Past Webinars
Below are the recordings from Instructional Series offered by CITL in the past. When available, supporting resources are provided.
- Preparing to Teach Remotely
- Low Tech Solutions for Remote Teaching
- Connection and Community in Remote Teaching
- Accessibility AMA (Ask Me Anything)
- Maximizing virtual lecture time with students
- Using Video & Audio Evaluation in your Course
- Alternatives to Exams
- Question Library, Question Types and Respondus
- Setting up a Quiz and Security Settings
- High Stakes and Low Stakes Assessment
Preparing to Teach Remotely
This session is designed to help participants understand what it means to teach remotely. Participants will receive advice about preparing to adapt a face-to-face course for a virtual classroom and will be provided with a practical framework for the task. This session would be a great compliment to the Getting Started with Brightspace for Remote Instruction.
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Low-Tech Solutions for Remote Teaching
Remote teaching doesn’t always mean high-tech! How can we provide an equitable learning experience for students who may NOT have access to a computer, video-conferencing, or high-speed internet?
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Connection and Community in Remote Teaching
Relationships are the very basis of teaching and learning, but without face-to-face connection, how can we help build community within our courses? View the conversation to hear ideas about helping students connect to one another and with you through remote teaching.
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Accessibility AMA (Ask Me Anything)
Join staff from CITL and Accessibility Services (the Blundon Centre) for a virtual discussion about accessibility in teaching and learning. This session will encourage instructors to ask questions about how they can best provide accessible and inclusive learning experiences for all students, as well as how they can best provide academic accommodations for those students who require them.
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Maximizing virtual lecture time with students
Research has shown that the most successful learning experiences occur when students have the opportunity to be active participants in the process. There are a variety of strategies you likely use in-class that can also be done online with some careful thought and planning. In this session you will learn how to plan and maximize your virtual classes using active learning strategies.
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Using Video & Audio Evaluation in your Course
Using video and audio submissions to evaluate student learning, allows students the option to demonstrate their creativity and understanding in a way that better suits their learning style. While learning online or remote, students may experience challenges with internet connectivity preventing them from fully engaging in a synchronous way. The opportunity to record audio or video submissions provides equal opportunity for student participation, regardless of technology limitations. This session provides an overview of an evaluation matrix that could be used to assist with assessing submissions, as well as information that an instructor can use to help guide students in the creation of media submissions.
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Alternatives to Exams
Learners can demonstrate their skills and knowledge in a variety of ways. Summative assessments provide the opportunity to confirm whether or the degree to which students have learned the material covered in the course, as outlined in the learning outcomes; however, exams are not always the best or most reliable method of assessment This session will look at some comprehensive summative assessment strategies you can consider using in the delivery of your course.
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Question Library, Question Types and Respondus
This session is designed to provide an overview of the features of the Quiz Tool in Brightspace. The quiz tool offers a variety of question types ranging from multiple choice to essay questions. This session will explore these question types and discuss how you may convert your existing questions to another type. The session will also introduce the Question Library which allows you to organize your questions to create robust, fair, and randomized exams. Through the session you will be provided an introduction to Respondus – a quiz/question library builder tool that allows you to design/work with existing word versions of your exams and upload them into Brightspace for use, with some minor formatting requirements.
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Setting up a Quiz and Security Settings
Quizzes are a popular tool for assessing student learning, however when taken online, academic integrity becomes a concern. While applying relevant security settings, instructors need to be careful not to hinder student learning. There is no way (in class or online) to guarantee that students aren’t cheating, but to maximize quiz security there are various quiz and availability settings to consider. During this session we will demonstrate how to set up a quiz and apply the appropriate security settings to improve the integrity of the exam.
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High Stakes and Low Stakes Assessment
In this interactive session we will discuss the definitions of high and low stake assessments. Examples of both high and low stakes assessment will be explored as well as the pro’s and con’s of each. We will look at various evaluation schemes.
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