UPCOMING ARTS EVENTS

Arts ISIT's virtual drop-in sessions are now available Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Join virtual drop-in

*Available to Arts faculty and staff only.

• Apr 3

  (WEBINAR) Building Multimodal, Nonlinear, and Interactive Learning Experiences – April 3, 2020 Are you looking for ways to improve student engagement and interaction with online course content? This workshop will introduce the Tapestry Tool, being developed here at UBC by Dr. Steven Barnes and his colleagues. We’ll be showcasing examples of how it is already being used in classrooms, and you will get a chance to try it out for yourself! Read more...
• Apr 6

  (WEBINAR) Remote Online Exams with Proctorio – April 6, 2020 Proctorio is a remote exam proctoring system integrated with Canvas. When set up with an exam, instructors may choose to lock down their students' computers to prevent them from accessing other browsers, websites, and tabs, and to monitor their activity including keyboard, screen, video, and audio. After the exam, recordings are stored privately for review by instructors and TAs. Read more...
• Apr 8

  (WEBINAR) Exam Continuity During COVID-19: Q&A and Faculty Presentations Description The upcoming exam season for Winter Term 2 is taking place in unprecedented times. In support of physical distancing protocols, instructors now need to consider alternative options for their final assessments. Since each department and course has unique needs — involving technical and non-technical solutions — Arts ISIT will be hosting a community forum to... Read more...
• Apr 15

  (WEBINAR) Grading on Canvas – April 15, 2020 Grade quickly and efficiently using the 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...