the BSN Program has again achieved a 98.8% NCLEX pass rate! Over the last three quarters, FGCU has had an impressive 95-100% NCLEX pass rate. This is an awesome achievement! BSN Program Director, Dr. Kelly Goebel would like to congratulate the BSN student body, fantastic faculty, staff and administration for their hard work! Go Eagles!!!

#2 Ranked Nursing Program in Florida

November 02, 2022 / M. Martinez, Coordinator Nursing / Tags: BSN, FGCU NURSING, RN

Nursing advocacy organization, RegisteredNursing.org has just released their annual list of the Best RN Programs in Florida. FGCU School of Nursing is proud to announce that the FGCU RN program has been ranked as one of the best for 2023! The ranking was determined by current and historical NCLEX RN pass rates out of 150 programs in the state. For more information on top nursing school rankings, visit the RegisteredNursing.org link provided below (https://www.registerednursing.org/rn-ranking-methodology/).

BigBlueButton Updates

October 27, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: BigBlueButton, Canvas Updates

This month, BigBlueButton has made several notable updates; Waiting Room, Meeting Settings, and Course Calendar option

2022 Southwest Florida Economic Almanac Series

October 10, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Reports, SWFL Almanac

The Regional Economic Research Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 Southwest Florida Economic Almanac Series. The series represents a comprehensive collection of over 30 databases in a one document, allowing for an easy and thorough access to information pertaining all Southwest Florida’s counties – specifically Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties. Topics covered include agriculture, charitable giving, demographics, employment, finance, education, the environment, government spending, health, housing, income and poverty statistics, and real estate.

Kaltura: Not All Videos Are Created Equal

September 22, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Kaltura, Video

There is no questioning the power of video for education. With video, students readily engage, they better comprehend complex educational material, and learning becomes more accessible. But not all videos are created equal. Join us as we overview the science, art, and skill of creating great educational videos that can help your students learn and make your job even more rewarding.

Focus on Teaching & Technology Conference

September 15, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Conference, Online Learning, Online Teaching

This conference is an amazing opportunity for faculty, higher education administrators, and other staff involved in course and curriculum development or academic technology support to come together to share and learn collaboratively.

Respondus Training September and October

September 12, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Digital Training, Respondus

Join us in the next month (and beyond!) for free, in-depth training on LockDown Browser, Respondus Monitor, and other Respondus applications. Register for any of the sessions via the links below:

Dean's and President's List Summer 2022

September 09, 2022 / First and Last Name

Congratulations to all the Marieb College students who were recognized on the Dean's and President's list, this past summer.

Welcome New Members of the Student Organization of Nurse Anesthesia

September 09, 2022 / M. Martinez, Coordinator Nursing / Tags: B.S.N. to D.N.P. - Nurse Anesthesiology, FGCU, FGCU School of Nursing

The School of Nursing would like to Welcome our New Student Organization of Nurse Anesthesia Members. Annette Castaldo (President) Hailey Peif (Vice President) Titilope Somade (Treasurer) Julia Prior (Secretary) Thank you for your time and commitment to the School of Nursing and dedication to your field. Go Eagles!

Applying Neurology to Online Videos

September 06, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Online Teaching, Video, neurology

Using online videos to support student success is a great strategy! Videos and transcriptions can be time-consuming. Make sure you get the biggest bang for your buck by creating videos that will be engaging and memorable.

2022 Educational and Workforce Outcomes Report

August 29, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Reports

The Regional Economic Research Institute is pleased to announce the 2022 Southwest Florida Educational and Workforce Outcome Report. The 113-page report is the result of a collaborative effort between the Workforce Now group and the FutureMakers Coalition, and provides up-to-date information on education and workforce indicators for the five-county region.

Issue Brief: Microbusinesses in Southwest Florida

August 10, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

In this issue brief, we expand the analysis from our previously published issue brief that examined microbusinesses in Lee County, Florida by expanding the geographical area to all of Southwest Florida (defined as the five-county area encompassing Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties). Information in this Issue Brief was collected on July 29, 2022 from USA Reference database. The database represents a list of establishment-level records that is continuously updated to provide the most up-to-date information about businesses. US Reference provided 72,800 records containing all establishments with no more than 500 employees located in the entire region. The list included some records for individuals (primarily in the Health Care and Social Assistance industry) that worked for the same establishment. These records were removed from the analysis. Furthermore, all establishments that were in Public Administration were removed. This reduced the total number of records to 62,268.

