Introduction to Brightspace Quizzes
2025-01-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/St_Johns) | 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

Ways of creating a different version of a quiz for each student (shuffling, using question pools or sections, etc.) will also be 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.
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Making the Most of Your Brightspace Site (Session 1: Content)
2025-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
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 Gradebook in the final session.
These sessions are intended for academic staff members, contractual instructors, postdoctoral fellows, instructional staff, and per course instructors who want to maximize the potential of Brightspace to create dynamic and effective learning experience.
NOTE: The series consists of three sessions: January 14 and 28; and February 11 (11:00am – 12:00pm) and will be held in ED 1001 (TLX).
To register for this series, use the “Register” button on this page. Registration will close once the program’s capacity of 15 participants has been met.

Using Brightspace to Support On-Campus Course Delivery
2025-01-10 10:00 - 11:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 both inside and outside the classroom.
In this session, we will demonstrate how to:

Organize and share course materials in Brightspace.
Streamline grading and feedback using Brightspace assessment tools.
Enhance communication with students through announcements and personalized feedback.
Monitor and support student progress with Brightspace analytics and reports.

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.
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Using the Assignments Tool in Brightspace
2025-01-09 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 to students who need to submit work after a due date, as well as using the grading features.
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 <<

Grading Student Work in Brightspace
2025-01-08 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:

Places in Brightspace where you can assign grades and leave feedback for students (assignments, discussion topics, grade items in the grade book etc.)
Handling non-graded items
Setting up and 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 <<

Brightspace Essentials
2025-01-06 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 the CITL support team
Logging in to Brightspace and accessing your course site
Adding course content, 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 discussions
Creating assignments and quizzes

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 <<

Brightspace Grades & Grades2Banner
2024-12-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-08-12 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 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.
In this session, we will also go over the process of transferring final grades from Brightspace to Banner. 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.
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Evaluating with and against AI: From AI-proof to AI-required (CITL Instructor Series)
2024-11-26 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Ryan Murphy, Assistant Professor, Business Administration , School of Arts and Social Science, Grenfell Campus.
Policies and syllabus statements limiting the use of AI tools are insufficient in an era of modern generative “AI” tools. This presentation will explore a spectrum of effective approaches for assessing learning going beyond these approaches. Ryan will explore the impact of AI on his teaching practice, going beyond the simple question of “is AI allowed?” to explore a spectrum of possible approaches to evaluation with and against AI, from AI-proof assignments to evaluations that require the use of AI to succeed.
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*

Networking for Engagement in the Classroom and Curriculum (CITL Instructor Series)
2024-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
The presenter for this session is Dr. Christine Helen Arnold, Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic) and Dean of Students and Associate Professor and Chair of the Adult Education/Post-Secondary Studies program in the Faculty of Education
There are five conditions that promote student success: institutional commitment, institutional expectations, support, feedback, and involvement or engagement (Tinto & Pusser, 2006). Engagement is invariably cited within all scholarly discussions and debates regarding student success and can be fostered from the first day when reviewing the course outline to the final day when revising the capstone project. While the last few years in post-secondary education have certainly challenged our conception and implementation of engagement, it has also provided innovative frameworks for redeveloping our connections with students. One such reflective framework includes rethinking engagement and persistence through student social networks, “using the classroom and curriculum as contexts for understanding how different forms of networks: tight or loose, dense or sparse can engender different outcomes for students” (Tinto, 2023).
During this session, we will participate in a thoughtful and meaningful conversation on student social networks and their role within the introductions and communications embedded in our course outlines, connections to services and supports on campus, and perceptions of teaching and learning activities.
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
2024-10-23 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. 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 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.
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Neurodiversity in the Classroom: From Accommodation to Collaboration (CITL Instructor Series)
2024-10-22 14:00 - 15:00
The presenter for this session is Dr. Andreae Callanan, Per Course Instructor, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Framework Coordinator, Office of Public Engagement
Neurodivergence, neurodiversity, neurotypicality, neurospiciness: what do all these words mean, and what do they look like in the university classroom space?
In this session, Dr. Callanan will draw on her expertise in neurodiversity and creativity and her experience as a classroom instructor (and neurodivergent learner) to unpack some of the language around neurodiversity, and to offer suggestions on how instructors can work with neurodivergent learners to create neurodiversity-friendly assignments, evaluations, and learning environments.

