Workshops and Consultations

How OPEN is Your Course?

WebEx (Webinar)

Are you interested in making your course more 'open'? Unsure of where to start? This session on Open will share ways to adopt an Open philosophy in your course. We will look at Open Access, Open textbooks and Open Educational Resources (OERs). Participants are encouraged to share their approaches and experiences with Open as well. ... Read more

H5P Create-a-thon: Show and Tell

WebEx (Webinar)

Are you interested in creating interactive learning objects for your remote or online course? CITL’s Learning Technology Coaches (LTCs) are hosting a week-long virtual H5P Create-a-thon, which will focus on just that. During this week, you will get hands-on with H5P, meet and collaborate with other educators, and get a chance to show-off some of ... Read more

Providing Meaningful Feedback

WebEx (Webinar)

Instructor presence through regular feedback is a way to remove the isolation often associated with learning online.  It also helps to motivate and guide student learning. In this session we will explore how to provide feedback to learners and design activities that allow students to get feedback from their peers. A look at the feedback ... Read more

Low-Tech Solutions for Remote Teaching

WebEx (Webinar)

Remote teaching doesn’t always mean high-tech! How can we provide an equitable learning experience for students who may NOT have access to a computer, video-conferencing, or high-speed internet? Join this coffee-break conversation to share your ideas for ways to connect with students using lower-tech options. Registration is required for this event. This session will be ... Read more

Quiz Design For Accessibility – Understanding Quiz Settings 

WebEx (Webinar)

The Brightspace Quiz tool has a variety of settings to help you ensure academic integrity and provide accommodations to students with approved accommodation requests. It is important to understand how the various settings work so that you don’t inadvertently create a barrier to access a quiz.  This session will review Quiz settings and new features ... Read more

Introducing Peer Review/Peer Scholar

WebEx (Webinar)

Peer review provides an avenue for students to develop their critical thinking and communication skills. Instructors can help students to learn effectively from the feedback process. In this session we will explore the peer review and technologies to help you implement peer review in your course. This session will be hosted in Webex. Registration is ... Read more

Feedback on Teaching: All You Wanted to Know but Didn’t Know How to Ask

WebEx (Webinar)

Feedback from students about their learning experience is an important resource for developing your teaching practice and maximizing student learning in your course. In this session we will explore techniques for getting useful written feedback from students to inform adjustments to your teaching and improvements to the course. This session will be hosted in Webex. ... Read more

Brightspace Grades & Grades2Banner

WebEx (Webinar)

Using the Grades Tool within Brightspace 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 to transfer to Banner. Registration ... Read more

Grades2Banner Drop-in Clinic

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 simply drop in and get the answers you need at any point during this two-hour session. No registration is required for this event. Click *HERE* to ... Read more

Introducing the Brightspace Setup Kit

WebEx (Webinar)

The Brightspace Course Setup Kit has been designed by CITL to provide a starting point to creating your course site. The kit includes a course design template and pre-formatted pages that you can easily download, edit, and adapt to your specific course needs. This workshop will walk you through the Brightspace course template that the ... Read more