Book Bytes: The Spark of Learning

July 29, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Vlog

“If you want to grab the attention of your students, mobilize their efforts, prolong their persistence, permanently change how they see the world, and maximize the chance that they will retain the material you’re teaching them over the long term, then there is no better approach than to target their emotions.”

Respondus Training July and August 2022

July 27, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Respondus, Training

Our training schedule is chock-full this month, with sessions on: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor, StudyMate, Respondus 4.0 & the Test Bank Network, Pearson MyLab + Respondus Monitor, and McGraw Hill ALEKS + Respondus Monitor.

Issue Brief: FGCU Seasonality Index

July 26, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Seasonality is an important feature of the Southwest Florida economy. The workforce region experiences a boost in population between October and April when the snowbird population makes its way down south to avoid the winter season. Local businesses adjust to account for this population influx, ramping up employment levels for the increased demand in goods and services.

InstructureCon 2022

July 20, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, InstructureCon, Online Teaching Resources

Canvas' annual conference, InstructureCon, was held virtually July 14, 2022. Topics included: Assessment, Integrations, Online and Hybrid Learning, Equity and Accessibility, and so much more! Presenters were from EdTech companies, K-12 classrooms, and Higher Education. There are lots of great on-demand presentations to see from InstructureCon this year.

Issue Brief: Microbusinesses in Lee County, Florida

June 30, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Information in this Issue Brief was collected on May 11, 2022 from USA Reference database. The database represents a list of establishment-level records that is continuously updated to provide the most up-to-date information about businesses. US Reference provided 39,373 records containing all establishments with no more than 500 employees located in Lee County, Florida.

Spotlight on Online Discussions

June 24, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Discussion Forum, Online Teaching

Online discussion forums can be frustrating to instructors and students. In this series, I will address three common questions about online discussions: 1. Are students prepared for the online discussion? 2. How can you create engaging online discussions? 3. How do you effectively and efficiently assess participation and learning in the online discussion?

Dr. Anne Nolan Honored with The Joan Glacken Faculty Award of Distinction

June 22, 2022 / M. Martinez, Coordinator Nursing / Tags: Dr. Elaine Nicpon Marieb, FGCU School of Nursing, Faculty Awards, Marieb College of Health & Human Services

Congratulations to FGCU School of Nursing Director, Dr. Anne Nolan for being honored as recipient of The Joan Glacken Faculty Award of Distinction. On June 14, Dr. Nolan was presented the award of distinction by award namesake Dr. Joan Glacken, former Marieb Professor & Associate Dean whom retired in May of 2020. This newly established annual reward is presented to acknowledge and honor individuals who have made a long lasting and meaningful impact on Marieb College. The direct and lasting impact of your efforts will resonate though the ongoing development and progression of FGCU, the School of Nursing, and our community at large. Thank you Dr. Nolan for the many years of consistently demonstrating selflessness, compassion, and sacrificed self over the good for all. Congratulations!!

Welcome Jenna Fedewa

June 15, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: Welcome

The staff in the Department of Digital Learning would like to introduce our newest Instructional Technologist, Jenna Fedewa!

Book Bytes Lessons From the Pandemic: Trauma Informed Approaches to College, Crisis, Change

June 08, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Bookbytes, Vlog

Offers a pedagogical guide for college educators across disciplines and population groups in higher education Presents evidence-based strategies for employing trauma-informed approaches during crisis Written accessibly to invite a deep dive into practice and methodology

DNP Faculty Earns Honored Professorship Title

June 07, 2022 / Tags: Awards and Recognition, BSN to DNP, FGCU School of Nursing, Faculty Highlights, Honored Professorship

The School of Nursing is pleased to announce that beginning in the Academic Year 2022-2023, Dr. Loureen Downes, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC, Diplomate- ACLM, FAANP will hold the distinguished title of “Elizabeth A. and Jack A. Conner Professor in Nursing”. Pictured from right: Dr. Anne Nolan, current "Elizabeth A. and Jack A.Connor Professor in Nursing," honoree presents professorship to Dr. Loureen Downes. The individuals selected to hold this honored professorship title will have demonstrated excellence in scholarly activities and shown a commitment to using their own achievements to give FGCU students the most stimulating and up-to-date education available. Congratulations Dr. Downes!

