Choose-Your-Own
Workshops
The Centre for Teaching and Learning provides customized teaching and learning support based specific
program requirements and faculty availability. You can now determine workshop dates, times, topics
and locations!
These choose-your-own sessions support teaching and learning quality and innovation by covering tools
and strategies that can help enhance online functionality, content delivery and interactivity. We also
explore how face-to-face strategies can complement online material and learning activities.
Choose the workshops that best suit your program and get in touch with a CTL team member to
schedule sessions! If you don’t see the topics you’re looking for here, let us know. We’ll do our best to
customize these workshops or create new ones based on your needs.
*Key: Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced
CTL Team
Andrew Connery
Instructional Designer
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Amy Cook
Learning Technologies Support
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Christine Boyko-Head
Curriculum Development Specialist
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Peggy French
Educational Designer
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Brian Gould
Instructional Designer
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Leslie Marshall
Learning and Development Consultant
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Lauren Soluk
Instructional Designer
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Jeffrey Rankine
Instructional Designer
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Nadine Ogborn
Manager, CTL
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Anna Johnston
Director, Libraries and CTL
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INTRODUCTORY
Rubrics and Rubrics in eLearn
Duration: 2 hours
Tags: Assessment, Course Management, Online
This is a two-part workshop. The first hour explores rubrics (i.e. what they are, how and when to use
them). In the second hour participants explore the Rubics tool in eLearn@Mohawk and learn how to
build their rubrics into the online learning environment. Note: participants may choose just to attend
one of the hours.
*Recommended for larger class sizes
How One Check Saves Multiple Frustrations: Turnitin and Academic Integrity
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Assessment, Course Management, Online
Explore how to optimize Turnitin’s integration with eLearn@Mohawk for you and your students. We will
cover the basics of use as well as dive into GradeMark’s rubrics and comment sets. (GradeMark is a
complement to Turnitin’s Originality Reports.) Beyond promoting and automatically checking for
academic integrity, discover how these tools can streamline assessment and evaluation.
*Recommended for larger class sizes
Online Marking and Assignment Submission (Dropbox)
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Assessment, Learning Technologies, Online
Go green while increasing student flexibility and autonomy. Participants in this workshop will learn how
to set-up Dropbox folders in eLearn@Mohawk and discuss different use-cases and best practices of
taking assignment submission and marking online.
*Recommended for larger class sizes
An Introduction to eLearn@Mohawk
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Learning Technologies, Online, Course Management
This workshop provides a high‐level view of the eLearn@Mohawk environment and is an appropriate
starting point for anyone learning to use eLearn@Mohawk in their teaching. It focuses on the Essential
Elements, those components that are a requirement of all courses on the system. Working within a
special Workshop environment or in a Practice course, participants are provided a tour of the interface
and are introduced to the main functions. Basic tools are introduced and put into use, including Email,
Pager, News, Calendar, Discussions, Content, and Classlist. Time permitting, other components will be
demonstrated.
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eLearn@Mohawk Basics- Course Management
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Course Management, Learning Technologies, Online
This workshop, intended for those relatively new to eLearn, focuses on developing and employing the
core Essential Elements related to course management. Join us to review the basic features of eLearn as
you import and configure the template pages, create Modules and Topics in the Content tool, configure
your Course homepage, Navigation bar and Widgets, and use the HTML Editor. Dropbox and Gradebook
configuration will also be covered as time allows.
Build Your Own ePortfolio
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Learning Technologies, Communication, Assessment, Online
The use of electronic portfolios in courses and programs to showcase real student achievement is
growing, enabling students to capture, organize, present, and reflect on both formal and informal
learning experiences. In this session, participants will receive an overview of the ePortfolio platform
within eLearn, and work within their own ePortfolios creating Artifacts and Reflections, ultimately
grouping those components into Presentations to be shared for review and comment. The use of
ePortfolios in an instructional strategy and the value they provide to students as a life-long learning tool
will also be discussed.
Introduction to Online Quizzes
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Assessment, Learning Technologies, Online
Participants in this session will learn how to build online question libraries and to configure and
integrate questions into the Quizzes tool in eLearn@Mohawk. Participants are asked to bring quiz
questions to the workshop.
Kaltura: An Easy Way to Upload Videos to eLearn@Mohawk
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Communication, Learning Technologies, Media Development
Find out how the new Kaltura/eLearn integration can help you upload large video files directly within
eLearn, and easily publish and stream videos in eLearn courses. We’ll also show you how to easily create
original recordings using your webcam, and integrate them into your courses using Kaltura.
