Center for Online Learning Workshops

12/2/2024

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

12/3/2024

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

12/4/2024

11:00 – 12:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/9/2024

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to post and manage audio and video content on Brightspace. We’ll go over how to post audio and video files, add captions, and reuse the same content for multiple courses. We’ll also discuss how to create a new VoiceThread and how to access your previous VoiceThreads from Blackboard on Brightspace.

12/9/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into the Brightspace Grades tool. We’ll go over how to view students’ assignment, quiz, and discussion submissions, how to provide text/audio/video feedback on their work, how to apply weighting to your grades, and how to release individual assignment and final grades to your students.

12/10/2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

12/11/2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

12/11/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/12/2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/13/2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/16/2024

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll take a deep dive into the Brightspace Grades tool. We’ll go over how to view students’ assignment, quiz, and discussion submissions, how to provide text/audio/video feedback on their work, how to apply weighting to your grades, and how to release individual assignment and final grades to your students.

12/16/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to post and manage audio and video content on Brightspace. We’ll go over how to post audio and video files, add captions, and reuse the same content for multiple courses. We’ll also discuss how to create a new VoiceThread and how to access your previous VoiceThreads from Blackboard on Brightspace.

12/17/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/18/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

12/19/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

12/20/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

12/20/2024

2:00 – 3:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/9/2025

12:00 – 1:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/10/2025

12:00 – 1:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/14/2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/15/2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/16/2025

1:00 – 2:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/21/2025

10:00 – 11:00 AM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/22/2025

10:00 – 11:00 AM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/23/2025

10:00 – 11:00 AM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/24/2025

10:00 – 11:00 AM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/27/2025

11:00 – 12:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/29/2025

11:00 – 12:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

1/31/2025

11:00 – 12:00 PM

There is so much to do to get a Brightspace course site ready for a new semester! We will show you how to do all the following tasks in one (1!) hour:

1. add/change the course banner
2. post an announcement
3. view the course roster
4. send an email
5. fill in the instructor information
6. organize course materials in modules
7. add the syllabus
8. link to a webpage
9. create a link for students to submit assignments
10. make the course site visible to students

For professors who prefer a slower pace, we will show you where to find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

10/8/2024

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

10/16/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Using Mircrosoft Forms, Professors gather data from students that will give them insights into their practice. Explore the tools afforded to you through Microsoft 365’s survey tools.

10/18/2024

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

10/22/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

10/23/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

10/24/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

10/28/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

10/29/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

10/30/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

9/6/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

9/9/2024

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

9/17/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

9/18/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

9/19/2024

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

9/24/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

9/25/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

9/26/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Those square-shaped codes–you’ve used them for restaurant menus and plane tickets. You’ve seen them at bus stops and on event flyers. Shouldn’t you also use them for your college classes? To share materials with students? Yes! To engage students in active learning activities? Definitely! Join us at this interactive workshop to explore how QR codes can be used for in-person and online classes to check for understanding, encourage reflection and support collaboration. We will discuss when it is appropriate to use them and how to create or find them in frequently used tools such as Padlet and Google. Please have your smart phone’s camera ready to scan QR codes.

9/26/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

9/30/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

8/6/2024

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

8/15/2024

12:00-1:00 PM

Course-relevant images and infographics can not only add visual interest to a course site but can also make course materials more comprehensible. Join us at a workshop where we discuss how to create a course banner with a tool that you already know—PowerPoint— and how to create infographics with tools that might be new to you—Piktochart and Genially.

8/16/2024

9:00 – 9:50 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

8/15/2024

12:00-1:00 PM

Course-relevant images and infographics can not only add visual interest to a course site but can also make course materials more comprehensible. Join us at a workshop where we discuss how to create a course banner with a tool that you already know—PowerPoint— and how to create infographics with tools that might be new to you—Piktochart and Genially.

8/16/2024

9:00 – 9:50 AM

Join us for an informational session on Hunter’s learning management system transition from Blackboard to Brightspace. We will discuss the timeline, the learning and support resources available and the steps that professors can take to get ready to teach on Brightspace in 2025. We will showcase exemplary courses built in Blackboard and redesigned in Brightspace. Compare the look and feel of the two courses and learn about features and tools that will be available in the new platform.

