Event Archive

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Wednesday Oct 7, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	Collect & Grade Assignments in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce tips for using Blackboard to collect and grade assignments in online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 7, 2020 9:00 am - 10:00 am Online - Please register for more information	DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (VoiceThread & Youtube) Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning) At this online workshop, we will show you how to modify the automatically generated captions provided by VoiceThread and YouTube so that they are accurate. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 6, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	Set Up Your Final Grade in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce tips and provide clarifications on best practices for using Blackboard to help navigate and set up the final grades in Blackboard. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 6, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Tech Tuesdays - Better Reading and Writing through Annotating: hypothes.is in the composition classroom Presenter(s): Renee Schaller (English); Jeff Allred (English) Hypothes.is is a free/open platform for annotating digital texts of all kinds. We will explore some models for integrating it into your teaching on a regular basis, making both reading and writing more social and collaborative for students. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 6, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Padlet for Brainstorming and Sharing Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) Padlet is an easy-to-use tool for sharing, collaborating, making lists, and posting notes. Padlet allows you to create digital boards (called “walls”) to gather text notes, images, websites and videos. Instructors create walls and share them with students through a link. Join us for an online workshop where you can see how Hunter colleagues are using the tool and how you can integrate it to the course that you are teaching remotely. [Details...]
Friday Oct 2, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for more details	Hypothesis for Annotations Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning) Hypothes.is is an annotation tool now available in Blackboard that can be used by students in your classes to highlight and comment on blogs, articles, pdfs, and any other webpages that you would like your students to engage with together. Come find out more about this useful tool and how to use it through your course Blackboard page. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 1, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Thoughtful Thursdays - Multigenerational Needs in the Digital Classroom Presenter(s): April Kisamore (SPED - ABA program), Lauren Schnell (SPED - ABA program) and Gina Riley (SPED, Adolescent Special Education). In this session, we discuss the preferences and needs of multigenerational students within the digital classroom space. How do we best reach our students of varied ages within the online environment? What are the specific preferences, strengths, and needs of each generation? Let’s discuss both what research says and what works best within your own online classroom. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 1, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for more information	Facilitate Discussions in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard to facilitate discussions in online, hybrid, or in-person classes. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for details	DIY Captioning for Busy Professors (YouTube & Voicethread) Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning) Are you creating video lectures or review sessions for your classes? Are they captioned and accessible? At this online workshop, we will show you how to modify the automatically generated captions provided by VoiceThread and YouTube so that they are perfectly accurate. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Tech Tuesdays - Groupwork Management: Shared writing using Google Docs, Slides and BB Wikis! Presenter(s): Laura Baecher (Curriculum and Teaching) Be able to quickly survey multiple groups at work at tasks in your course--both in live meetings and for asynchronous collaboration. In this quick tech talk, we will look at Google Docs, Google Slides, and BB Wikis as ways to manage groupwork interactive writing! [Details...]
Friday Sep 25, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module-Making and Week Zero Camp Reunion Come to one of the three camp reunions we are hosting and share your insights from the first weeks of the fall semester as well as get a refresher on the tech tools you started experimenting with. The camp facilitators will be there to hear about experiences and answer your questions. [Details...]
Friday Sep 25, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Setting up Your Blackboard Grade Center Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for setting up your Blackboard grade center. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 24, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Thoughtful Thursdays - Assessment Meet & Greet Presenter(s): Joel Bloom (Provost Office & Assessment) and a cast of literally dozens Now that we’re all virtually back and settled into our mostly distant fall term, let’s catch up and chat about assessment or whatever else is on your mind. [Details...]
Thursday Sep 24, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Question Pools for Quizzes that Draw Questions Randomly Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for creating quizzes in Blackboard that draw questions randomly. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module-Making and Week Zero Camp Reunion Come to one of the three camp reunions we are hosting and share your insights from the first weeks of the fall semester as well as get a refresher on the tech tools you started experimenting with. The camp facilitators will be there to hear about experiences and answer your questions. [Details...]
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Creating a Quiz in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard for creating quizzes. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Screencast-O-Matic Presenter(s): Abigail Torres (Center for Online Learning) Many professors create short videos or screen-recordings as part of online courses. These “mini-lectures” can be used to introduce students to a class or online module; to explain how to solve a problem; or to demonstrate how to navigate a website or use a software program. This workshop will introduce participants to Screencast-O-Matic as a tool to create these short lectures or explanations by adding narration to slides, documents or websites. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Tech Tuesdays - The Secret Life of Blackboard Grade Center Presenter(s): Julie Van Peteghem (Romance Languages); Sarah Byosiere (Psychology) Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) Have you been avoiding the Blackboard Grade Center? You’re not alone! The Grade Center can be a daunting place. In this quick tech talk we will present our favorite tips and tricks for using the Grade Center to make grading and grade reporting as simple as possible. [Details...]
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	SafeAssign & Turnitin (Plagiarism Detection Tools in Blackboard) Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using plagiarism detection tools in Blackboard. [Details...]
Monday Sep 21, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online - Please register for details	Module-Making and Week Zero Camp Reunion Come to one of the three camp reunions we are hosting and share your insights from the first weeks of the fall semester as well as get a refresher on the tech tools you started experimenting with. The camp facilitators will be there to hear about experiences and answer your questions. [Details...]