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).

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*Available to Arts faculty and staff only.

• Aug 9

  (WEBINAR) Canvas Essentials – August 9, 2021 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 10

  (WEBINAR) Grading on Canvas – August 10, 2021 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) Shared Kaltura Assessments – August 11, 2021 Video quizzes on Kaltura encourage students to be actively engaged with videos instead of being a passive receivers of information. A video can be paused at any point and students will be prompted to answer questions regarding that portion of the video. This simple task allows instructors to direct students' attention to important information in the video and collect student performance data to gauge their engagement with the material. In this webinar, Qian Wang (Associate Professor of Teaching and Language Programs Director) will be sharing how the Chinese Language Program is incorporating Kaltura video quiz as an effective learning task for students and share these quizzes with instructors of parallel sections. Workshop participants will be able to see how video quizzes are used for teaching and insight into what to consider when creating and distributing video quizzes on Kaltura. Read more...
• Aug 12

  (WEBINAR) Audio/Visual Equipment in the Classroom – August 12, 2021 One of the benefits of remote learning has been the access to video lectures. As we transition back to the classroom, it is beneficial to know what options are available for lesson capture in the physical environment. These options will increase the ability for instructors to move around the classroom to engage students in the classroom while properly capturing relevant content in the form of a video. These video recordings can be implemented in the course at the discretion of the instructor. Lesson capture also supports live lecture streaming for students that are not able to physically able to attend the lecture. In this webinar, we will explore the different physical audio-visual equipment in the classroom and lecture capture options. There will also be a focus on how to make a request for equipment that is either already in the classroom or needs to be signed out. Read more...