Workshops and Consultations

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... 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 instructors assign and assess writing in university classrooms. Whether you’re concerned how generative AI is impacting students’ learning or have found exciting methods to streamline ... 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 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 ... 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 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 ... 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 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 ... 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 (Language models) in teaching is an ongoing challenge and debate for educators. In this talk, Dr. Peña-Castillo will define generative AI, discuss the benefits and ... Read more