An Introduction to i>clicker
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Learning Technologies, Active Learning, Assessment, Face-to-Face
i>clicker is a classroom response system that allows students to instantly provide feedback and answer
questions in class. i>clicker is available in all Smart rooms at the College and several sets of clickers are
available for sign-out. In this session, you will learn how to set up and run an interactive i>clicker
session, and how in-class polling can energize your face-to-face time and increase student participation.
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Best Practices and Good Ideas in eLearn
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Course Management, Media Development, Communications
Part workshop, part presentation, this session presents a number of configurations, tips, and best
practices that will help ensure that your eLearn course sites are organized and easy to manage, and are
an effective and efficient platform for learning.
Among the topics covered are formatting tips, rich media creation and publishing, configuration of
Content, course management tips, and course versioning.
Introduction to Capture@Mohawk
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Communication, Media Development
Video Capture is available to all Faculty, Staff, and Administrators at Mohawk College. Discover how
Capture@Mohawk (Panopto) can be used to record presentation materials, onscreen demos, your
voice, or a talking head and link or embed that recording using eLearn and/or publicly. This is a
demonstrational/discovery session intended to introduce the Capture@Mohawk system and get
individuals thinking about how they might use it to meet their teaching, training, or communication
needs.
Copyright at Mohawk
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Course Management, Online, Face-to-Face
Freely available on the web does not always mean available for free. Teachers are increasingly
customizing courseware by putting together resources and readings from the web and traditional books,
journals & magazines. It can be difficult to understand the rights of the creator and our rights as users of
copyright-protected materials. This workshop will help you understand both sides of that rights coin. It
will also provide an overview of the Mohawk College copyright policy. You will gain knowledge of where
to look for resources and how to use them in a way that avoids copyright violations and allows you to be
good role models for your students.
Effective Lecture Classes
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Course Management, Communication, Face-to-Face
The public lecture is one of the oldest modes of education. It remains a core component of
contemporary curriculum, and yet faces continual challenges as a viable, vital and valuable means of
engaging students. On one hand, new understandings of educational psychology, pedagogy, and
alternative delivery styles emphasize student participation and active learning. On the other hand, the
emergence of podcast and lecture-capture technologies; and the prevalence of YouTube and TED Talks
have brought renewed attention on traditional presentation skills.
This workshop will answer the question “What are lectures good for?” and consider the craft of
preparing effective lectures in order to meet these challenges. It offers some suggestions on how to
improve planning, content, form and delivery, as well as highlighting problems and pitfalls to avoid.
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Icebreakers, Energy Breaks and Regroupings
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Face-to-Face, Active Learning, Course Management
Students learn better when they are actively involved physically, mentally, interpersonally, and
emotionally. By creating a warm, friendly environment, student anxiety and uncertainty is reduced, and
students will connect with each other, participate and learn more. Laughter puts students at ease, cuts
through barriers and breaks resistance to learning. This fun-filled, action-packed workshop is loaded
with lots of exercises that can be used at the beginning of class, when things are beginning to drag, to
hook into a topic, and to refocus after breaks.
Lesson Planning for Learning Styles
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Course Management, Face-to-Face, Active Learning
We tend to teach in the way we like to learn ourselves. However, not everyone learns the same way.
This session will explore learning styles, strategies for meeting the needs of those styles in our
classrooms and planning learning experiences that address diverse learning styles
Getting the Most out of Group-Working and Assessments
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Assessments, Communications, Active Learning, Face-to-Face
Group-working skills are essential for our graduates, but how can we effectively develop and assess
those skills? This workshop will explore the benefits and challenges of groups; the principles of team
development and strategies for evaluating group-work. Be prepared to take part as there will be plenty
of group activities and exercises to try out.
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INTERMEDIATE
Flipping the Classroom: Turning Traditional Education on Its Head
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Active Learning, Course Management, Learning Technologies, Communication, Online, Face-toFace
Want more time for those rich, f2f class discussions? The flipped classroom is for you! Explore what the
flipped classroom is and discover the Mohawk resources available to assist your flip. Move your course’s
basic content online and free up f2f: for deep dives with the theory and content; focused collaboration;
demonstrations; and problem-based learning.
Presenting in the Cloud - Prezi
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Communication, Online, Learning Technologies, Media Development
Do you have colleagues or students zooming about in Prezi and want to know how to create and share
Prezis with your class? In this session you will learn the basics of creating a Prezi account, accessing a
Prezi template, designing a Prezi, leveraging your current PowerPoint content with Prezi’s import
feature and embedding your Prezis into eLearn.
Capture@Mohawk – Record from Home or Office
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Communications, Media Development
Video Capture is available to all Faculty, Staff, and Administrators at Mohawk College. Learn how to use
Capture@Mohawk (Panopto) to record welcome messages, lectures, or demonstrations from your
home or office (including presentation materials, onscreen demos, your voice or a talking head) and link
or embed that recording using eLearn. Users must ensure their home computers meet minimum system
requirements.
