Workshops Archive

When/Where	Event
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	Making your PowerPoint slides accessible Presenter(s): Scott Lipkowitz (Library) This workshop will teach participants how to create accessible Powerpoint slides that can be used for live lectures or uploaded to asynchronous online course activities. [Details...]
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for more information	Interaction Tools in Zoom Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) This workshop will introduce you to interaction tools in Zoom that will help with engagement throughout your course. [Details...]
Monday Oct 19, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 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...]
Thursday Oct 15, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	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...]
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	Making your Word documents accessible Presenter(s): Scott Lipkowitz (Library) In this workshop, you will learn about best practices for creating and designing accessible MS Word documents. [Details...]
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	VoiceThread for audio and video discussions Presenter(s): Shiao-Chuan Kung (Center for Online Learning) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using the Voicethread tool in Blackboard to hold asynchronous audio and video discussions in your online or hybrid classes. [Details...]
Thursday Oct 8, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Online - Please register for more information	Create a Test re-using Blackboard Questions Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard to create tests re-using Blackboard questions. [Details...]
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 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 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...]
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 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 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 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 10:00 am - 11:00 am Online - Please register for details	Collecting and Grading Assignments in Blackboard Presenter(s): Mowmita Jabir (Technology Resource Center) This workshop will introduce you to tips for using Blackboard for collecting and grading assignments in Blackboard. [Details...]