Spring Workshops
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Create a sense of belonging using Student Surveys, Thursday April 13 at Noon with Amy
Join the April 13 workshop
Join the April 13 workshop
Build community intentionally with student surveys. Learn what’s important to your students, and where they want support. Set the tone for asset-based pedagogy by asking them about their prior knowledge and experience. Let them know their entire selves are welcome in the class by asking about their goals and even their worries. Gathering this data is the first step in getting to know your students and building trust.
6 Tips to Make your Canvas Content Accessible, Thursday April 20 at Noon with Helen
Join the April 20 workshop
Join the April 20 workshop
Tools like Canvas’ rich content editor and Pope Tech are making the task of creating accessible content easier but it still requires a solid foundation in accessibility “how to’s” in order to use the tools effectively. Join us for specific tips to make your Canvas content accessible.
Online Student Forum: Featuring online students sharing their experiences and observations, Tuesday, April 25 at Noon with Sally
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Join the April 25 workshop
Featuring online students sharing their experiences and observations
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for thinking about teaching and learning that offers flexibility in the ways students access material, engage with it, and show what they know. UDL principles benefit all learners by building in choice and versatility that can be adjusted for every learner’s strengths and needs. In this webinar, we’ll talk about strategies to better (and more easily) meet the diverse needs of all your students.
A well-designed rubric can provide transparency for students, develop clear guidance, and help faculty surface bias as they respond to student work. In this short workshop, we’ll show you how to create meaningful, useful rubrics and explore what is subjective about grading student work. We’ll look at the usefulness of rubrics with and without points, while grounding use of rubrics in theories of student involvement and engagement.
Simple Syllabus: Make it Simple! Department specific workshops Thursday May 4 at 3PM with Sarah, Amy and Allison
Join the May 4 workshop
Join the May 4 workshop
A uniform syllabus format is one way we can make student's access to course information simple (and equitable). In this hands-on workshop you will activate Simple Syllabus into your Spring quarter class and customize it to your specific course needs. We will provide examples of how Simple Syllabus can be used to market your course prior to the start of the quarter as well as to provide templated and customize information about your course.
Effectively presenting Files in your Canvas site Thursday May 11 at 3PM with Allison
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Join the May 11 workshop
Presenting your class with a handful of handouts in the form of Files such as PDF documents is only the first step to teaching with these handouts! Just as you would not leave a stack of handouts in the front of the classroom and call it a day in your face to face class, we need to provide context and guidance for how students should access and interact with files that we provide to them. This workshop will provide you with examples of how you can easily provide ''wrap around'' guidance for students to use Files in your course, how to make the files accessible to students with disabilities, and we will also look at effective ways for you to organize files in your Instructor view.
Your course and Chat GPT, Tuesday May 16 with Sally
What does brain research tell us about how we learn and how that can impact—and improve—your teaching practices? Using John Medina’s Brain Rules as a foundation, we’ll explore how brain science can help us more effectively engage our students in the task of learning. Whether you’re face-to-face, online, or somewhere in between, you’ll leave this session with ideas you can apply today.
Equitable Grading Strategies, Tuesday May 30 at Noon with Sally, Amy and Helen
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Join the May 30 workshop
Join us for an equitable grading workshop where we will explore innovative and inclusive strategies for measuring student learning. Our workshop will help instructors learn practical ways to promote grading equity, motivate students, and increase student agency. We will also discuss simple changes that can be made to syllabus policies and course design to enhance grading accuracy and engagement. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your approach to grading and create a more equitable learning environment for all students!
The Canvas Gradebook and Preparing to Sync Grades, Thursday June 8 at Noon with Paula
Join the June 8 workshop
Join the June 8 workshop
Did you know that you can sync your grades with Banner with the click of a button? In this workshop you’ll learn how to prepare your gradebook for a seamless sync.
Simple Syllabus: Make it Simple! Thursday June 15 at Noon with Amy and Allison
Join the June 15 workshop
Join the June 15 workshop
A uniform syllabus format is one way we can make student's access to course information simple (and equitable). In this hands-on workshop you will activate Simple Syllabus into your Spring quarter class and customize it to your specific course needs. We will provide examples of how Simple Syllabus can be used to market your course prior to the start of the quarter as well as to provide templated and customize information about your course.
Getting your course ready for Summer, Thursday June 22 at Noon with Lené and Allison
Join the June 22 workshop
Join the June 22 workshop
Summer quarter is just around the corner and it is time to copy over your Canvas course! There are many different things to pay attention to, from shifting opening and due dates and calendar events to considering how the condensed six week summer session will affect the pacing of your class. In this workshop we will walk you through copying your course for summer and talk about the things you will need to consider as you get ready to pivot for summer session!