Are you looking for way to build engagement and motivation of your students online? In this session we will explore three types of interaction for effective online courses. First, we’ll look at ways that you can develop your online teaching presence to build rapport and trust with your students. Then we’ll explore ways to create...

If registration for this particular session is closed, that means it is full. Please note that a second offering is being hosted on May 4th at 1:30 p.m. Please visit niagaracollege.ca/events to register for this future offering. Do you want to connect with your students online in real time?  Would you like to bring guest...

Are you looking for ways to maximize student success in your online course? In this workshop, participants will explore opportunities to support students in online learning as a part of their course design. Working together, we will identify strategies to guide students through online learning and explore ways to structure a course to simplify navigation...

If registration for this particular session is closed, that means it is full. Please note that a second offering is being hosted on May 5th at 1:30 p.m. Please visit niagaracollege.ca/events to register for this future offering. As you move your courses online, you likely have some questions and concerns about how to assess students...

Are you curious about how you can meet the individualized needs of your students in an online learning environment? If so, you may want to explore Universal Design for Learning (UDL)! This session will provide a brief overview of UDL, explore how the online learning environment lends itself well to UDL, and how instructors can...

Online learning environments pose different opportunities for instructors to connect and collaborate with their students in order to create inclusive and supportive learning environments wherein all students can contribute in meaningful ways and are supported to achieve their learning goals. This session will explore how instructors can promote inclusivity in their online learning environment, utilize...

With the move to online classrooms, we’re putting more and more material into a digital format. To align with the spirit of the AODA and its requirements, we need to ensure that the documents we share with our students are compatible for all abilities and assistive technologies. But what does this mean exactly and how do...

Do you want to connect with your students online in real time?  Would you like to bring guest speakers into your classrooms virtually? Join us for an introduction to the Blackboard Collaborate Ultra webconferencing system and learn about features that will allow you to present content and engage your students in real time.  By the...

As you move your courses online, you likely have some questions and concerns about how to assess students effectively. In this workshop, we’ll examine approaches to assessment for online learners. We will identify a variety of online assessments that can be used to assess student learning and will evaluate the benefits and challenges of online...

Online audio and video resources have become essential interactive multimedia components of higher education courses. VoiceThread is an online tool allowing learners not only to access interactive voice and video resources shared by instructors, but also to connect with other learners and engage with course content through multimodal (text, audio and video) discussions. In this...

Please note that we close registration one hour before the session begins. Join us for a 60-minute webinar facilitated by the CAE team to learn about the basics for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. During this session, participants will receive an introduction to:       Sharing content in your virtual room       Using...

In this webinar, School of English Language Studies professor, Franco Bieri, will demonstrate how he uses a free, online app called FlipGrid to gather and assess student video responses.  This tool shows tremendous potential for building rapport among students, simplifying oral presentations, and supporting simple instructor and peer assessment. Please review the following important notes:...

Microsoft Teams is an app that is available to all Niagara College Staff and students through Blackboard. It allows staff and students to create groups where collaboration can be accomplished through numerous ways (i.e. chat, videoconference, editing documents/PowerPoints in real time, etc. - think Facebook combined with Google docs). This app not only provides students...

Please note that we close registration one hour before the session begins. Join us for a 60-minute webinar facilitated by the CAE team to learn about the basics for using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. During this session, participants will receive an introduction to:       Sharing content in your virtual room       Using...

Formative feedback is an effective way to receive valuable input from your students about your teaching and your course to improve the overall learning experience. This session will explore a) the positive benefits of collecting formative feedback, b) strategies for collecting and analyzing formative feedback, and c) how to respond to and implement your students’...

Formative feedback is an effective way to receive valuable input from your students about your teaching and your course to improve the overall learning experience. This session will explore a) the positive benefits of collecting formative feedback, b) strategies for collecting and analyzing formative feedback, and c) how to respond to and implement your students’...

Note: We will provide the link to join one hour before the session begins. As we continue to transition into this new period of “social distancing”, being able to communicate remotely with others has become a priority. But it doesn’t have to be all about training or conducting business! The Centre for Academic Excellence invites...