CTL Workshops
Integrating Access Checks into your teaching practice
Tuesday, May 6
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
This session shares practical steps for creating and integrating access checks into your teaching practice. Participants will learn how to draft access checks, align them with course policies, and implement them throughout the term. Integrating access checks will help create an inclusive and accessible learning environment that addresses the diverse needs of students.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the key components of an effective access check.
- Learn to integrate access checks into course materials, such as syllabi, assignments, and class discussions.
Integrating Built-In Time Extensions for Assessments: Universal Time Multipliers (UTMs)
Tuesday, May 20
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
The need for individual assessment time extensions is steadily rising in higher education. This workshop introduces universal time multipliers (UTMs) as a proactive method for managing these needs within your course design. Learn how to integrate built-in time extensions that account for diverse learning styles and access needs, reducing the administrative load of individual accommodation requests. Discover practical strategies for seamlessly incorporating UTMs into your teaching, fostering a more accessible and inclusive learning experience for all students.
Learning Outcomes:
- To define and explain the concept of UTMs and their role in proactive assessment accessibility.
- Identify practical strategies for integrating UTMs into your course assessments.
Welcoming an Indigenous Framework into your Classroom
Thursday, May 22
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
In working towards building an inclusive classroom, topics of Indigenous knowledge are integral in developing a wholistic* approach to education. In this workshop, you will begin to build capacity to welcome an Indigenous framework into your teaching practices and work towards enhancing your students’ learning outcomes.
*the whole person including, physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of their being.
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore how to integrate an Indigenous framework into your teaching practice.
Woo! Hoo! Real-time student engagement with Wooclap and Canvas
Wednesday, June 11
12:05 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
With Wooclap and Canvas, instructors can engage students with real-time polling, quizzing, word clouds, and more, leveraging students’ devices to boost participation, gauge understanding, and provide instant feedback.
Join us for this 20-minute webinar where we’ll demonstrate a fun and formative Wooclap activity, including its integration into the Canvas gradebook. With Wooclap’s intuitive interface, instructors can easily create an interactive, inclusive, and effective learning environment. Stay for an additional 25-minute Q & A to discuss this tool in detail.
Learning Outcomes:
- Consider the use of Wooclap in your teaching context.
- Create and administer a Canvas-integrated Wooclap activity