On-Demand Workshop Videos
While many opportunities for training and professional development are synchronous, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers this collection of videos for those who cannot attend our workshops or want an on-demand overview. Additionally, our collection of brief video tutorials can be found on the Toolkit Shelf. And the CTL Blog also offers some videos in its Quick Look series.
Workshop videos listed below are arranged chronologically. Use the drop-down menu to navigate to videos for a specific academic year. Optionally, you can search our entire collection by title and/or key words.
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May 2018
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This Toolkit Workshop highlighted the benefits of using the online Gradebook as both a means of record-keeping and as a pedagogical choice in opening communication with and fostering motivation in your students. Various research findings and sample scenarios were discussed to lead participants to further consider how they might best use the Gradebook. As a part of this Toolkit, we demonstrated specific features of the CoursePlus Gradebook module.
November 2018
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This session highlighted creative uses of the Quiz Generator tool beyond the standard, traditional Q & A. It also provided an overview to some of the setup and sharing options before focusing on some of its hidden gems and frequently asked questions. Quiz Generator guides are available on the Toolkit shelf.
April 2017
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This session reviewed the strengths and limitations of multiple choice (MC) questions before discussing some general tips on writing MC questions, including those that challenge higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). Sample files used in the presentation can be downloaded from within the recording or here: Revised MC Questions and Which One is Better. Additional tips and examples of HOTS MC questions can be found in this article from Learning Solutions Magazine
VoiceThread: A Tale of Success (61 min) | presentation slides
November 2016
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Mary Fissell, PhD gives us her first-person experience as faculty on how VoiceThread has enhanced the course experience, lessons learned in its implementation, and when and where students most positively responded to it. In addition, the following is touched on: key features and a review VoiceThread basics; an explanation of how VoiceThread can be exported and used as part of a lecture inside of CoursePlus; best practices and options for integrating VoiceThread as a student activity.
All Academic Years (AY)
October 2017
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In this workshop, our medical illustrator joined us in leading a discussion on the power, purpose, and clarity of images in lectures and other classroom artifacts. Takeaways included the pedagogical rationale and implications for incorporating images in your course materials; design considerations, including being mindful of the accessibility principles of Universal Design for Instruction (UDI); and pointers on finding image sources whose permissions include appropriate exceptions to copyright protection. The session's distributed documents are available as PDFs: Legal Concerns handout & Image (Open Access) Resources.
April 2017
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This session reviewed the strengths and limitations of multiple choice (MC) questions before discussing some general tips on writing MC questions, including those that challenge higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). Sample files used in the presentation can be downloaded from within the recording or here: Revised MC Questions and Which One is Better. Additional tips and examples of HOTS MC questions can be found in this article from Learning Solutions Magazine
VoiceThread: A Tale of Success (61 min) | presentation slides
November 2016
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Mary Fissell, PhD gives us her first-person experience as faculty on how VoiceThread has enhanced the course experience, lessons learned in its implementation, and when and where students most positively responded to it. In addition, the following is touched on: key features and a review VoiceThread basics; an explanation of how VoiceThread can be exported and used as part of a lecture inside of CoursePlus; best practices and options for integrating VoiceThread as a student activity.
October 2016
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Topics included: the pedagogical rationale for including images; the selection of images, sources, and related legal concerns (including a review of how to find sources that meet copyright law); and an introduction to best practices for incorporating images so that your materials are universally accessible.
AY19-20
Efficient, Valid, and Reliable: Applying Rubrics to your Grading Strategy (53 min) | presentation slides
September 2019
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This toolkit featured Dr. Sarah Poynton, who showcased how rubrics are used in the Writing Studies part of the EPIC faculty Scholars program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Participants learned about the benefits of using rubrics, their essential components, and how to devise and incorporate rubrics into a course. The PDF of the session's slides is available for download.
May 2019
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This toolkit reviewed the concept of Universal Design as a lead-in to describing Universally Accessible Content. Selected best practices for editing Microsoft Office documents were discussed and shown on sample documents, available to participants for download. These practices all go toward passing the software’s built-in accessibility checker, thus reaching and engaging more people across more platforms.
Shakespeare to Spielberg - Using Techniques from Film & Stage to Make your Presentations More Impactful (1h 20 min) | handout
February 2019
Brian Klaas
This Toolkit workshop, facilitated by Brian Klaas, introduced techniques for creating and presenting engaging and impactful lecture presentations — lectures that are easier for the brain to encode, process, and retrieve when needed — by utilizing directorial and editing techniques from both film and the stage. Techniques including personas, pace, and composition (including focusing on the right information at the right time) were discussed as parts of a planned, cohesive design that can develop into an emotionally arresting presentation.