Brightspace Grades & Grades2Banner
2023-08-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/St_Johns) | WebEx (Webinar)
Using the Grades Tool within 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 grades ready for a transfer to Banner.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Drop-in Clinic: Questions About Grades or Grades2Banner?
2023-08-16 10:00 - 12:00 | 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 any point during this two-hour session.
This session will be hosted in Webex. CLICK HERE to join the session and chat with CITL staff. The password for this event is DROPIN.

Recycle Your Course in Brightspace
2023-08-22 11:00 - 12:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
***Due to a low number of registrations, this session has been cancelled. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at tlx@mun.ca.***
You do not have to start from scratch when preparing your course site for the next semester. Brightspace has a feature that allows you to copy a complete course (without student data, of course) or just the components you want to reuse. This session will cover how to copy a previous course offering (the entire course or only some components), adjust due dates, update or hide old content and more.
Participants are encouraged to share issues or challenges they experienced when preparing and/or presenting content within the Brightspace learning environment. The facilitator will aim to provide suggestions to address the particular situations presented.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Give Your Brightspace Course a ‘Facelift’ with Easy-to-Use Templates
2023-08-24 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 Kit’ and D2L’s HTML Templates. We will walk you through the template pages and demonstrate how to customize them according to your instructional needs. We will also focus on using various page components (tables, images, headings, accordion items, etc.) and show you how to effectively incorporate them into your Brightspace pages.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Brightspace Essentials
2023-08-30 10:00 - 12:00 | 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, including the Brightspace Course Setup Kit
Setting up the grade book to track and return grades to students
Using course mail and announcements to contact your students
Setting up a discussion forum
Creating assignments and quizzes
Introducing Online Rooms

Instructors are encouraged to bring forward issues or challenges they may have experienced when teaching with Brightspace, and the facilitator will aim to provide suggestions to address them.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Let's Talk: AI in your classroom by Melanie Doyle and Carolyn Best (Coffee Break)
2023-08-31 11:00 - 12:00 | ED 1001/Webex, ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are changing the way instructors assign and assess writing in university classrooms. Whether you’re concerned how generative AI may impact students’ learning or excited by the possibility of streamlining your lesson planning, ChatGPT and similar tools will likely influence your teaching in the coming semesters.
Join CITL staff and the Writing Centre for a casual coffee break to ask questions and discuss generative AI in your classroom. You may be wondering how to address ChatGPT on your syllabus, or perhaps you want to delve into a conversation on authentic assessment, academic integrity, writing pedagogy, and student support. This coffee break is intended to spark discussion and share ideas.
This coffee break will be hosted in the Teaching and Learning Exchange TLX (ED 1001), St. John’s campus or you can participate remotely using Webex. Light refreshments will be served on-site. Don’t forget to bring your own cup!
Registration is required for this event. If participating remotely, you will receive the access link prior to the event.
Please contact LTC_CITL@mun.ca with any accessibility questions or accommodation requests.

Drop-in Clinic: Questions About Your Course Prep?
2023-09-05 10:00 - 12:00 | 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
creating effective assessments in Brightspace
instructional strategies
and more…

No registration is required for this event. Simply drop in and get the answers you need at any point during this two-hour session.
This session will be hosted in Webex. To join and chat with CITL staff, CLICK HERE and enter the password DROPIN.

Brightspace Essentials
2023-09-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-18 10:00 - 12:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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
Setting up the grade book to track and return grades to students
Using course mail and announcements to contact your students
Setting up a Discussion Forum
Creating Assignments and Quizzes
Introducing Online Rooms

Instructors are encouraged to bring forward issues or challenges they may have experienced when teaching with Brightspace, and we will aim to provide suggestions to address them.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Grading Student Work in Brightspace
2023-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
If you are an instructor curious about using Brightspace for grading student work, this webinar is for you. The Brightspace Grades tool allows instructors to keep all course grades in one place and gives students the opportunity to keep track of their performance. In this session, we will focus on setting up your grade book and linking your course assessments to it. We will also go over:

all the places where you can grade and leave feedback for students (assignments, discussion topics, grade items in the grade book etc.)
handling non-graded items
grading group projects
controlling what students can and cannot see
managing exemptions
transferring final grades to Banner at the end of the term
and more.