This is a hybrid session (offered online and in-person) and it will be recorded.
If attending online, it is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time.
If attending in-person, the session will be held in the TLX (ED 1001).
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Using the literature circle model for student assessment (CITL Instructor Series)
2024-10-08 14:00 - 15:00 | ED 1001/Webex, ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada
The presenters for this session are Dr. Connie Morrison, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Dr. Lauren Dwyer Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies, Mount Royal University
Originally Literature Circles were designed to help young readers improve their literacy skills and engagement with fiction; however, Dr. Morrison & Dr. Dwyer modified the typical approach and redesigned literature circles for undergraduate students to share interpretations and perspectives on assigned content.
This assessment tool creates a universal design learning model, elements of ungrading and Indigenizing curricula. In this session both professors will share the considerations and experiences they have when literature circles as part of their instruction.
This is a hybrid session (offered online and in-person) and it will be recorded.
If attending online, it is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time.
If attending in-person, the session will be held in the TLX (ED 1001).
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Creating Secure Assessments with Advanced Quiz Settings
2024-09-26 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 <<

Rubrics in Brightspace
2024-09-25 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.
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Raising student awareness of transferrable skills (CITL Instructor Series)
2024-09-24 14:00 - 15:00 | ED 1001/Webex, ED 1001, Education Building, Memorial University, St.John's, Canada
The presenters for this session are Dr. Rhonda Joy, Associate Dean, Faculty of Education; Dr. Jennifer Browne, Director, Student Life, Dr. Jeannette Byrne; Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Kinetics and Recreation; and Dr. Anne-Marie Sullivan, Dean, Faculty of Human Kinetics and Recreation
There are increasing expectations on higher educational institutions to ensure graduates have the skills required to successfully transition to the work place. Graduate preparedness is critical for students, academia and industry. Evidence indicates students sometimes struggle with this transition, not because they lack coveted transferrable skills but rather due to an awareness gap and inability to articulate skills gained throughout their education (Edge et al, 2018).
The presenters will share an innovative approach implemented in winter 2024 to address this issue in two academic units. The sharing of methods, results and a lively discussion will be facilitated.
This is a hybrid session (offered online and in-person) and it will be recorded.
If attending online, it is recommended that you attend this session using one of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox. You can join the session 10 minutes before the start time.
If attending in-person, the session will be held in the TLX (ED 1001).
Registration is required for this event. *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*

Video Assignment as an Alternative Assessment Tool
2024-09-19 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)
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 bonus is that the video assessments can be created and graded directly in Brightspace.
In this session, we will review the types of assessments that can be created through the video assignment tool and go over the process of creating them in Brightspace.
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 the Assignments Tool in Brightspace
2024-09-12 14:00 - 15:00 | 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 assignment folders, setting restrictions, granting special access, as well as using the grading features.
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
2024-09-11 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
2024-09-10 10:00 - 11:00 | EN 4002, 240 Prince Phillip Drive, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3X5, Canada
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 Engineering Building, EN-4002 (boardroom).
Registration is required for this event.

Brightspace Essentials
2024-09-03 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-19 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 <<

Give Your Brightspace Course a ‘Facelift’ with Easy-to-Use Templates
2024-08-22 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 <<

Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure (CITL Workshop Series) - Day 3
2024-08-01 10:00 - 12:30 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
This is day 3 of a 3 day series. For more information please visit The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series.

Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure (CITL Workshop Series) - Day 2
2024-07-31 10:00 - 12:30 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
This is day 2 of a 3 day series. For more information please visit The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series.

Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure (CITL Workshop Series)
2024-07-30 10:00 - 12:30 | ED-1001 (TLX), G. A. Hickman Building, Memorial University
The presenter for this session is Melanie Doyle, Educator Developer, CITL
The Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure series is intended for faculty members seeking to develop their teaching dossier for the purposes of promotion and tenure, through first-year review and beyond. These sessions will provide opportunities to learn about teaching dossiers through short presentations; samples from the dossiers of award-winning teachers; writing exercises; discussion; and feedback. Whether you have a complete draft of your teaching dossier, or if you are wondering how to get started, this series is for you. Bring your own device!
Through participating in the Documenting Teaching for Promotion & Tenure Series, faculty will:

Learn about the common components and organizational framework of effective teaching dossiers.
Be introduced to the expectations and guidelines outlined in the Collective Agreement on demonstrating teaching effectiveness.
Have opportunities to prepare, revise, and receive feedback on their teaching dossiers and teaching philosophies.
Reflect on their teaching practices and consider methods for future reflections, evidence gathering, and teaching development.

NOTE: This workshop consists of three sessions: July 30, July 31, and Aug 1 (10:00am – 12:30pm)
**Registration closed**
To be added to the waitlist, please email educatordev@mun.ca.

Brightspace Grades and Grades2Banner
2024-06-20 14:00 - 15:00 | WebEx (Webinar)

Creating Secure Assessments with Advanced Quiz Settings
2024-05-28 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*
