Fall 2024 Webinar Schedule

Brightspace Blitz: Turbocharge Your Teaching with Time-Saving Tactics!

September 17, 2024, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Description:  Dive into the dynamic world of Brightspace, exploring tips and tricks designed to streamline your teaching experience. In this session, we'll unveil the secrets to efficient course management, reveal how to automate feedback, and demonstrate how to organize content with ease. Whether you're a Brightspace beginner or a seasoned pro, you'll walk away with practical strategies to reclaim your time and enhance your students' learning journey. Get ready to transform your approach and make every second count with Brightspace!

Presenter: Jamie Heron, SUNY Online Program Manager

AI & Assessment: Beyond the Basics

October 10, 2024, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

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Presenter: Nikki Childrose, PhD., Associate Professor of History, Columbia-Greene Community College

Asynchronous Authentic Assessment in Brightspace: Increasing Integrity and Engagement

November 6, 2024 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Description:  Asynchronous authentic assessments are crucial: they reflect real-world scenarios, adapt to individual schedules, and significantly reduce the likelihood of cheating due to their practical and unique nature. In this session we will look at the theory behind, best practices for, and examples of these assessments, delving into the methodologies, benefits, and integrity of asynchronous authentic assessments in Brightspace and highlighting how they promote honest and meaningful learning experiences and increase student engagement. Participants will brainstorm how to adapt the examples to fit their courses, and will leave with resources for continuous improvement and an opportunity for ongoing networking.

Presenters: Judith Littlejohn, Director of Online Learning, Genesee Community College and John Kane, SUNY Oswego

Inclusive Online Learning Environments: Lessons Learned from the DEI4All Project

December 4, 2024, 12:00 PM -1:00 PM

Presenter: Alexandra Pickett, Director of Online Teaching, SUNY Online

Description:  This session will provide an overview of the lessons learned and tips and suggestions related to the DEI4All project. Inclusive online teaching practices that have emerged across all the practices will be discussed, as well practices around specific themes including: Building Intentional Connection; Designing and supporting inclusive online engagement; and Cultivating a sense of Belonging. Also included is a demonstration of the free & openly-licensed tool developed by a national cross-institutional collaboration to simultaneously address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) & online course quality. SUNY, Cal State LA CETL, & 66 other institutions have developed a resource of online inclusive teaching practices that can be used with any of the main online course quality rubrics, i.e., CVC-OEI, OSCQR, QOLT, or QM. 

This session will provide participants with: 

1. An overview of the lessons learned regarding inclusive online teaching.

2. A demonstration of the annotations and platform.

3. Access to the platform and the opportunity to consider how to apply an inclusive teaching practice in their own online teaching/course design context. 

4. An opportunity for participants to brainstorm how they might apply some of the presentation themes and lessons learned from this project into their own online instruction.