Workshops and Consultations

Join us for this webinar to discover how Brightspace can support your on-campus teaching and create a seamless learning experience for your students. Whether you are new to Brightspace or looking for fresh ideas, this session will provide ideas on how to use Brightspace tools to complement face-to-face instruction, improve organization, and engage your students ... Read more

Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site is a three-part, in-person, interactive series of sessions designed to help Memorial instructors enhance their teaching practice through effective use of the Brightspace learning management system. Each session will focus on frequently asked questions, covering the Content tool in the first session, Discussions in the second, and the ... Read more

This session will focus on the options available for assessing student learning using the Quizzes tool in 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 restrictions Appropriate ... Read more

The Video Assignment tool, developed by Bongo and available in Brightspace, allows instructors to implement video-based assessments that evaluate students on speeches, presentations, and more. Apart from individual and group presentations, instructors can also create question- and-answer assessments where students need to respond to questions that appear on the screen in real time. An added ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Dr. Aaron Tucker, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English. Gaining a clear understanding of how generative AI functions is critical to making informed decisions on how it can impact you and your teaching practice. In this introductory-level workshop, Dr. Tucker will explore with participants ... Read more

Rubrics are a scoring tool that outlines specific criteria for evaluating student work. Articulating evaluation criteria helps learners prepare more thoughtful submissions that are aligned with instructor expectations. Once students submit or present their work, rubrics also provide an efficient, objective, and systematic method for grading. The Rubrics tool in Brightspace offers easy-to-modify templates to ... Read more

This is session 2 of the Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site series. For more information please visit Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site.

Brightspace offers a range of tools that allow instructors to monitor student activity in a course, such as their engagement with course material or participation in discussions. Other Brightspace tools let you identify students who may be at risk (and those who are succeeding) and send those students automated yet personalized emails to help them ... Read more

Boosting student engagement is key to creating meaningful and impactful learning experiences. This webinar is designed to give instructors insight into how Brightspace can be utilized to foster engagement and promote active participation in the learning environment. This session will focus on: Designing interactive and engaging course content using Brightspace features. Incorporating discussions, surveys, and ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Melanie Doyle, Educator Developer, CITL The Teaching Skills Enhancement Program (TSEP) for Educators is an 8-week program designed for Memorial instructors interested in deepening their knowledge of postsecondary teaching and exploring instructional strategies for various learning environments. The program is intended for academic staff members, contractual instructors, postdoctoral fellows, ... Read more