Workshops and Consultations

Rubrics are an effective and efficient way to authentically assess student learning. Articulating specific criteria by which students will be assessed helps learners to prepare more thoughtful submissions that are aligned with your expectations. As an added bonus, rubrics provide an objective and systematic method for grading work. Brightspace Rubrics tool offers a variety of ... Read more

Presenting each student in your course with a slightly different version of the same quiz deters academic dishonesty and thus increases the integrity of the assessment. The Quizzes tool in Brightspace allows instructors to configure quizzes in a way that will present each student with a different version of the same quiz. In this session, ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, this session will walk you through the most commonly used features of the Brightspace environment. The topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit ... Read more

Using the Grades tool in Brightspace allows instructors to keep all course grades in one place and allows to keep track of their performance. Instructors can link Brightspace assessments (assignments, quizzes, discussion topics, and group projects) directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the grades ready for a ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Melanie Doyle, Educator Developer, CITL The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series is intended for faculty members seeking to develop their teaching dossier for the purposes of promotion and tenure, through first-year review and beyond. These sessions will provide opportunities to learn about teaching dossiers through short presentations; ... Read more

This is day 2 of  a 3 day series.  For more information please visit The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series.

This is day 3 of  a 3 day series.  For more information please visit The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series.

Using the Grades tool in Brightspace allows instructors to keep all course grades in one place and allows to keep track of their performance. Instructors can link Brightspace assessments (assignments, quizzes, discussion topics, and group projects) directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the grades ready for a ... Read more

Have you ever wondered how to make your Brightspace course look more polished and visually appealing? In this workshop, we will provide some tips on how to achieve that – all without any knowledge of HMTL. We will introduce two sources of templates that you can import into Brightspace and modify: the 'Brightspace Course Setup ... Read more

Whether you are new to teaching in Brightspace or just need a refresher, this session will walk you through the most commonly used features of the Brightspace environment. The topics include: Overview of CITL’s support team Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site Adding content to a site, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit ... Read more