Issue Brief: Financial Literacy and Small Business Resilience

June 01, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant economic shock in modern history. Overnight, the country went from steady growth and full employment to a full stop. As lockdowns were implemented, businesses shuddered operations. Since March 2020, we have developed ways to cope with the virus, but even two years later, we continue to deal with supply chain disruptions, virus variants, and remarkably changed business landscape.

Issue Brief: New Hire Wage Index

June 01, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Every quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), a dataset that provides a snapshot of the current state of the labor market in a defined geographical region. The QCEW is one of the most cited resources for the labor market and is used often by the media, policymakers and academics to provide commentary, analysis and projections. While the QCEW is indeed a high-quality source for labor market data, it is also limited with respect to information it provides on wages. While it will tell the user what the average quarterly wage is in an industry, it will not provide any information for how new hires will fare in this industry.

Retirement Celebration in Honor of Remarkable SON Faculty and Leader

May 06, 2022 / M. Martinez, Coordinator Nursing / Tags: Dedicated Service, FGCU School of Nursing, Faculty Highlights, Marieb College of Health & Human Services, celebration

We bid a fond farewell to six of our Amazing School of Nursing Faculty as they prepare to retire soon. Pictured, from left; Dr. Rosann Spiegel, Program Director, Nurse Anesthesiology; Dr. Anne Nolan, Director, School of Nursing; Dr. Lolita Melhado, Assistant Professor, DNP program; Dr. Cheryl Swayne, Assistant Professor, DNP program (will remain through July); Mrs. Katherine Ingram, Instructor I, BSN program; (not pictured) Mrs. Tina Ellis, Instructor I, BSN program. This remarkable group have over 200 years of combined professional Nursing experience. Their individual contributions to the School of Nursing during their time of service at FGCU will span far and wide for years to come. We congratulate each of our retirees. You will be missed. The School of Nursing wishes you each a wonderful and joyous new adventure and a well deserved retirement.

Digital Learning Virtual Book Club Series: Intentional Tech by Derek Bruff

May 04, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Book Club, Ed Tech

Chalkboards and projectors are familiar tools for most college faculty, but when new technologies become available, instructors aren’t always sure how to integrate them into their teaching in meaningful ways. For faculty interested in supporting student learning, determining what’s possible and what’s useful can be challenging in the changing landscape of technology. Arguing that teaching and learning goals should drive instructors’ technology use, not the other way around, Intentional Tech explores seven research-based principles for matching technology to pedagogy. Through stories of instructors who creatively and effectively use educational technology, author Derek Bruff approaches technology not by asking “How to?” but by posing a more fundamental question: “Why?”

Talking About Teaching

April 29, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning

Traditional approaches to lectures, assignments, and grading aren’t always effective. Students have complicated lives outside of class. Faculty members must decide how much flexibility to give them, and how accessible to be. All of that was true before the pandemic, but the past two years have made those problems harder to ignore.

CAN @ FGCU Wins 2021-2022 Team Excellence Awards

April 29, 2022 / First and Last Name

Members of the Community Autism Network @FGCU were presented with the 2021-2022 Team Excellence Awards at the 25th Annual Celebration of Excellence that took place on Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Alico Arena.

Submitting Grades in Canvas Spring 2022

April 28, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: Grades

It’s that time of year again where FINAL grades are submitted for the Spring term. In preparation, Information Technology Services (ITS) wants to remind you about the Submit Grade tool in Canvas and a few additional resources to help make this time of year easier on you.

Book Bytes Using Feedback to Improve Learning

April 22, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Vlog

Despite feedback‘s demonstratively positive effects on student performance, research on the specific components of successful feedback practice is in short supply. In Using Feedback to Improve Learning, Ruiz-Primo and Brookhart offer critical characteristics of feedback strategies to affirm classroom feedback’s positive effect on student learning.

Newly Appointed DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program Director

April 22, 2022 / Tags: B.S.N. to D.N.P. - Nurse Anesthesiology, FGCU School of Nursing, M.S.N. to D.N.P. - Nurse Anesthesiology, faculty promotions, fgcu

The FGCU School of Nursing is pleased to announce that Dr. Virginia Londahl-Ramsey has been appointed as DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program Director. Dr. Londahl-Ramsey will assume this position on May 14, 2022 following the retirement of Dr. Spiegel, outgoing DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program Director, on May 13, 2022. Dr. Spiegel and Dr. Londahl-Ramsey are working together to facilitate a smooth transition in leadership of the program. Congratulations Dr. Londahl-Ramsey!!