8/16/2024

10:00 – 10:50 AM

Get inspiration for designing your Winter/Spring 2025 courses! Come see courses from a variety of disciplines in Brightspace using familiar tools such as assignments, quizzes, discussions, VoiceThread, and Hypothesis in the new platform. Visit course sites that also make use of new Brightspace tools such as checklists, release conditions and intelligent agents. We think you’ll like the visual table of contents, “class progress” and the integration with Zoom!

8/16/2024

11:00 – 12:00 PM

Some of your former Blackboard course sites have now been copied into Brightspace. What should you do to get them ready for the Winter/Spring 2025? Join us for a workshop where we will help you locate the elements that migrated seamlessly and discuss those that will need some tweaking. We’ll guide you in systematically reviewing your course and point out tools and settings that will need to be rethought. Let us help you translate the familiar Blackboard lingo into Brightspace-speak.

8/19/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

The emergence of cutting-edge technologies, like ChatGPT, has sparked a critical conversation throughout the education industry. In this workshop, Sonja from Hypothesis will show you how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials. She’ll also share best practices for using social annotation with AI writing tools and demonstrate how to set up Hypothesis-enabled readings in Blackboard. Participants can expect to leave the webinar armed with concrete assignments to implement in your courses right away.

Five Ways to use Social Annotation with and Against Chat GPT

8/20/2024

12:00-1:00 PM

• make the site course visible to students
• send an email
• post an announcement
• add the syllabus
• fill in the instructor information
• organize course materials in folders
• link to a webpage
• create a discussion forum

8/20/2024

1:00-2:00 PM

Virtual Office Hours are open for faculty questions regarding course design. Educational technologists are available to help with tech tools such as Blackboard, VoiceThread, and Zoom. Professors are invited to come in from the waiting-room on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is not necessary.

8/21/2024

1:00-2:00PM

What can Padlet NOT do? It is a versatile tool for collaborating and posting notes that include text, images, links, and videos. At Hunter, Padlet is widely used for ice-breaker activities, for sharing resources, and for collecting student work. In this workshop, we will review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments.

Resources

8/22/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Annotating a syllabus could be an early-in-the-semester activity that leads students to read the syllabus more carefully. It could also be an initial activity that acquaints students with a tech tool that they will use later in the semester. In this workshop, Hypothesis’ instructional designer Lisa Gillis will lead participants in a discussion on how to set up a syllabus as a Hypothesis assignment and what instructions and resources to give students.

Sample

Slides

8/26/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

The Hypothesis team is excited to explore the role of social annotation in the evolving landscape of generative AI. We’ll show you how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials, and we’ll share best practices for using social annotation with AI writing tools.

Five Ways to use Social Annotation with and Against Chat GPT

8/27/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

What can Padlet NOT do? It is a versatile tool for collaborating and posting notes that include text, images, links, and videos. At Hunter, Padlet is widely used for ice-breaker activities, for sharing resources, and for collecting student work. In this workshop, we will review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments.

Resources

8/29/2024

1:00 – 2:00 PM

What can Padlet NOT do? It is a versatile tool for collaborating and posting notes that include text, images, links, and videos. At Hunter, Padlet is widely used for ice-breaker activities, for sharing resources, and for collecting student work. In this workshop, we will review samples of successful and innovative activities designed by Hunter professors, and discuss appropriate formats and settings for different kinds of assignments.

Resources

Padlet Resources

Hypothesis Resources

1. Pre-work
2. Sign-In Activity
3. Whole Group Application
4. Breakout Sessions
5. Share Out
6. Preview and Discovery
7. Assignment Instruction
8. Reflection

1. Pre-work
2. Sign-In Activity
3. Whole Group Application
4. Breakout Sessions
5. Share Out
6. Preview and Discovery
7. Assignment Instruction
8. Reflection

Advanced Features Slides

Starter Assignments