Faculty are welcome to self-enroll in these CTL courses:
Modules for Teaching Online and Learning Brightspace from the Student Perspective.
Events Calendar
TA Roundtable: Writing in the Age of AI (Virtual Session)
Microsoft TeamsThis session will focus on writing in the age of AI. The use of ChatGPT and similar programs has sparked great debate among educators in terms of ethics, as some believe it should be strictly prohibited while others see it as a tool. In short, this form of technology can produce hundreds of words of writing at the click of a button, but it has its limitations when it comes to accuracy and quality. Let’s talk about how the new and exciting but potentially scary ChatGPT may be either used or abused!
Journal and Blog Assignments in Brightspace
Microsoft TeamsBrightspace doesn’t have a journal or blog tool, so if you’re used to creating Blackboard assignments in those formats you’ll need to learn alternative ways to meet your instructional goals. This workshop focuses on alternative methods in Brightspace for students create journals or one-on-one communication, as well as having students create content that can be seen by some or all of their classmates. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.
Alternatives to Blackboard’s Wikis
Microsoft TeamsIn the transition to Brightspace, users of Blackboard's wiki tool will have to find other strategies for collaborative writing. If you're wondering how to replace the wiki in your future Brightspace course, join us to talk about your needs. There are many possibilities for creating small and large group collaborative documents, and we'd love to hear from you about what you need. This half hour session is a short conversation designed to help you set your intentions for how to proceed with a new strategy for your existing goals.
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Quizzes
Microsoft TeamsThe Brightspace tool—for what in Blackboard is called Tests—is Quizzes. This workshop covers the details about how to check how your tests and quizzes migrated into your Brightspace course. We will demonstrate where and how to check your quizzes and question pools (if you used them in Blackboard) and discuss options for connecting them to Brightspace’s Grade Tool. Enrollment is limited so we can better address your specific questions.
Teaching Writing in the Age of AI/ChatGPT
Microsoft TeamsIf you teach courses where you explicitly address scaffolded writing projects, writing processes, and genre features, join colleagues to talk about how your thoughts on assignments might be changing in this age of AI.
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Assignments
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers the details about how to check Assignments in your courses that were migrated from Blackboard. We will demonstrate where your Assignments are found throughout your course and options for getting them ready. Enrollment is limited so we can better address your specific questions.
Brightspace Quizzes (Tests)
Microsoft TeamsIn Brightspace, the Quiz tool is used for both quizzes and tests. In this session we’ll show the workflow for creating quizzes, including:
Creating questions and question types
Creating a question library
Building a Quiz
Grading a Quiz
Quiz statistics and logs
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Content & Course Organization
Microsoft TeamsHow your content displays in your migrated Brightspace course depends on your Blackboard organizational choices. In this lab, we’ll show you strategies for handling some of the common organizational challenges. This session will be particularly helpful if your Blackboard course contained a multi-level folder structure, multiple Blackboard “Items” in folders, and had a complex Course Menu. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.
Brightspace Essentials
Microsoft TeamsThis session introduces Brightspace and focuses on:
Finding your way in the Brightspace environment
Course settings and personal profiles
The course navigation bar, home page, and table of contents
A brief look at content and course tools e.g., Announcements, Calendar, Discussion, Assignments, and Quizzes
Teaching First-Year Students: Rhetorical Discernment
302 Howe Memorial 302 Howe Memorial LibraryJoin First-Year Seminar, Liberal Arts Scholars Program, English 002, and HCOL86 colleagues to discuss your questions and experiences regarding teaching first-year students and incorporating FWIL (WIL1) outcomes in your courses. This is the second in a series of Friday discussions for the spring semester; attend one, some, or all! In this session, we will check in to see how you are doing, answer your questions, and explore the Rhetorical Discernment FWIL Goal.
Brightspace Migration: First Steps
Microsoft TeamsYour fall Blackboard course has been migrated (copied) to Brightspace. So now what do you do? Join us for an overview that describes what you can expect and will help you assess your course holistically, identify which of your migrated materials need attention, and what your next steps might be. (If you have detailed questions about specific tools in Brightspace, consider attending one of our Spotlight Labs.)
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Grades
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers the details about how to approach the Grades area in your migrated Brightspace course. We will demonstrate where to find the grade book in Brightspace and offer options for your next steps. Some instructors may find it beneficial to create your Grades area anew rather than editing what has been migrated from Blackboard. This session will help you decide what option is the best for your course. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.
Brightspace Essentials
Microsoft TeamsThis session introduces Brightspace and focuses on:
Finding your way in the Brightspace environment
Course settings and personal profiles
The course navigation bar, home page, and table of contents
A brief look at content and course tools e.g., Announcements, Calendar, Discussion, Assignments, and Quizzes
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Quizzes
Microsoft TeamsThe Brightspace tool—for what in Blackboard is called Tests—is Quizzes. This workshop covers the details about how to check how your tests and quizzes migrated into your Brightspace course. We will demonstrate where and how to check your quizzes and question pools (if you used them in Blackboard) and discuss options for connecting them to Brightspace’s Grade Tool. Enrollment is limited so we can better address your specific questions.
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Content & Course Organization
Microsoft TeamsHow your content displays in your migrated Brightspace course depends on your Blackboard organizational choices. In this lab, we’ll show you strategies for handling some of the common organizational challenges. This session will be particularly helpful if your Blackboard course contained a multi-level folder structure, multiple Blackboard “Items” in folders, and had a complex Course Menu. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.
Brightspace Migration: First Steps
Microsoft TeamsYour fall Blackboard course has been migrated (copied) to Brightspace. So now what do you do? Join us for an overview that describes what you can expect and will help you assess your course holistically, identify which of your migrated materials need attention, and what your next steps might be. (If you have detailed questions about specific tools in Brightspace, consider attending one of our Spotlight Labs.)
Brightspace Essentials
Microsoft TeamsThis session introduces Brightspace and focuses on:
Finding your way in the Brightspace environment
Course settings and personal profiles
The course navigation bar, home page, and table of contents
A brief look at content and course tools e.g., Announcements, Calendar, Discussion, Assignments, and Quizzes
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Content & Course Organization
Microsoft TeamsHow your content displays in your migrated Brightspace course depends on your Blackboard organizational choices. In this lab, we’ll show you strategies for handling some of the common organizational challenges. This session will be particularly helpful if your Blackboard course contained a multi-level folder structure, multiple Blackboard “Items” in folders, and had a complex Course Menu. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.
Brightspace Migration: First Steps
Microsoft TeamsYour fall Blackboard course has been migrated (copied) to Brightspace. So now what do you do? Join us for an overview that describes what you can expect and will help you assess your course holistically, identify which of your migrated materials need attention, and what your next steps might be. (If you have detailed questions about specific tools in Brightspace, consider attending one of our Spotlight Labs.)
Brightspace Migration Lab: Spotlight on Grades
Microsoft TeamsThis workshop covers the details about how to approach the Grades area in your migrated Brightspace course. We will demonstrate where to find the grade book in Brightspace and offer options for your next steps. Some instructors may find it beneficial to create your Grades area anew rather than editing what has been migrated from Blackboard. This session will help you decide what option is the best for your course. Enrollment is limited so we can better your address specific questions.