Congratulations to Dr. Christina Dzioba, on Passing ANCC FNP Certification

April 22, 2022 / Tags: FGCU Faculty, FGCU School of Nursing, FNP-BC Certification, fgcu

Congratulations to the FGCU School of Nursing newest FNP-BC Faculty who has officially passed the ANCC FNP certification exam! Dr. Christina Dzioba, Ph.D., APRN, WHNP-BC, BC-ADM, FNP-BC, C-EFM Well done Dr. Dzioba- we are very proud of you!

ZOOM ANNOUNCES NEW EDUCATION FEATURES

April 19, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning

Zoom announced new features for education in response to requests from teachers and administrators. These features span Zoom’s Chat and Meetings offerings and are designed to support teachers who need to engage and manage students joining class remotely or submitting homework assignments.

Pearson MyLab or McGraw Hill ALEKS Training

April 12, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Respondus, Training

If so, it’s never been easier to protect the integrity of your online exams thanks to Respondus Monitor, a fully automated proctoring system. Join one of our webinars this Wednesday, April 13 to view a demo of how Respondus Monitor works seamlessly with both publisher systems.

Issue Brief: Unemployment Levels by Industry

March 31, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Southwest Florida had a seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate of 3.8 percent in February 2020. In the following month the Covid-19 pandemic reached the country and the region. The mitigating policies designed to curtail the spread of the virus resulted in a spike in the unemployment rate, rising as high as 13.1 percent by April 2020. The region’s unemployment rate has recovered since this apex, reaching 4.0 percent by December 2021. However, looking at simply the unemployment rate does not tell the complete story. After all, stay-at-home policies, supply chain disruptions, and changes in consumer preferences have impacted industries in various ways. Industries such as financial activities and professional and business services were much more equipped to weather these shocks over other industries such as leisure and hospitality, and education and health services.

Marieb College Hosts Think Tank on Aging

March 25, 2022 / Trudi-Ann Dyer

The goal of the event was to learn from community partners about opportunities and challenges as we seek to develop new and innovative programming to support workforce needs related to older adults in Southwest Florida.

LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor Training

March 14, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Respondus, Training

This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

FGCU Inaugural DNP Nurse Anesthesiology Program White Coat Ceremony

March 03, 2022 / Article by Trudi-Ann Dyer, FGCU Marieb College of Health and Human Services / Tags: B.S.N. to D.N.P. - Nurse Anesthesiology, FGCU NURSING, class of 2023, fgcu, gold foundation, white coat ceremony

There was not a dry eye in the house at the inaugural Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthesia (DNP NA) White Coat Ceremony. The ceremony was initially planned for August 2021 however it was postponed due to Covid-19. Dr. Virginia Londahl-Ramsey, DNP NA Assistant Program Director stated that even though she was disappointed that the ceremony did not take place in the fall, she felt that the January 27th, 2022 ceremony was even more meaningful for the students after being in clinicals for five months. This ceremony allowed the nursing students to embrace leadership and celebrate becoming an advanced provider. The monumental event for the DNP NA Class of 2023 cohort consisted of the presentation of white coats by DNP NA Program Director Dr. Rosann Spiegel along with Dr. Londahl-Ramsey to twenty-four students. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Loureen Downes, the Director for the school’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program. Students also received a pin and recited the Oath to Compassionate Patient Care, which promotes the advocacy and protection of patient health, safety and rights. One of the most special moments of the ceremony was when the DNP NA students surprised Dr. Spiegel by presenting her with a bronze plate with an eagle to show their appreciation. The ceremony was made possible by a grant from the Gold Foundation. The organization established the White Coat Ceremony in 1993 to “highlight the importance of humanism in all care of patients”. Moving forward, the students will now advance to their specialty roles which includes cardiac anesthesiology, spinal taps, epidural and pediatric anesthesiology.

Spring forward with Online Learning Academy II

February 25, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: Online Teaching, Training

This Academy is designed for instructors/faculty who are experienced facilitators in the online learning environment. The Online Learning Academy II is 100% online and includes videos, activities, readings, discussions, and risk-free implementation of advanced user online instructional strategies. The Advanced Online Learning Academy meets online for eight weeks and expects approximately five hours a week to successfully complete learning objectives.

LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor Training

February 01, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: Respondus Lockdown Browser

Instructor Training: LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

Time to Check-in With Your Students

January 31, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: Check-in, Early Feedback, Student Feedback

Checking in with students early in the semester (3-5 weeks) is one of the best ways to improve both the sense of community in your course and your efficacy as an instructor.

FGCU Economic Contribution Analysis

January 28, 2022 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Reports

Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) opened its doors to students on August 25, 1997 and was the tenth state university in the Florida State University System. Twenty-five years after opening its doors, FGCU has grown to become not only the region’s largest post-secondary education presence, but also serve as a catalyst for economic development in Southwest Florida. To help celebrate this milestone, the RERI conducted a two-part study to understand the contributions and impacts FGCU has brought to the region.

LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor Training

January 20, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning

New Features in Canvas Conferences!

January 05, 2022 / Digital Learning / Tags: BigBlueButton, Canvas, Conferences

Blindside (BigBlueButton) has rolled out a new version of BigBlueButton, the default video conferencing tool (Conferences) in Canvas. With this new version, there are several enhancements that instructors might find useful.

Is your Canvas course ready to publish?

January 03, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning / Tags: BackToSchool, Canvas

As you prepare for another fabulous semester at FGCU, your Instructional Designers in the Department of Digital Learning want to remind you that your Canvas course can provide critical support and guidance for your students. Even if you are teaching a 100% face-to-face course, students benefit from a robust Canvas course full of important course information, resources, and consistent communications from you. Below are a few of the “must haves” for your Canvas course.

Issue Brief: Small Businesses in Southwest Florida

December 23, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Small businesses are typically considered the main driver of local economies. They play a vital role in the development, growth and sustainability of any economy. A small business represents the beginning of a journey for many entrepreneurs, looking to anticipate the demands of consumers and bring new products to market. Many well-known companies all began as small enterprises, including Google, Amazon and Apple.

Supply Chain Certifications and Operational Excellence – A Conversation

December 15, 2021 / Wednesday Webinar / Tag: Center for Supply Chain Excellence

Join us for a conversation between Dr. Piyush Shah and Mukesh Kolhe... Dr. Piyush Shah is an accomplished supply chain professional and has the distinction of training more than 1,000 senior and mid-level professionals from 20 countries. Piyush is currently an assistant professor at FGCU and conducts certification training for the Center for Supply Chain Excellence. He holds a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from the Arizona State University. He is a certified trainer for ASCM (APICS), CSCP, and CPIM certifications. His unique skills lie in leveraging knowledge from optimization, behavioral science, and sociology in solving supply chain problems. Mukesh Kolhe is the Managing Director of MKay Consulting Pte Ltd. Mukesh is the ex-CEO of Suzion Australia and as VP and Operations Excellence Country Manager at ABB. He led Suzion Australia to double digit margins and established Suzion Australia as a benchmark for Operations and Maintenance Services. He has experiences in various domains like renewables, switchgears, automotive, food manufacturing, etc. and has led teams from multiple cultures in Australia, Germany India and China.

Book Bytes - Episode 07

December 09, 2021 / Dr. Diane Marks / Tags: Book Bytes, Educational Technology, Tech Integration, Vlog

Arguing that teaching and learning goals should drive instructors' technology use, not the other way around, Intentional Tech explores seven research-based principles for matching technology to pedagogy. Through stories of instructors who creatively and effectively use educational technology, author Derek Bruff approaches technology not by asking "How to?" but by posing a more fundamental question: "Why?"

TOPkit Annual Workshop and Conference 2022

December 01, 2021 / Department of Digital Learning / Tag: Topkit

Join us at the TOPkit Workshop 2022 conference-style event that will occur in a live, virtual format from Tuesday-Thursday, March 1-3. Keynote Speaker, J. Garvey Pyke, Ed.D., will kick off the Workshop this year. Sessions will feature practical yet inspirational, interactive sessions presented by and designed for faculty development professionals.

United Way 2021 Campaign Kick Off

November 08, 2021 / First and Last Name / Tags: Marieb College, United Way

Marieb College’s Trudi-Ann Dyer and Zac Gelow attended the United Way 2021 Campaign Kick Off event on Wednesday November 3rd.

