March instructional workshops highlight Kaltura, Poll Everywhere, technology for faculty, pedagogy circle

The Innovative Learning Team at West Lafayette, the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of Instructional Technology at Purdue Northwest, and the Purdue Fort Wayne Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) offer several workshops and sessions in March to help instructors with Kaltura, Poll Everywhere, student engagement, technology for faculty, and pedagogy circle.

Purdue West Lafayette

Seeking assistance with your Brightspace course? Have questions about a TLT-supported technology? This includes tools such as Gradescope, Kaltura, Circuit, iClicker, Hotseat, Respondus LockDown Browser/Monitor, and Variate. Daily drop-in sessions are offered every weekday throughout the semester. For drop-in session days/times, see the Training & Consultations calendar.

Additionally, TLT offers Custom Workshops for your campus unit, department, or college on any of the tools mentioned above, and more! Complete this form to request a custom session.

Purdue Fort Wayne

Using Kaltura Quiz to Engage Students through Videos
Thurs., March 2, 9-10 a.m. ET
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use Kaltura quiz to engage students and check their understanding. The different settings and the pedagogical considerations will be discussed. Participants will design their own Kaltura quiz and add it to a Brightspace shell.

Poll Everywhere Presenters Training
Tues., March 14, 11 a.m.-12 noon ET
During this one-hour training, the Poll Everywhere Customer Success Team Lead, Chase King, will explain the types of Poll Everywhere activities and demonstrate how to create different activities to engage students.

Using Awards for Student Engagement and Accomplishment Recognition
Wed., March 15, 11 a.m.-12 noon ET
Participants will engage in discussions on student engagement strategies. The Brightspace Awards tool will be introduced as a way to engage students with the course content and the learning community.

Purdue Northwest

Foundational Technology for Faculty
Ongoing
Explore the core components of instructional technology in the Foundational Faculty Training module in the PNW Brightspace Instructor Training Course. These self-paced topics include: creating Brightspace content and communication, flexibility in modality, grading, and using activities. Earn a badge for each completed area. This module is part of a series of competencies created for you by the Office of Instructional Technology.

Functional Technology for Faculty
Ongoing
Advance beyond the core components of getting started in Brightspace in the Functional Faculty Training module in the PNW Brightspace Instructor Training Course. These self-paced topics include: lecture capture; course transparency using communication, grade book settings, and organization; and efficiency in Brightspace. Earn a badge after sharing to the discussion board. This module is part of a series of competencies created for you by the Office of Instructional Technology.

Work Sprints
Wed., March 1, 12 noon-2 p.m. CT
Fri., March 3, 9-11 a.m. CT
Wed., March 8, 12 noon-2 p.m. CT
Thurs., March 9, 2-4 p.m. CT
Mon., March 20, 1-3 p.m. CT
Tues., March 21, 10 a.m.-12 noon CT
A Work Sprint provides a focused block of time and supportive environment for you to commit to and have some level of accountability for accomplishing a task-specific goal. Attend any or all sessions. These are virtual meetings.

Active Learning Workshops
Mon., March 6, 12:30-1:30 p.m. CT, Westville – LSF 060
Tues., March 21, 1-2 p.m. CT, Hammond – GYTE 116
Join your colleagues in learning how to apply Active Learning techniques in your classroom. Three sessions will be offered with a focus on general active learning for any classroom, STEM classroom and Large Classroom focus. Active Learning techniques will be demonstrated during each session and those attending will receive an Active Learning Toolkit that contains several of the items used in the demonstrations so you can begin using the techniques in your classroom.

Pedagogy Circle Meeting
Wed., March 8, 3:30-5 p.m. CT
Our theme this semester is “Meeting students where they are and maintaining Academic Standards: Can they co-exist?” These two paradigms operate in the same system (higher education) and are often framed as being in opposition to each other. Can we maintain the ideal (i.e., Academic Standards and rigor) while taking a pragmatic approach that serves the needs of today’s students (i.e., meeting students where they are)?

Writing Retreat
Fri., March 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. CT
Westville – SWRZ 155
A writing retreat provides a focused block of time and supportive environment for you to commit to and have some level of accountability for accomplishing a research goal. There will be no planned programming, instead it will be a time for you to focus on your research/writing goals and hopefully be very productive! The Writing Retreat is in-person and virtual.

Seeing the Student Side
Fri., March 24, 12:30-1pm CT
Virtual
Have questions about the student view of Brightspace? Join the Office of Instructional Technology virtually for this 15 minute demonstration and explore the “Learner” perspective. This session will highlight notification setting options, how to preview each student’s grade in your course, as well as personalization features. Open Q & A after the demo.

For questions and support at your campus, contact:
Purdue Global: Direct teaching-related questions to askctl@purdueglobal.edu. Technical support questions should be directed to TechSupport@purdueglobal.edu or 866-522-7747 (toll-free).
Purdue Fort Wayne: Teaching-related questions should be directed to PFW’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) at celt@pfw.edu, 260-481-6354, or CELT’s website for resources and to request one on one consultations. Technical support questions should be directed to PFW’s IT Services Help Desk helpdesk@pfw.edu or 260-481-6030.
Purdue Northwest: Direct teaching-related questions to the Center for Faculty Excellence at cfe@pnw.edu, 219-989-8328, or CFE’s website. Technical support questions should be directed to The Office of Instructional Technology by email oit@pnw.edu or OIT’s website or through their Virtual Help Desk.
Purdue West Lafayette: Visit the Innovative Learning website or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu.