If you’re curious about course collaboration tools in Microsoft Teams or you want to brush up on writing effective multiple choice questions, the Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE) has you covered.
Both topics will be part of an upcoming series of webinars hosted by the CAE to help faculty prepare for the academic year ahead.
The webinars, which address a variety of teaching and learning topics, start Wednesday, Aug. 25 and run until Friday, Sept. 3.
Other topics covered in the online sessions include:
- Creating interactive videos using Camtasia software to record and edit, and produce engaging course content such as quizzes;
- Getting started with Microsoft Teams to support teaching;
- Course site accessibility;
- Comparing Blackboard and Microsoft Teams when facilitating group work;
- Exploring social emotional learning in higher education; and
- Developing a hybrid course (Hybrid Sandbox).
Friday, Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 will feature virtual drop-ins for any faculty wanting a refresher on how to use Blackboard or learn the basics if they are new to the software.
Faculty can register for any seminars in the series, and don’t have to worry about attending webinars, such as those about Microsoft Teams, in a specific order.
“Each webinar is a standalone session and everyone is welcome,” said Natasha Patrito Hannon, CAE associate director of educational development.
The course site accessibility webinar happens twice during the series to encourage as much uptake as possible, Patrito Hannon noted.
Visit the CAE event calendar to see the webinar course schedule and register for sessions.
Questions about the webinars, or about teaching and learning in general, can be sent to [email protected].