2021 Southwest Florida Economic Almanac Series

September 22, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Reports, SWFL Almanac

The Regional Economic Research Institute is pleased to announce the publication of the 2021 Southwest Florida Economic Almanac Series. The series represents a comprehensive collection of over 30 databases in a one document, allowing for an easy and thorough access to information pertaining all Southwest Florida’s counties – specifically Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties. Topics covered include agriculture, charitable giving, demographics, employment, finance, education, the environment, government spending, health, housing, income and poverty statistics, and real estate.

Educational and Workforce Outcomes Report

August 25, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Reports

The Regional Economic Research Institute is pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Southwest Florida Educational and Workforce Outcome Report. The 109-page report is the result of a collaborative effort between the Workforce Now group and the FutureMakers Coalition, and provides up-to-date information on education and workforce indicators for the five-county region.

Top 100 Employers in Southwest Florida

August 02, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Reports

The Regional Economic Research Institute updated the Top 100 Employers of Southwest Florida list for 2021. The list provides information on which companies support the most jobs in the five-county region, and is a valuable source of information for residents, businesses and policymakers. This year, the list also includes information on which industries and counties the company operates in.

New Features in Canvas SpeedGrader - Comments Library & Reassign Assignment

June 30, 2021 / Instructional Design Team / Tags: Canvas Updates, New Features, Online Teaching, Speedgrader

The new Comment Library allows instructors to save and reuse commonly used text feedback in SpeedGrader. Instructors can also now reassign an assignment in SpeedGrader.

Issue Brief: Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones in Florida

June 17, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

When operating a business in Florida, one factor a business owner should always be prepared for is a hurricane impact. While hurricanes can bring a number of serious hazards (including heavy rains, high winds, and tornadoes), one of the most damaging hazards a hurricane can present is a possibility of a storm surge. Storm surges are produced by hurricanes when winds from the storm force sea water toward the land, resulting in massive flooding issues within a county. Storm surges can inflict significant damage to a business that may result in the need for repair, shutting down or reduced operations, or some combination of the two.

Southwest Florida Leadership Institute

June 16, 2021 / Lutgert News / Tags: Community, Institutes / Centers / Initiatives, Leadership, Management

A newly created institute within the Lutgert College of Business will support leadership development within the region’s growing business community. The goal of the Southwest Florida Leadership Institute (SFLI) is to strengthen engagement by offering leadership-focused initiatives in the community while engaging students in learning activities that will serve to develop future business leaders. The SFLI will offer customized business consulting, professional development workshops, training programs on leadership topics, and digital badging curriculum for business leadership competencies.

Workforce Redeployment Survey

June 16, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tag: Reports

With increasing distribution of Covid-19 vaccines and easing restrictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), businesses are increasing the redeployment of their workforce. However, there are many uncertainties in the best practices and policies that could or should be implemented with the scaling of people returning to work in office spaces. The Regional Economic Research Institute, in partnership with the Southwest Florida Leadership Institute at the Lutgert College of Business, conducted a brief survey to address these uncertainties.

Book Bytes Vlog - Episode 06

June 08, 2021 / Dr. Diane Marks / Tag: book bytes

This book review vlog by Dr. Diane Marks discusses Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments by Kevin Kelly and Todd D. Zakrajsek.

Lots to Love in the Library

June 07, 2021 / Instructional Design Team & Librarians

We are aware of many of the library's digital resources, but have you checked out some of these super resources in person, yet?

Issue Brief: Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccinations in Florida

June 04, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

On December 11, 2020 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in individuals 16 and older to combat the Covid-19 virus. The first dose of the coronavirus vaccine was given on Monday, December 14, three days after the authorization was given. Because supply was limited, the vaccine was initially reserved for at-risk segments of the population, which included the elderly, frontline workers, and those with pre-existing conditions.

