Learning Analytics Made Easy Workshops
Part 1: Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention
Learn how to leverage Canvas Analytics for early student intervention! Course analytics offer data on individual and aggregate student activity, assignment submissions, and grades, as well as page views and student participation metrics across all of their devices. In this session, you’ll learn how to leverage Canvas as a tool for identifying students in need!
- Wednesday, March 13, 1:30 – 2:30 PM (Register)
Part 2: Canvas Analytics to Improve Your Canvas Course Design
Looking to become a data-driven instructor/course designer? This interactive workshop builds on the Canvas Analytics for Early Intervention Workshop to incorporate what you learned into the design of your Canvas Course. We will use Canvas Analytics to identify course elements that need to be improved based on student data. We will also discuss how to (re)design your Canvas course to collect optimal student intervention data, and practice doing so on one of your current course designs!
- Thursday, March 7, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Register)
Generative AI Workshops
Part 1: Getting Started with ChatGPT
Join this workshop if you are a beginning user of ChatGPT. This hands-on workshop will cover an introduction to generative AI and ChatGPT. Participants will set-up a ChatGPT account, learn how Generative AI produces a response, practice prompting with ChatGPT, experiment with personalized learning techniques, and practice producing instructional materials that could be used in your courses.
- Tuesday, March 12, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Register)
Part 3: Student Writing Skills with ChatGPT
In this session, we will learn how to integrate AI tools effectively in writing projects. We will demonstrate how to chunk and scaffold project tasks for peer review and instructor support, as well as how to prompt A.I. tools (like ChatGPT) to enhance the writing process at each stage. By the end of the hour, you will have a planning tool and strategies for integrating AI into writing projects.
- Tuesday, March 5, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Register)
Canvas Foundations and New Teaching Tools Workshops
Canvas Studio for Video Quizzes
In this workshop, you will learn to use Canvas Studio’s in-video quiz feature to embed interactive quiz questions at specific points in videos. Students can respond to multiple-choice, true/false, or other types of prompts while watching the video. This feature enhances student engagement, reinforces key concepts, and provides a way for instructors to assess understanding. Customization includes time limits and multiple attempts. Learn how to use this tool with your videos to increase student engagement!
- Thursday, March 14, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Register)
Student Success Workshops
Growth Mindset Activities for Your Classroom
Join this interactive workshop and discover five powerful activities that foster a growth mindset among your students, helping them to overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Explore reflective journaling, collaborative problem-solving, effective feedback strategies, goal setting, and the influence of guest speakers and role models. Leave with practical tools and techniques to create a dynamic and empowering learning environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your teaching and inspire student growth.
- Tuesday, March 12, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (Register)
Active Learning Workshops
Designing and Implementing Group Projects
Group work is a high impact educational practice that can have a significant effect on student success. When implemented effectively, it provides a memorable learning experience that helps students develop valuable skills such as engaging in conversations that require higher-order thinking skills and assuming responsibility for their learning. In this session, we will focus on the elements that make up effective collaborative assignments or projects and what is the instructor’s role in facilitating these learning experiences.
- Thursday, March 14, 1;00 – 2:00 PM (Register)
Teaching with Poll Everywhere
Join this session to learn the basics of Poll Everywhere as a tool for teaching, learning, and formative assessment.
- Wednesday, March 13, 9:30 – 10:30 AM (Register)
