UPCOMING ARTS EVENTS

Arts ISIT's virtual drop-in sessions are available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also contact us by email (arts.helpdesk@ubc.ca) or phone (604-827-2787).

Visit our virtual drop-in

*Available to Arts faculty and staff only.

• Aug 10

  (WEBINAR) Navigating Collaborate Ultra – August 10, 2020 Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web conferencing application that can be used to conduct live online lectures and seminars with your students. It can be enabled through any Canvas course, and lectures can be facilitated easily through the use of screen sharing, uploading videos and presentations, and a collaborative whiteboard feature. This one-hour webinar will guide you through utilizing Blackboard Collaborate Ultra's main features, including hosting sessions, sharing media, raising hands, breakout groups, and making past sessions available for download. Read more...
• Aug 10

  (WEBINAR) Canvas Essentials – August 10, 2020 This introductory online webinar will prepare you to work with all the basics in Canvas. In this hour-long intensive session, we will get an overview of course instruction in Canvas; become familiar with communications tools and the Course Home Page; create Discussions and Assignments. Join us to get a jumpstart in Canvas. Read more...
• Aug 11

  (WEBINAR) Grading on Canvas – August 11, 2020 Grade quickly and efficiently using internal Canvas tools. SpeedGrader helps you grade assignments and quizzes quickly and its annotation options help you provide feedback effectively. Gradebook automatically manages grades and gives you a summary view of student progress in your course. In this webinar, we will learn how to best navigate these features. With Canvas tools, grading no longer has to be a chore. Read more...
• Aug 11

  (Webinar) Community Forum on Remote Teaching Preparation: Course Setup, Assignments/Rubrics, Student Management – August 11, 2020 Join your fellow instructors in this open community discussion, hosted by Stefania Burk (Associate Dean, Academic, Faculty of Arts; Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Asian Studies). We invite instructors who have taught online to share their experiences with course setup, assignments/rubrics, student management, and more. For instructors who are new to online teaching this Fall, bring your questions and concerns and leave with ideas for your upcoming courses. Read more...