Workshops and Consultations
Drop-in Clinic: Questions About Grades or Grades2Banner?
WebEx (Webinar)Do you have any issues with or questions about transferring your grades from Brightspace to Banner using the Grades2Banner tool? Instead of calling the CITL Support Centre, you can join this session and get the answers you need. No registration is required for this event. Simply drop in and get the answers you need at ... Read more
The Labour-Based Approach to Grading* (CITL Instructor Series)
WebEx (Webinar)The presenter for this session is Dr. Sarah Martin, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This presentation explores labour-based approach to course work and how it is connected to (and disconnected from), various course assessment practices. The labour-based approach to grading, also called specification or contract grading provides on-going ... Read more
Brightspace Essentials
WebEx (Webinar)Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Essentials session will walk you through the basic steps of preparing your course site for the start of the term. Topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, ... Read more
Drop-in Clinic: Questions About Your Course Prep?
WebEx (Webinar)Do you have any question about your course preparation? Come to this drop-in session where CITL’s instructional staff will be available to discuss and assist you with any issues related to your course design. Feel free to ask us about: the use of Brightspace and other learning tools hosting effective synchronous sessions preparing and sharing recordings ... Read more
Grading Student Work in Brightspace
WebEx (Webinar)Using the Grades Tool in Brightspace allows instructors to keep all course grades in one place and gives students the opportunity to keep track of their performance. You can link your Brightspace assessments (assignments, quizzes, discussion topics, and group projects) directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the ... Read more
Brightspace Essentials
WebEx (Webinar)Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Essentials session will walk you through the basic steps of preparing your course site for the start of the term. Topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, ... Read more
Introduction to Brightspace Quizzes
WebEx (Webinar)This session takes a deep dive into the options available for assessing student learning using the Quizzes tool within Brightspace. Brightspace quizzes enable asking various types of questions of students, and they are easy to set up, administer, and grade. Topics covered in this session include: Creating a quiz Due dates, availability dates, and other ... Read more
Assignments & Video Assignments in Brightspace
WebEx (Webinar)The Assignments Tool in Brightspace provides instructors with a consistent location to collect student work. It also allows instructors to evaluate and return student submissions directly in the Brightspace environment. The Assignments Tool has a built-in annotation tool, a range of grading features (e.g., rubrics, audio/video feedback), and can be linked to the grade book ... Read more
Mending and Making: Community Engagement Perspective in Practice (CITL Instructor Series)
WebEx (Webinar)The presenter for this session is Ivan J White, Mi’kmaw from Bay St. George, Indigenous Education Specialist with Memorial University. In this conversation, Ivan J White, Mi’kmaw from Flat Bay and Indigenous Education Specialist with Memorial University will speak to Mending and Making in the context of working with community. We make and mend relationships ... Read more
Webex Essentials
WebEx (Webinar)This session will cover scheduling and hosting a session using Webex, including how to integrate Webex into your Brightspace course site. Demonstrations of content sharing, collaboration tools such as annotation and polls, and ways to leverage the chat tool will also be provided. As this tool is being used to record both synchronous and asynchronous ... Read more