Workshop: Designing Your Online Course
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Workshop
Series: AI in Action: Exploring AI’s Potential in Teaching and Learning
Seven events from seven campus units exploring how Artificial Intelligence can impact teaching and learning. UCLA's Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT), the Center for Education, Innovation, and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS), the Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms program (EPIC), Online Teaching and Learning (OTL), the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (COE), the Writing Programs, and Humanities Technology (HumTech) have collaborated to bring this event […]
Assignments, Quizzes, and Grading in Bruin Learn
Create and grade assignments and quizzes, explore the Gradebook, and learn how to provide student extensions and accommodations. Improve your teaching skills and simplify your life in Bruin Learn – join us now! Presenter: Kate Schaller Sponsored by: Teaching and Learning Center
Leveraging Bruin Learn for Your In-Person Course
Do you teach in-person and aren't sure what to do with your Bruin Learn site? This presentation will cover the what, why, and how of adding a companion Bruin Learn site to your course. We will discuss what your companion site is, why you would use one, and how to construct a simple, accessible, and […]
Course Setup Checklist
The "Bruin Learn Course Checklist" session will provide you with a guide to follow before you open your course. The comprehensive guide will move through a systematic checklist to guarantee your Bruin Learn site is fully prepared and accessible prior to the start of term. Participants will learn best practices for link checking, date confirmation, […]
Engagement & Interaction Strategies in Hybrid and Online Classes
In this (interactive) workshop we will consider a range of student engagement and interaction activities for courses using Bruin Learn. We’ll also explore tips for boosting instructor-student interaction, including a set of "cohort engagement" strategies that support relationship- and community-building in hybrid/online courses. Presenter: Kim DeBacco Part of the Academic Technology Fall 2023 Expo
Create Engaging and Interactive Reading Assignments Using Social Annotation Tools
The session will cover what social annotation is and why it’s important. Facilitators will share a comparison of social annotation tools, including Hypothesis, Leganto and Perusall, and provide examples about how to use them to create interactive reading assignments that promote student engagement and collaboration. Presenters: Sirui Wang, Mohsin Ali, Greg Steinke Sponsored by: UCLA Teaching and Learning Center, UCLA […]
Providing Personalized Feedback Using Video and Audio
Explore personalized feedback for your students using video and audio. Increase your social presence in your Bruin Learn online/hybrid course. Discover ways to quickly and easily use media to provide personalized feedback to your students. Use media tools in the SpeedGrader, Discussions and Assignments. Presenters: Andrey Nikolayev, Agustin Rios, Alan Roper Sponsored by: Bruin Learn Center of Excellence, UCLA Teaching […]
Making the Most of Group Work with Google Suite
Group work has the potential to encourage deep and critical thinking through peer learning. When we provide structure to group work, we give students space to focus on positive interdependence and individual accountability. More importantly, structure reduces the cognitive resources students need to navigate the procedural elements of group work and instead focus their cognitive […]
The Why & How of Group Work Using Bruin Learn
Collaborative learning offers a host of benefits, and we'll explore how it can enrich your teaching and students' learning experiences. Explore the benefits of group activities, consider ways of setting up and organizing groups, learn effective strategies for implementing group work in Bruin Learn, and gain insights into fostering student engagement and teamwork in in-person […]
Customize the Design of Your Bruin Learn Course Sites
This interactive session introduces DesignPLUS (formerly known as Design Tools), a collection of tools designed to assist in rapid site creation and customizing course content in Bruin Learn. The facilitators will demonstrate the essential components of the design tools through examples, and will showcase the new sidebar that will be released in the coming academic […]
Developing Student Video Assignments
Discover innovative approaches to using Bruin Learn for student video assignments. This session discusses alternatives to written assignments that allow students to become digital storytellers through their own video projects. The session includes an overview and examples of how to set up a student video project or assignment, resources for student digital storytelling and simple […]