Tag: Workshops

January 12 Workshop – Course assessment techniques: Canvas and in the classroom

In this workshop I’ll cover the Canvas tools for assessing student progress. We’ll take a look at Canvas assignments, Quizzes, and Discussions. You’ll learn how to set up each of these assignments as well as how to provide feedback to students. You’ll also learn the basics of the Canvas gradebook and how its settings affect…Continue Reading January 12 Workshop – Course assessment techniques: Canvas and in the classroom

January 11 Workshop – Poll Everywhere

Poll Everywhere is Boston College’s personal response system. This workshop will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your account. You’ll learn about the basic types of polling questions, how to organize polls for class purposes, how to present in the classroom, and how to run reports on polls. Resources…Continue Reading January 11 Workshop – Poll Everywhere

January 6: Classroom Technology Refresher

The classrooms on our campus have several unique features compared to the rest of Boston College. In this workshop you’ll learn how to log into the A/V system, make the most out of the dual screen configuration in each room, share content on the projector, use the Wacom monitors for digital annotations, and learn how…Continue Reading January 6: Classroom Technology Refresher

Google Sheets: Collaboration

In this workshop you’ll learn helpful tips and tricks for collaborating on spreadsheets with other people. You’ll learn all about how to manipulate data without affecting the information for others using filter views. You’ll also learn how to lockdown and protect areas of your spreadsheet, how to add data validation to cells, and more….Continue Reading Google Sheets: Collaboration

Google Sheets: BC Mail Merge

There are many ways to manage sending emails to large groups of people. This workshop covers the mail merge process using Google Sheets. Mail merges are great for sending customized email messages to recipients. I’ll cover the mail merge process from beginning to end including some advanced uses of the tool. You’ll connect a mail…Continue Reading Google Sheets: BC Mail Merge

Google Sheets: Data manipulation and functions deep dive

Going beyond spreadsheet fundamentals this workshop will go deeper into various functions to assist with turning raw data into something useful. You’ll expand your knowledge about the kinds of functions available to you. We’ll look at some standard mathematical functions, logical operators, text manipulation, and more advanced lookup functions. These are extremely helpful and powerful…Continue Reading Google Sheets: Data manipulation and functions deep dive

Canvas: Getting started with your spring courses

This workshop is designed to give you a quick overview of some of the most common features of Canvas. You’ll learn a few best practices for designing your site, how to import material from prior years, how to add and organize course content, and the basics of using Canvas to collect student assignments. Workshop Resources:…Continue Reading Canvas: Getting started with your spring courses

Introduction to Google Sheets

Learn how spreadsheets can help you store, organize, and analyze information to help you make decisions or manage routine processes. Learning how to use spreadsheets is extremely helpful no matter if you’re tracking student trends, keeping track of grades, or even merging and analyzing large datasets. This workshop will cover the basics of what spreadsheets…Continue Reading Introduction to Google Sheets