I’m excited to announce the summer Ed Tech workshop series. These brief, 45-minute workshops are designed to give you quick, actionable tips for incorporating Ed Tech into your teaching. You’ll learn how to use technology to engage students, improve learning outcomes, and save time, and more. Workshops will be held the morning of other faculty…Continue Reading Summer Workshop Schedule
Category: Workshops
AI in Legal Education: Understanding the Power of AI Tools
In this workshop, I will introduce you to the essentials of Large Language Models (LLMs) and demonstrate why it’s crucial to jump on board with AI technology now. I’ll cover why you will want to stay on top of the evolving landscape as it continues to reshape the legal education landscape and beyond. We’ll discuss…Continue Reading AI in Legal Education: Understanding the Power of AI Tools
Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is the University’s personal response system of choice. It is an easy way to get to know your students through ice-breaker activities at the beginning of the semester, provide just-in-time teaching feedback for you as the semester progresses, use it as a method of taking attendance, and even as an informal or formal…Continue Reading Poll Everywhere
Ed Tech, What is it good for?
Educational technology, when used appropriately absolutely has a place in the classroom. There are a lot of educational technology choices out there. When it comes to deciding what to integrate into your teaching it can be overwhelming. This workshop is meant to be an overview of the tools available to you at Boston College and…Continue Reading Ed Tech, What is it good for?
Learn how to use Google Forms
Google Forms are a great way to elicit feedback, conduct a survey, or even just ask a simple question. This workshop will teach you the ins and outs of setting up a Google Form. You’ll learn the basics of the question types, how to review responses, what you can use Google Forms for, how to…Continue Reading Learn how to use Google Forms
Learn how to use appointment signups!
There are several ways to create and share appointment signups to make meeting with you a cinch. This workshop will cover three ways to offer your meeting attendees options. You’ll learn how to create and use Canvas appointment groups specifically for class purposes. I’ll also cover general-purpose appointment signup options using Google Calendar. No extra…Continue Reading Learn how to use appointment signups!
Canvas: Working with the BC Law template
In this training session, you’ll learn how to import and make use of the BC Law Canvas templates for your current Canvas courses. You will learn how to find and import the template, get an overview of the various template components, what the best practices for Canvas course design are, and more! You will also…Continue Reading Canvas: Working with the BC Law template
Panopto: Get more out of your content management system!
After a brief overview of our Panopto environment, we’ll dive deeper into some lesser-known features that you may find helpful. I’ll touch on how to properly share videos, how to set permissions for different scenarios, cover the basics of editing, and how to enable automated captions. You’ll also learn about some additional student-centric features like…Continue Reading Panopto: Get more out of your content management system!
Course Materials and Course Reserves
Did you know that Canvas automatically integrates with the course reserve system at BC? In this workshop, you’ll learn more about how to secure course materials and course reserves for your students. We’ll also cover how the library can support you when it comes to tracking down free course materials for your course, learning shortcuts…Continue Reading Course Materials and Course Reserves
Canvas: Assignments and the Gradebook
Learn about the different assignment options and considerations you have available when developing your Canvas courses. You’ll learn about the most common assignment types including quizzes, discussion boards, and file submissions. You’ll learn more about how to give feedback to students on assignments via SpeedGrader as well as how you can control when students see…Continue Reading Canvas: Assignments and the Gradebook