← Back to Events MS Teams September 2024 Sep 16 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 » Sep 18 GenAI Workflow for the College Educator 9:00 AM — 10:00 AM MS Teams This workshop will teach you how to use AI to create engaging and effective course materials. You will build on the 'AI-Driven Teaching: Revolutionize Your Classroom with Bing and ChatGPT' workshop and use AI with Microsoft’s native Word and PowerPoint capabilities to develop DC Connect content and PowerPoints. You will discover how AI can help you save time, enhance creativity, and improve learning outcomes. Register Now! Find out more » Sep 18 Mastering AI Engagement: Best Practices for Generative AI (Beginner) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM MS Teams Prepare for the AI-driven future! In this 60-minute workshop, learn essential prompt-writing techniques to effectively engage generative AI. Discover how AI can enhance your teaching and research, transforming how you work. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead as AI becomes integral in education. Register Now! Find out more » Sep 19 Supporting Positive Collaborative Learning Experiences 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM MS Teams Engaging students in collaborative learning can lead to deeper learning, but it can also feel unpleasant for both instructor and students. In this session, you will explore how to design group tasks that promote true collaboration among students and how to address the common challenges that arise when students work (or don’t work) together. Register Now! Find out more » Sep 20 Video Basics: Create a video with tools you’re already using 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM MS Teams This introductory session will look at how some of the tools you’re already using can be utilized for basic video capture, editing and sharing. This session will include: A brief discuss on how Teams, Zoom or a mobile device can be used to capture video How PowerPoint can be used for basic video editing such as trimming, transitions, combining clips and adding titles How to share a video using OneDrive DC Connect’s Video Note tool Register Now! Find out more » Sep 24 Avoiding Death by PowerPoint 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM 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 » Sep 24 DC Connect: Assignments 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM MS Teams This introductory-level session will introduce the Assignments tool in DC Connect. The Assignments tool enables faculty to create folders where students can submit their assignments electronically. Faculty can also view and download student submissions and return them with grades and feedback. This session will cover how to configure Assignment Submission Folders and discuss best practices for their use. Register Now! Find out more » Sep 25 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 » Sep 25 DC Connect – Using DC Connect Templates Drop-In 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM 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 » Sep 26 Video Basics: Create a video with tools you’re already using 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams This introductory session will look at how some of the tools you’re already using can be utilized for basic video capture, editing and sharing. This session will include: A brief discuss on how Teams, Zoom or a mobile device can be used to capture video How PowerPoint can be used for basic video editing such as trimming, transitions, combining clips and adding titles How to share a video using OneDrive DC Connect’s Video Note tool Register Now! Find out more » Sep 26 Graphic and Visual Design Drop-In Session 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams Creating your own graphics, visually organizing content, or figuring out what looks good in a course, PDF, or PowerPoint can be intimidating. Maybe you don’t know where to begin. Let’s change that! During this weekly open dialogue, learn how to adapt your course content for your students. You are encouraged to bring your course assets, content, or any ideas you have and we can workshop everything right on the spot. You'll walk away with: tips that can visually enhance your… Find out more » Sep 26 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 » Sep 27 Pass/Fail and Flexible Gradebooks 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams The course outline lays the blueprint for the assessment of a course and faculty are required to create a gradebook in DC Connect that reflects the evaluation criteria described by it. Where do Pass/Fail courses fit into this picture? Also, the Evaluation Notes can describe policies for missed assessments and student friendly re-weighting opportunities that seem incompatible with the basic function of the tool. Fortunately, there are more options and flexibility in the Grades tool than might appear at first… Find out more » Sep 30 DC Connect: Grades 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams This introductory-level session will introduce the Grades tool in DC Connect and is strongly recommended based on Durham College's Learning Management System Use policy. The Grades tool is a powerful mechanism for record student performance. Faculty can set up a gradebook that reflects their approach to evaluation. They can control the grading formula used to calculate grades; how projects, assignments, tests, etc., are graded; and when grades are released to students and what information they see. This session will cover how… Find out more » Sep 30 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 » October 2024 Oct 08 Advanced Prompting Techniques: Elevate Your AI Interactions (Intermediate) 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams Elevate your AI skills! This 60-minute workshop dives into advanced prompting techniques like chat session priming, few-shot prompting, and chain of thought prompting. Learn to craft complex interactions for more nuanced and effective AI outputs. Stay ahead and make AI your most powerful tool in education. Register Now! Find out more » Oct 29 Your AI, Your Way: Customizing GPTs for Maximum Impact (Advanced) 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams Maximize AI’s potential with custom tools! In this 60-minute workshop, discover how to create and use Custom GPTs tailored to your educational needs. Learn to personalize AI interactions with custom instructions, making AI a powerful, bespoke resource in your teaching toolkit. Stay ahead and innovate with AI. Register Now! Find out more » November 2024 Nov 12 Reimagining Education: A Case Study in AI-Driven Course Design (Case Study) 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM MS Teams Explore a course completely rebuilt using AI. Learn how custom GPTs were used to redesign content, create new materials, and simulate real-world scenarios with an AI tutor. See how AI integration transforms teaching, assessments, and student engagement. Experience the future of education today! 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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