Finally, we will discuss important university regulations around releasing final grades to students.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Using Brightspace for Promotion and Tenure for Administrative Staff
2023-09-14 10:00 - 11:00 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
This workshop is designed for administrative staff who support the Promotion and Tenure process within an academic unit.
The workshop will highlight what you need to know about Brightspace to add and organize content being presented for review, as well as how to copy content from an existing site. While it is an introductory workshop, experienced staff may wish to attend to share their experiences and/or get a refresher.
This workshop will take place in person in the Education Building, ED-1001 (Teaching and Learning Exchange).
Registration is required for this event.

Introduction to Brightspace Quizzes
2023-09-14 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 security settings
Providing special access for select students
Accessing and grading student submissions
…and more

This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Using AI to Enhance Student Writing (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Mr. Mark Picco, Instructor and Technical Communications Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Roughly a year ago, the pedagogical landscape was transformed by widespread accessibility to generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The mere existence of such tools was polarizing: some instructors wanted to readily accept whatever AI had to offer students, while others worried that AI misuse would lead to violations of academic integrity. One year later, educators are trying to strike a balance between facilitating student writing using AI and making sure that student work is completed genuinely and ethically.
In this session, Mark Picco, Instructor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science will discuss how AI tools are best used by students in the writing process. First, the use of AI in producing written content will be examined (and discouraged). The session will also cover two ethical and effective uses of AI: pre-writing and revising. Because all of the AI tools featured in the workshop will be free for students to use, instructors will immediately gain a handy AI toolbox that can be shared with students who are about to undertake written assignments.
This is an online session and it will be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Assignments & Video Assignments in Brightspace
2023-09-21 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The Assignments tool in Brightspace provides instructors with a consistent location to collect student work. Instructors can also evaluate and return student submissions directly in Brightspace. 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 for an efficient transfer of student grades.
This session will walk you through the steps of creating your assignments folders, setting restrictions, granting special access, as well as using the grading features. Special attention will be given to the Video Assignment Tool.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. We recommend that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

'Anything Brightspace' Coffee Break in the TLX
2023-09-21 11:00 - 12:30 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
If you are an instructor at Memorial and would like to:

Know more about anything related to Brightspace
Explore other educational technologies used at Memorial (Video Assignments, peerScholar etc.)
Set up your grade book to allow students to track their progress
Create group assignments in Brightspace
Learn more about different ways of providing feedback to students

…or simply chat about your course and how CITL can support you in its delivery, join us for this coffee break!
The coffee break will be held in the Teaching and Learning Exchange TLX (ED-1001). Our team of Instructional Designers and Learning Technology Coaches will be available to answer any questions you have and provide hands-on assistance. Feel free to bring your own device or use the devices available in the TLX.
Light refreshments will be served. Don’t forget to bring your own cup!
Registration for this event is encouraged, but not required.

CITL Fall Book Study – “Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers”
2023-09-21 12:00 - 13:15 | WebEx (Webinar)
LIMITED REGISTRATION EVENT
CITL is pleased to have Dr. Rob Power host of the Fall 2023 Teaching and Learning Book Study group. Dr. Power teaches in the Masters of Education (Educational Technology) program, through the collaborative partnership Memorial University has with Cape Breton University, where he is an Assistant Professor of Education. He specializes in educational technology integration and instructional design for online learning. Dr. Power is an award winning educator and author of Everyday Instructional Design.
Since its release in early 2023, the book has solicited over 12 000 chapter views. Informed by his years of experience as an instructional designer and teaching, Dr. Power is calling all educators interested in learning more about the instructional design process, how it can be leveraged by all faculty, and how to design and build engaging online teaching and learning environments, to join him in exploring his book Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers.
Spoiler Alert: Everyday ID follows Dr. Power’s methodical approach to instructional design, but it was written as an easy-to-use guidebook for any educator, based on resources developed over a decade of guiding his instructional design students through practical, hands-on course development projects. It takes a straightforward approach to exploring the theories and models that inform instructional design practices, mixed with a treasure-trove of how-to guides and free, reusable resources. The eBook is fully Open Access and is available through the Pressbooks platform or as a downloadable PDF or ePUB (Kindle, Kobo, etc.) file.
By signing up for the book study you agree to attend all scheduled book study meetings (five dates across the Fall semester).
Things you need to know:

