Tools

Get Started with Gradescope (8/12)

August 12, 2021, 11:00am
Join us for an online workshop and learn how instructors use Gradescope. The workshop will offer guidance on delivery of assignments that are paper-based, fully online, or a combination of the two.

Poll Everywhere Presenter Training (1/19)

January 19, 2022, 11:00am
In this workshop, you will learn how to create activities including word cloud, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions, as well as how to add Poll Everywhere to bCourses.

Designing Your bCourses Site with the Core Template (5/5)

May 5, 2022, 10:00am
This virtual workshop will provide an overview of site setup and navigation, adding and editing content, and quality assurance best practices using bCourses' built-in course construction and management tools.

Using Gradescope in Canvas

August 10, 2022, 10:30am
Learn how to take advantage of the Gradescope integration with Canvas.

Zoom to the Next Level (7/21)

July 21, 2021, 3:00pm
Building off of our "Getting Started with Zoom" workshop, "Zoom to the Next Level" explores what we learned using Zoom during our first year in the cloud and the improvements that will be available in the Summer.

Zoom for Instruction (12/6)

December 6, 2021, 3:00pm
We will focus on new Zoom features and approaches to teaching in hybrid, active learning and off-campus environments.

Gradescope for In-Person Teaching

February 11, 2022, 9:00am
This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.

Student Response Systems Meetup

May 4, 2022, 2:00pm
Join other instructors to talk about using student response systems, including iClicker Cloud and Poll Everywhere. Newcomers welcome!

Ally in bCourses

August 10, 2022, 10:00am

Attend this workshop to learn how to improve the accessibility of your bCourses content so students can better access and convert pages and materials into multiple formats. During the workshop, exciting new features will be demonstrated, along with strategies to increase your accessibility scores within bCourses.

Ally is an integrated accessibility tool in bCourses that provides:

Alternative formats of instructor-uploaded digital course content, which optimize compatibility with mobile devices, screen readers, and other assistive...

Asynchronous Lecture Recording (8/18)

August 18, 2021, 1:00pm
In this workshop, you’ll learn about the various tools (including Zoom and Kaltura Capture) you can use, and understand the pros and cons of each.