Previous Events & Recordings
Training & Workshops
Academic Tech Training: Yellowdig on 5/12/2021
Yellowdig is an Online Community for Learners to Share Ideas, to Pass, and Absorb Related Knowledge. Faculty Certification. FERPA Compliant. Easy LMS Integration. Gameful-learning tech. Auto-grading. We would like to find instructors interested in piloting this tool.
Post-pandemic "Keepers": Teaching Practices Students Hope You'll Continue
Watch our student panel to see what they hope you'll preserve when face-to-face instruction returns as the norm.
Training & Workshops
Gradescope
Gradescope is a feedback and assessment tool that dramatically reduces the pain and time associated with grading exams, homework, and other assignments.
What BYU Students Think about Online Learning
Learn from a panel of students regarding how their professors best supported their online learning experiences. Time was also reserved for questions and answers.
Maintaining Student Interest During Remote Teaching: One Teacher’s Solution
In this presentation, Dianne Tice (FHSS) discusses a combined lecture and discussion group format that keeps students attentive and on task during remote learning.
Faculty Panel - Success in Online Teaching
Faculty across campus share the opportunities and challenges they've faced teaching online and how they've been able to find success in teaching online.
Training & Workshops
SlideTech (formerly SlideKick)
SlideKick turns your PowerPoints into interactive slide decks, allowing students to take notes, ask questions, etc. directly from the slides.
Training & Workshops
Linking Assignments and Exams to Learning Outcomes in BYU Learning Suite
Students have a better sense of where they're going when you can show them how assignments and exams relate to the purpose of the class. This workshop will show you how to link your learning outcomes to assignments and exams in your learning management system like Learning Suite.
Live Training and Webinars
Engaging Online Students from Start to Finish
This session will show you how to use the most recent discoveries in cognitive science to increase student performance in your online classroom through Active Learning.
Live Training and Webinars
Engaging Students Through Assessments
Assignments and assessments are for more than giving a grade—they should provide evidence to evaluate students’ achievement of the learning outcomes. Further, when students see that assessments are purposeful, they are more likely to engage.