You will read, explore and collaboratively discuss the book Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers by Rob Power.
Registration is limited to 16 participants.
The eBook is available in an Open Access, electronic format via the Pressbooks platform at https://pressbooks.pub/everydayid/. (It can also be downloaded in PDF or ePUB format.)
The group will meet online for up to 75 minutes at the schedule noted below (all sessions scheduled for Thursdays, 12-1:15pm)

Study Schedule and Themes:

September 21 – An Introduction to Instructional Design and Humanizing Online Learning – Introduction, Chapters 1-3.
October 05 – Principles of Effective Instructional Design – Chapters 4-8
October 26 – Meaningful and Engaging Learning – Chapters 10-12.
November 9 – Working Through the ID Process – Chapters 13-16, 20, 24-25.
November 30 – Accessibility Essentials for ALL Educators and Students – Chapter 17 (and any of the “Develop” chapters *18-22) of interest to individual participants).

About the Book:
Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers (Power, 2023) works through the ID process, exploring the rationale and pragmatics of all of the steps involved with determining what needs to be developed, creating design plans, developing resources and prototypes, collaborating with other instructional designers to get feedback on our works-in-progress, pilot testing with a student audiences, reflecting on the expert and student feedback we receive, and determining how we can tweak our prototype designs. This Open Access eBook takes a straightforward approach to exploring instructional design theories, models, and processes, and includes a wealth of how-to guides and practical, reusable resources for educators and instructional designers.
​Power, R. (2023). Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers. Power Learning Solutions. ISBN: 978-1-9993825-8-2. https://pressbooks.pub/everydayid/
More About the Author:
You can learn more about Dr. Rob Power at https://www.powerlearningsolutions.com/
There’s still time to register!

Rubrics in Brightspace
2023-09-26 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 rubric types and easy-to-modify templates to meet your specific assessment needs.
This session will provide an overview of the benefits and best practices in designing rubrics, an introduction to rubrics in Brightspace, along with step-by-step guidance on how to create and add a rubric to your assessment.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Creating Secure Assessments with Advanced Quiz Settings
2023-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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, various methods of randomizing a Brightspace quiz will be illustrated such as shuffling questions and answer choices; creating a question pool and populating a quiz (or a section within it) with a random selection of questions from the pool; and more. The function of the ‘Question Library’ will also be discussed.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Re-Usable Assignments: Unleashing Student Work (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-10-03 11:00 - 12:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Dr. Paul De Decker, Associate Professor, Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences & Ms. Lauren Mills, Student
This session will introduce course instructors to the concept of re-usable assignments. Participants will learn what a re-usable assignment is and how they can implement them in their own courses. A case study will be presented from Dr. De Decker’s sociolinguistics class where students produced short digital media essays on topics related to communication challenges. During the session participants will hear from a student who created her essay around her personal experiences as a person who stutters. This submission was re-used when it was publicly shared with the Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association for members to listen to and discuss.
This is an online session and it will be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Ed Tech Showcase: Video Assignment as an Alternative Assessment Tool
2023-10-11 11:00 - 12:00
Event description to come.
The session will be hosted in person in the Teaching and Learning Exchange TLX (ED 1001). Registration is required.

Introduction to Rubrics: What, when, where and why? (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-10-17 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Dr. Jeanne Sinclair, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
Rubrics can help communicate your expectations for student work and facilitate fair marking. Creating clear criteria for success supports students’ learning in the discipline and allows them to critically prepare and reflect on their work.
In this session, Dr. Sinclair explains how to develop a valid rubric and provides an opportunity for hands-on construction of a rubric for one of your assignments.