2021 Marguerite Howard Research Fellowship Recipient - Dr. Jase Ramsey

May 14, 2021 / Jase Ramsey / Tags: 2021, Marguerite Howard Research Fellowship

Dr. Ramsey’s research specialties include international business travel, global strategy, Latin America, and cultural intelligence. In the past five years, he has produced 10 A-level or higher publications and coauthored the textbook, Navigating Commerce in Latin America. Last year’s research paper, “A Conservation of Resources Schema for Exploring the Influential Forces for Air-travel Stress,” appeared in the A* journal Tourism Management. His work regarding the relationship between stress and domestic and international air travel led to interviews with Fox News, NBC, and the Washington Post. In all, Dr. Ramsey’s work has been cited more than 1,400 times and ranks an h-index of 17 on Google Scholar. A 2020 refereed review article appearing in the European Journal of International Management named him as one of the most prolific researchers on cultural intelligence. “My research focuses on why some individuals innovate better than others when they are in a foreign country,” says Dr. Ramsey. “This guides my teaching in global strategy by shaping how students recognize problems in local businesses. They then work with those businesses to understand the problems deeply, and ultimately attempt to solve those problems.” Dr. Ramsey serves as the inaugural research coordinator in Lutgert’s Management Department, helping take research ideas within the department to fruition in terms of publication and impactful media citations. He also coordinates the Department’s Coffee with Colleagues series. Dr. Ramsey plans to use the Howard Research Fellowship to start new research with specific focus on the Southwest Florida region, including an investigation of the impact of cultural intelligence on acculturation, entrepreneurial alertness, and innovativeness in Southwest Florida. Dr. Ramsey came to FGCU in 2019 from St. Louis University, where he was a faculty member of International Business. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Alabama and Fundacao Dom Cabral in Brazil. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Bamberg in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina.

2021 Marguerite Howard Research Fellowship Recipient - Dr. Joseph Liu

May 14, 2021 / Joseph Liu / Tags: 2021, Marguerite Howard Research Fellowship

Dr. Joseph Liu began his career as a tax accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP before earning his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016. Prior to arriving at FGCU, he was a faculty member in the Department of Management at California State University Chico and a visiting professor for the University Studies Abroad Consortium in Turin, Italy, and Bilbao, Spain. He arrived at FGCU in Fall 2019 to teach upper-level courses in negotiation, global human resource management, and management of compensation. In the short time since earning his Ph.D., Dr. Liu has produced four ABDC A* and three ABDC A ranked journal publications, one of which appeared in the Academy of Management Journal, a premier journal in the management field. His research specialties include Organizational Justice, Ethics, and Human Resource Management. Last year his article in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, “Leveraging the employee voice: A multi-level social learning perspective of ethical leadership,” earned him a 2020 Top Tier Research Award from the College. Dr. Liu also serves as faculty advisor for the FGCU student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Dr. Liu intends to use the professional development funds included in the Howard Research Fellowship to purchase data for a series of laboratory studies to examine the impact of employees’ non-work behavior and expressed attitudes (e.g., social media presence) on leaders’ resource allocation decisions. Insights gleaned from this research will help managers determine fair treatment of their employees' non-work behaviors and could potentially be provided as training to local business leaders through the Southwest Florida Leadership Institute.

Issue Brief: Covid-19 Vaccinations in Southwest Florida

May 11, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

Distribution of Covid-19 vaccinations in the state of Florida began on December 14, 2020. Since then, over 9.2 million people have been inoculated in the state and over 650,000 in Southwest Florida, defined as Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties. In this Issue Brief, we take a closer look at vaccination trends by demographics in the region and across its counties compared to the state level trends. Data is provided by the Florida Department of Health and is available at county level on a daily basis. In this analysis, we look at data between January 20, 2021 and May 1, 2021.

Issue Brief: Covid-19 Impact on Florida Labor Force

April 21, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

On March 26, 2021, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported that Florida’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in February 2021, matching the same unemployment rate the state had January 2017. While an improving unemployment rate is a positive sign for the Florida economy, it does not tell the complete story.

Going Global with Virtual Educational Experiences

April 09, 2021 / Matt Ryan, Assistant Director, Study Abroad

DiscoverED 360 is a learning experience platform that allows the viewer an enhanced perspective of locations around the world and offers educational content in Humanities, Sciences, Business, and Global Perspectives.

