← Back to Events MS Teams November 2024 Nov 27 Avoiding Death by PowerPoint 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM MS Teams Have you ever sat through a class or meeting with a presenter who reads their entire presentation off of text-heavy slides? Or, tried to visually wade through icons, images and animations to find the relevant information? If so, you’ve likely experienced “Death by PowerPoint”. Join this session to explore the causes of this and learn strategies to develop presentations that will engage your students and support their learning. Register Now! Find out more » Nov 29 DC Connect – Using DC Connect Templates 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams The percentage of mobile devices (smart phones and tablets) among college students continues to rise. DC Connect is now much more mobile friendly, with a cleaner and fully functional user experience. As more students are interacting with their course content and activities through their phones, it is important that your content is easily available. The use of templates creates a consistent course experience for your students. A consistent visual experience helps learners understand the flow of your course. In addition… Find out more » December 2024 Dec 06 Using the Sandbox Management Tool: Recommended Process for Copying and Updating your Course(s) 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams This session will walk faculty through the process for copying and updating your course(s) for the winter semester. This session will cover the following recommendations: https://durhamcollege.ca/ctl/educational-tech/updating-your-courses/ Register Now! Find out more » Dec 09 Setting up the PASS Program: Workshop 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams The Performance Alert and Support System (PASS) is a new program that faculty can implement in their course(s) using intelligent agents in DC Connect. The PASS program was designed to provide early academic intervention for students in a way that is easy for faculty to manage. It supports positive course progress by alerting students to their academic standing in that course through personalized, colour-coded emails (green, yellow and red) sent at set intervals throughout the semester. Register Now! Find out more » Dec 10 Interactive Teaching with Padlet 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams Padlet is a digital collaboration space and a community space where students can visualize their thinking; its interface is simple and yet this simplicity does not limit its versatility. We will explore the various Padlet formats and brainstorm how to use each type of visual representation of thinking in our classes. Join us to explore how to use Padlet as an interactive tool to engage your learners and help them visualize their thinking. Register Now! Find out more » Dec 16 DC Connect: Using our Advanced Interactive Elements 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM MS Teams (NOTE: The content explored in this session extends naturally from Using DC Connect Templates and Using DC Connect Templates Drop-In sessions. It is strongly recommended that learners attend either of those sessions prior to registering for this session!) Have you used our DC Connect template but never explored using the existing interactive elements to better organize your content? When using the interactive elements, have you wished there was a way to customize them without knowing html code? Then please join… Find out more » Dec 17 Final Grades Submission Drop-In 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM MS Teams This drop-in session will walk you through the process of exporting final grades to Banner. At the completion of this session, participants will be able to: Verify whether grades are visible to your students or not; Review setup of final grades and edit final grades, and Export grades to Banner from DC Connect. Register Now! Find out more » Dec 18 Avoiding Death by PowerPoint 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM MS Teams Have you ever sat through a class or meeting with a presenter who reads their entire presentation off of text-heavy slides? Or, tried to visually wade through icons, images and animations to find the relevant information? If so, you’ve likely experienced “Death by PowerPoint”. Join this session to explore the causes of this and learn strategies to develop presentations that will engage your students and support their learning. Register Now! Find out more » Dec 19 Managing Cognitive Load 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM MS Teams Do your students seem overwhelmed during class? Do they forget information you just taught? Your students might be experiencing cognitive overload. In this session, you’ll learn how working memory limits learning, how cognitive overload occurs, and strategies to optimize cognitive load to promote student learning in your courses. Register Now! Find out more » Dec 20 Interactive Teaching with Mentimeter 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams In this session we will review how to use the interactive platform Mentimeter. We will explore some common features such as multi-select answers, polling, open-ended questions, and word clouds. If you are interested in learning more about Menti or if you have experience with Menti in your class and would like to share your expertise, please join us for a fun and engaging session. Register Now! Find out more » May 2025 May 29 DC Connect: Introduction and Content 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams This introductory-level session will provide an overview of DC Connect and some of its most essential features and is strongly recommended based on Durham College's Learning Management System Use policy. This session will provide hands-on training on the DC Connect user interface as well as how to add and manage content within your course. Participants will have the opportunity to explore and experiment with the Announcements tool, with the Content tool, and with copying components from one course to another. Register… Find out more » + Export Events
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