Workshops and Consultations

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 ... Read more

Let's reconnect (or join us for the first time) and discuss your experiences with ChatGPT and other AI tools. There is no doubt that this technology is changing the way ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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. Other Brightspace ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Dr. Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Full Professor, Departments of Biology and Computer Science, Faculty of Science. Identifying strategies on whether and how to incorporate generative AI ... Read more

The presenters for this session are Dr. Arthur Sullivan, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Dylan White, PhD Candidate. Over the past few years AI models ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Melanie Doyle, Per-Course Instructor, Department of  English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Undergraduate student reading has often been described as a “don’t, won’t, ... Read more

The presenter for this session is Dr. Katie Wilson, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Faculty of Science. Incorporating AI as a part of your teaching practice may feel like a daunting task; ... 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 your Brightspace assessments ... Read more