BSN Students Honored in FGCU Writing Awards

March 31, 2021 / Tags: BSN, FGCU, FGCU School of Nursing, Writing Award

Congratulations to BSN Nursing Students Cheyla Buck and Madeleine Goldman for their participation and submission of successful writing samples in the FGCU Writing Awards. Cheyla Buck’s writing sample, “Health Promotion: Teen Pregnancy”, was selected to be the winning submission in the Health & Human Services category. Madeleine Goldman’s writing sample, “Health Promotion: Texting and Driving”, was selected to be the runner-up winner in the Health & Human Services category. This is an exceptional accomplishment for our two brilliant BSN students worthy of recognition as the Writing Awards Committee received almost 200 entries from students across the university. These two students were honored at the 6th Annual Writing Awards Ceremony and Reception Celebration that was held on Thursday, March 18th where they received recognition for their remarkable writing skills. We are very proud of our students, keep up the excellent work and Go Eagles!!!

Issue Brief: Disconnected Young Adults in Southwest Florida

March 31, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

The period between graduating high school (or earning a GED) and joining the workforce can be labeled as one of the most important times in anyone’s life. This is the point in time when young adults begin to figure out what they want to do with their life and how they want to make a living. Some people might choose to immediately join the workforce after graduation and forego any potential earnings from improving their human capital in a traditional college and vocational degree. Others might decide instead to obtain further education through a traditional four-year college degree or vocational program. However, this period of transition between graduation and adulthood never comes quite as easy for some. Some youth that graduate might never figure out what they want to do for a livelihood, and pursue neither option.

Healthiest College on Campus Four Times in a Row

March 26, 2021 / First and Last Name / Tags: Protect the Nest, Veoci App, healthiest college on campus

Healthiest College on Campus Four Times in a Row

Need-based Financing Policies, College Decision-Making, and Labor Market Behavior: Evidence from Jamaica

March 18, 2021 / Nicholas Wright / Tags: 2020, Economics, LCOB Best Paper Award

Designing an effective framework for financing higher education is a key objective of policymakers in developed and developing countries. While we have a good understanding of how college financing options affect students' college outcomes in developed countries, less is known about the impact of these programs in developing countries. In this paper, I employ several quasi-experimental designs and novel administrative data from Jamaica to estimate the effect of need-based grants and student loan funding on students' academic achievement and labor market outcomes. The results indicate that the students who benefited from either program had a higher GPA, graduated at higher rates, and were more likely to remain in college beyond their second year. While both programs induce treated students to reduce their engagement in the labor market during college, I find that each program had an opposing impact on students’ earnings in the early years after their expected graduation date.

Marieb College Wins a Three-Peat in Protect the Nest Campaign

March 17, 2021 / First and Last Name / Tags: Healthiest College, Protect the Nest, Veoci App

Marieb College Wins a Three-Peat in Protect the Nest Campaign

Issue Brief: Stimulus Payments in Florida

March 17, 2021 / RERI Research Team / Tags: Issue Brief, Reports

After circulating through the House and Senate, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11th, 2021. Among other features, the bill will provide an economic impact payment of up to $1,400 to individuals making up to $75,000 annually, marking the third stimulus check the Federal Government has issued to American families since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. While stimulus payments represent much needed relief for many households, how they choose to use the economic impact payment will largely depend on the financial scenario the household is in.

Accessibility - the Quick & Dirty Version

March 15, 2021 / Rebecca Yost

This blog post describes three basic ways to review the instructional materials we create for our students using content pages, PowerPoints, and videos. Please note that these tools provide a very basic check for accessibility, and are not intended to replace specific accommodations - they're a starting point for universality.

Book Bytes Vlog - Episode 05

March 12, 2021 / Dr. Diane Marks / Tag: Book Bytes

This book review vlog by Dr. Diane Marks discusses UDL in the Cloud!: How to design and deliver online education using Universal Design for Learning by Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau

School of Resort & Hospitality Management Receives ACPHA Reaccreditation

March 11, 2021 / Lutgert News / Tag: Resort & Hospitality

On March 11, 2021, the School of Resort and Hospitality Management (SRHM) in the Lutgert College of Business received official renewal of its accredited status with the Accreditation Commission for Programs of Hospitality Administration (ACPHA). The period of accreditation is for seven years, from Summer 2019 until the next renewal in Summer 2026.

Marieb College continues to lead the Protect the Nest Campaign as the Healthiest College on Campus!

March 01, 2021 / Tags: Healthiest College, Protect the Nest, Veoci App

Marieb College continues to lead the Protect the Nest Campaign as the Healthiest College on Campus!

Using Jamboard App as a Digital Whiteboard

February 25, 2021 / Instructional Design Team

Jamboard is a cloud-based app that enables visual collaboration between users in real-time.