This is an online session and it will be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Supporting Student Progress Through Lesser Known Brightspace Tools
2023-10-18 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
Brightspace offers a range of tools that allow instructors to monitor student activity in a course such as their engagement with the course material or participation in discussions. Brightspace also allows instructors to identify students who may be at risk (and those who are succeeding), and send those students automated yet personalized emails to help them stay motivated. This session will focus on using the Class Progress tool to monitor student activity in Brightspace and using Intelligent Agents to help stay on the right track in their learning journey.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

EdTech Showcase: Educational Uses of Mersive Solstice
2023-10-25 11:00 - 12:00
Mersive Solstice is a wireless collaboration technology available in various classrooms and meeting rooms across the Memorial campus. The session will walk you through the steps of setting up the technology for use in your classroom, show several examples of its educational uses, and provide hands-on practice with the tool with the assistance of Learning Technology Coaches.
For more information on this tool please visit this About Mersive Solstice resource.
The session will be hosted in person in the Teaching and Learning Exchange TLX (ED 1001). Registration is required.

CITL Fall Book Study – “Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers” (Session 3)
2023-10-26 12:00 - 13:15 | WebEx (Webinar)
This session is part of the CITL Fall Book Study – “Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers”.
Registration is closed.

ChatGPT 101: Classroom Applications (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-10-31 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Dr. Laurie Dodson, Instructor, Faculty of Education
This introductory workshop will be framed around the challenges Dr. Dodson faced while responsively managing the impacts of powerful tools like ChatGPT and the impact on her teaching practice. In her deliberations she consider one essential question: How do I make the most of ChatGPT in my practice?
Assessment will be a key focus of the session discussion. Participants will be engaged in the examination of the pros and cons associated with the use of AI technologies in higher education. The notion of “Vintage Innovation” (Spencer, 2023) will be introduced as a potential path forward. This workshop may be of interest to those who wish to integrate ChatGPT into their existing programs and explore alternative evaluation techniques.

This session will NOT be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Exploring a Hyflex Model of Teaching and Learning (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-11-07 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
*** DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVEN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ***
The presenter for this session is Dr. Karen Goodnough, Professor, Faculty of Education
Hyflex courses use an instructional approach that combines face-to-face and online learning. Students may choose to participate in each class session in one of three ways: face-to-face, online synchronously, or online asynchronously. Regardless of the format, students target the same learning outcomes and each format should offer the same level of engagement. Developed by Brain Beatty in 2019, Hyflex learning environments should align with these core values: learner choice (different modes of participation), equivalence in terms of learning outcomes, reusability (artifacts can be used in all three modes), and accessibility (students have the technology to participate in either mode).
In this session, Dr. Goodnough will examine: a) the design of Hyflex courses (e.g. assessment and learning activities) such that students are meeting the same learning outcomes regardless of the way they access course information and learning experiences (face-to-face, synchronously, or asynchronously), and b) the affordances and limitations of adopting a Hyflex model.
This is an online session and it will be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

CITL Fall Book Study – “Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers” (Session 4)
2023-11-09 12:00 - 13:15 | WebEx (Webinar)

Applied Learning: incorporating student constructed case studies. (CITL Instructor Series)
2023-11-28 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Dr. Tiffany Lee, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy
Using case studies as a part of your instructional approach creates opportunities for student to use and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This authentic applied learning approach asks students to put into action what they are learning in the course to real-world scenarios.
In this session, Dr. Tiffany Lee will describe how she developed a scaffold assessment approach in her Pharmacy course that had students reflecting on their personal experiences and content knowledge to develop case studies that would be reviewed and actioned by their peers. Through each stage of the assessment, Dr. Lee guided students through a framework that developed a culture of collegiately where appropriate and constructive feedback enhanced the overall learning experience. A first-hand account of the student experience with this approach will be shared, coupled with a conversation around important considerations and lessons learned when using student constructed cases.
This is an online session and it will be recorded. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

CITL Fall Book Study – “Everyday Instructional Design: A Practical Resource for Educators and Instructional Designers” (Session 5)
2023-11-30 12:00 - 13:15 | WebEx (Webinar)

Brightspace Grades & Grades2Banner
2023-12-13 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 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 grades ready for a transfer to Banner.
This session will be hosted in Webex. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time. It is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*
