Attend workshops from members of the CAES staff on pedagogy and how to's about specific online learning software. Also provided are workshops from our vendors, such as Blackboard, Respondus, and VoiceThread.
Upcoming workshops
Faculty: CAES@NiTE
Drop in to ask the CAES staff any questions (big or small!) you have regarding online instruction, course development, and Blackboard. This session will run every Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM CST
Access the CAES@Nite session
Additional Sessions:
11/16/2022 | 11/17/2022 | 11/30/2022
Faculty: Teaching Languages with VoiceThread
In this interactive session, participants will exchange ideas about creating learning experiences with VoiceThread around improved reading and writing skills in any language. Whether students are learning English or any other language, vocabulary, grammar and speaking are fundamental elements of any course. After completing this training, educators will be better equipped to design innovative lessons to develop these fundamentals with their students.
Location: VoiceThread Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 12:00PM CST
This session is no longer available
Faculty: Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.
Location: Respondus Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 1:00PM CST
This session is no longer available
Additional Sessions:
11/30/2022 | 12/6/2022
Faculty: Panopto Overview
Panopto is an easy way to record, livestream, manage and share videos for educational purposes. Panopto’s features include recording presentations, utilizing multiple media feeds, video assignments, quizzes, basic editing features and closed captioning. Similar to YouTube, Panopto allows users to manage a video library that can be integrated in the Blackboard LMS. Please join the workshop to learn more about our newest teaching technology before it goes live!
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 2:30PM CST
This session is no longer available
Additional Sessions:
11/15/2022 @ 5:30PM | 11/18/2022 @ 10:30AM | 11/18/2022 @ 5:30PM
Faculty: Panopto Overview
Panopto is an easy way to record, livestream, manage and share videos for educational purposes. Panopto’s features include recording presentations, utilizing multiple media feeds, video assignments, quizzes, basic editing features and closed captioning. Similar to YouTube, Panopto allows users to manage a video library that can be integrated in the Blackboard LMS. Please join the workshop to learn more about our newest teaching technology before it goes live!
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 5:30PM CST
This session is no longer available
Additional Sessions:
11/18/2022 @ 10:30AM | 11/18/2022 @ 5:30PM
Faculty: Panopto Overview
Panopto is an easy way to record, livestream, manage and share videos for educational purposes. Panopto’s features include recording presentations, utilizing multiple media feeds, video assignments, quizzes, basic editing features and closed captioning. Similar to YouTube, Panopto allows users to manage a video library that can be integrated in the Blackboard LMS. Please join the workshop to learn more about our newest teaching technology before it goes live!
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 10:30AM CST
This session is no longer available
Additional Sessions:
11/18/2022 @ 5:30PM
Faculty: Panopto Overview
Panopto is an easy way to record, livestream, manage and share videos for educational purposes. Panopto’s features include recording presentations, utilizing multiple media feeds, video assignments, quizzes, basic editing features and closed captioning. Similar to YouTube, Panopto allows users to manage a video library that can be integrated in the Blackboard LMS. Please join the workshop to learn more about our newest teaching technology before it goes live!
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 5:30PM CST
Access the Panopto Overview session
Faculty: VoiceThread and Storytelling
Most cognitive scientists agree that storytelling is a great way to help your message stick in the minds of an audience. Our minds are fine-tuned to remember information shared within a narrative structure, not a broadcast lecture. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use VoiceThread to create engaging stories with their students.
Location: VoiceThread Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 12:00PM CST
Register for the VoiceThread and Storytelling session
Faculty: VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Participants will learn how VoiceThread can help educators provide multiple means of engagement, representation, action and expression for their courses. We will review how to use VoiceThread’s multi-modal communication platform, closed captioning features, alt-text, and VoiceThread Universal to design accessible lessons.
Location: VoiceThread Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 12:00PM CST
Register for the VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) session
Faculty: Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.
Location: Respondus Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 12:00PM CST
Register for the Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor session
Additional Sessions:
12/6/2022
Faculty: Semester Starter Pack: Preparing for the Spring 2023 Semester
This workshop will walk you through the essential course elements to have your course “student ready”. We will also discuss the “course clean-up” process to eliminate duplicate content, erroneous grade book information and dated information that may be carried over from term to term. Strategies for managing content will also be shared.
Location: CAES Virtual Session
Time: 3:30PM CST
Register for the Semester Starter Pack: Preparing for the Spring 2023 Semester session
Faculty: Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.
Location: Respondus Vendor Virtual Session
Time: 1:00PM CST
Register for the Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor session