![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/sps-faculty-community-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/05\/CUNYSPS-1.jpg?resize=923%2C84&ssl=1\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/big>Level up, with Brightspace tools and other pedagogical technologies! OFDIT\u2019s fall trainings can help you teach, assess, and engage your students in high-impact, accessible, and efficient ways. We look forward to seeing you at some of our upcoming sessions!<\/span><\/p>\n Learn how Anthology Ally can increase access and improve the overall learning experience in your course by providing choice and flexibility for how students consume content and access media. We will cover both alternative file formats and the accessibility gauge features that are now available to all in your courses and the support Ally provides in addressing any areas where accessibility can be improved, often very quickly!<\/span><\/p>\n In this training we will discuss due dates, start and end dates, the calendar, and the date management tool and how the visibility toggle interacts with start and end dates.<\/span><\/p>\n In this training we will discuss how to set up groups, group discussions, and group assignments in Brightspace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In this training we will discuss how to navigate the gradebook and the options for grading in Brightspace.<\/span><\/p>\n In this session, you will explore the structure of ePortfolio and learn how to use the platform from the instructor view. You will learn how to navigate the Digication in Brightspace, review your students’ signature assignment submissions, and share the various support resources available for both students and instructors. There will also be time to answer any questions you might have about ePortfolios at CUNY SPS.<\/span><\/p>\n Creating video content for your course can be a little overwhelming with the number of options available.\u00a0 Join this session to learn which tools work best for creating a reusable welcome message or lecture, a weekly update or one-time recordings, like giving feedback to students. In this session participants will be introduced to Panopto, the SPS video platform integrated into Brightspace, which streamlines video production.\u00a0 Participants will learn how to access Panopto and its features through Brightspace, focusing on a workflow to create, organize, and publish video content.\u00a0 The Brightspace platform itself has video tools too.\u00a0 We’ll highlight when it’s beneficial to use one over the other.<\/span><\/p>\n As many of us have learned, Panopto is a handy tool to create video in Brightspace. But many of us have yet to unlock the powerful features inside it.\u00a0 In this session, participants will learn how to access the robust analytics showing us who watched a video and for how long.\u00a0 They will see how faculty can leverage the power of a low-stakes quiz with the in-video quiz tool.\u00a0 A video quiz can be automatically graded and mapped to your grade book. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how a regular assignment can be turned into a video assignment with students as the media creators.\u00a0 It’s all part of the Panopto platform built into Brightspace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Creating engaging online courses is not easy. In many text discussion-board based courses, students feel isolated and disconnected from their instructors and classmates. VoiceThread bridges the gaps in social presence typically found in online courses. In this workshop, educators will learn how to establish a social presence and connect with their students using VoiceThread to improve course satisfaction and student learning. We will cover all of the basic VoiceThread features, demonstrate how everything works in D2L Brightspace, showcase a variety of examples from actual courses, and have an open Q&A throughout the training.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nAnthology Ally: An Introduction<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nBrightspace: Managing Dates and Visibility of Items<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nBrightspace: Managing Groups<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nBrightspace: Navigating the Gradebook and Grading\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nUsing ePortfolio in your Course\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nUsing Video in Brightspace (Panopto\/Video Notes)<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nAdvanced Panopto for SPS Faculty<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n
\nHumanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n