Workshops and Consultations

The Graduate Student Teaching Community of Practice (CoP) is a new interdisciplinary group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who come together to explore effective teaching practices, share and create resources, and engage in professional development. This information session will provide an overview of the CoP's goals and purposes, and it is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows ... Read more

In honor of Open Education Week (click here for more information), CITL's Learning Technology Coaches have prepared a series of workshops for Memorial's instructors and staff. This session will focus on the educational value and use of open source/free technologies in post-secondary classrooms and demonstrate a variety of such tools. A guest speaker, Dr. David ... Read more

This session focuses on instructors' understanding and application of Experiential Learning (that is, learning experiences that get students to "do" something that is relevant to a real-world problem or experience, and then reflect upon and apply what they have done). Instructors will learn about essential elements of experiential learning activities and explore how to integrate ... Read more

In honor of Open Education Week (click here for more information), CITL's Learning Technology Coaches at Memorial University have prepared a series of workshops. This session will introduce the H5P technology and demonstrate some examples  of interactive learning objects that can be created using  H5P tools for a variety of academic disciplines. Participants of the ... Read more

Working in a group environment and collaborating with others are essential skills for graduates. However, effective asynchronous online discussions and group work do not just automatically happen - nurturing is required. Students often do not understand expectations or how to work in a group environment. This session will introduce you to instructional strategies and Brightspace ... Read more

Knowing when and what to include when talking to your students about academic integrity can, for some, be daunting. This session will cover the pertinent university regulations; the resources available at the university for faculty, staff and students; the INTG 1000 undergraduate course; the role of information literacy and assignment design in promoting integrity; and ... Read more

Effective instructor-learner communication and feedback are important components of any course. It is essential to establish a sense of community, communicate course updates, changes, and new information to learners quickly and effectively, and to provide feedback to students and obtain meaningful input and feedback from them. This session will introduce you to instructional strategies and ... Read more

Using the Brightspace Grades Tool, including the grade book, allows you 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 directly to the grade book, and at the end of the course have all the grades ready for a ... Read more

Whether you are new to Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Basics 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 ... Read more

The Brightspace course setup kit has been designed to provide a starting point to creating a Brightspace course site. The kit includes pre-formatted pages that you can easily download, edit, and adapt to your specific course needs. This workshop will walk you through the template pages and demonstrate how to customize the various components of ... Read more