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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is an online event Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation What to Expect in this Showcase This showcase is an extension of an earlier talk the presenter gave as part of the Spring 2023 “AI in Action” event. It will focus on a specific use of ChatGPT in a Spring 2023 […]
Facilitator: Sirui Wang #GettingStarted #Introductions #OnlineStudyTips #Announcements This is part of the 10+10 Training series. In Fall quarter 2023, the TLC instructional designers are offering a series of seven pop-up sessions - each just 10 minutes in length - on focused, specific topics related to online/hybrid course design. Each of these 10 + 10 sessions […]
Facilitator: Kate Schaller #coursenavigation #declutter #studentexperience This is part of the 10+10 Training series. In Fall quarter 2023, the TLC instructional designers are offering a series of seven pop-up sessions – each just 10 minutes in length – on focused, specific topics related to online/hybrid course design. Each of these 10 + 10 sessions will take […]
This is an online event Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation What to Expect in this Showcase You will learn about the tools and reports Bruin Learn provides to data on student engagement, participation, and achievement. Bruin Learn analytics can We will also discuss the limitations of analytics and how your course […]
Facilitator: Mark Kayser This is part of the 10+10 Training series. In Fall quarter 2023, the TLC instructional designers are offering a series of seven pop-up sessions – each just 10 minutes in length – on focused, specific topics related to online/hybrid course design. Each of these 10 + 10 sessions will take place at 10am […]