Capture@Mohawk – Record from the Classroom
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Communications, Media Development
Video Capture is available in all Mohawk classrooms at all campuses. Learn how to use
Capture@Mohawk (Panopto) to record your teaching from the classroom (including presentation
materials, onscreen demos, your voice or a talking head) and link or embed that recording using eLearn.
Capture@Mohawk – Record from your iPhone or iPad
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Communications, Media Development
Video Capture is available to all Faculty, Staff, and Administrators at Mohawk College. Learn how to use
Capture@Mohawk (Panopto) to record welcome messages, lectures, or demonstrations using your
iPhone or iPad and link or embed that recording using eLearn (Participants must have access to an
iPhone / iPad). Users must have an active iTunes account in order to download and install the Panopto
recorder app.
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Conversations in the Cloud - VoiceThread
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Communication
Providing options for participation and contributions is key to learning environments - f2f or online.
Mohawk’s new tool to help you engage in the online learning environment is VoiceThread. Whether you
want to use it for reflection, debate, to extend the f2f discussion, or for presentations, we will show you
how to kick up online conversations in your courses.
*Recommended for larger class sizes
Quizzes 2.0: Personalized Learning
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tag: Assessment, Learning Technologies, Online
Participants in this session will explore advanced quiz features that enable more secure, engaging, and
personalized approaches to online quizzing. Features such as using feedback and hints, randomizing
questions and/or distractors, adding images and graphics, and secured quizzing will be explored.
Prerequisites: Introduction to online Quizzes workshop or prior experience creating and administering
quizzes in eLearn@Mohawk.
Enhancing Learning with Free Technology
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Communications, Learning Technologies, Online
Interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide opportunities for students
to use technology while promoting self-study and developing reflective practice. This hands-on,
interactive session will explore an assortment of interactive tools and activities that can be easily
implemented in your own classroom – either f2f or virtual. Included in the presentation will be free- and
fee-based resources to enhance the teaching and learning environment. You will leave with examples of
tools to explore further as well as ideas to put them into practice.
The Art of Creative and Innovative Teaching
Duration 1.5 hours
Tags: Active Learning, Communication, Face-to-Face, Creativity
This workshop provides an overview of creativity as it applies to the art of teaching by exploring types of
creativity, the impact of creative climates, champions and killers to our profession. Current research on
creativity in schools will be referenced.
Speed Dating for Full-Body Engagement
Duration 1.5 hours
Tags: Face-to-Face, Communication, Active Learning
This workshop demonstrates “speed dating” as a method for exploring complex issues. Participants will
experience the process by focusing on issues in education, deliver their findings and then use the
3Dbriefing model to discuss how they might adapt this method in their classrooms and/or departmental
meetings.
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Creative Problem-Solving in the Classroom: Part 1
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Face-to-Face, Creativity, Active Learning, Communication
Using hands on activities, this workshop provides you with the basics of the CPS process in order to
enhance your abilities to teach creatively. In this workshop you will recognize and overcome obstacles to
creativity, discover, discuss and practice the CPS process, and identify ways to use it in the college
classroom.
Creative Problem-Solving in the Classroom: Part 2
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tags: Face-to-Face, Creativity, Active Learning, Communication
Using hands on activities, this workshop provides you with opportunities to apply the basics of the CPS
process in order to enhance your abilities to teach creatively. In this follow-up workshop to part 1, we
will go deeper into the application of the CPS process for classroom use by practicing divergent,
convergent thinking, and applying it in a post-secondary context.
SCAMPER Your Way to Creative and Innovative Teaching
Duration 1.5 hours
Tags: Face-to-Face, Creativity, Active Learning, Communication
Discover how to enhance your divergent and convergent thinking skills through SCAMPER. This fun
interactive tool will be a sure hit with students and colleagues who find themselves stuck for fresh ideas.
Teaching and Assessing Psychomotor Skills
Duration:
Tags: Assessment, Active Learning, Face-To-Face
This workshop explores the psychomotor domain and evaluating skills performance in labs, workshops
and field placements. Evaluating hands-on skills can be a time consuming, difficult process and
evaluating student behaviours can be fraught with subjectivity. In this workshop, you will learn about
methods of evaluating skills that can reduce subjectivity while ensuring that students receive the
feedback that they need to develop competence and be successful in workplace settings that demand
safe, skilled practice
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ADVANCED
Investigating Instructional Strategies I
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Face-to-Face, Active Learning
The move to blended delivery not only requires re-tooling contact hours for the online learning
environment, but also re-thinking use of f2f contact hours. Take an hour to walk-through common,
active learning strategies to optimize learning in all environments. Option one covers how to run jigsaw
and fishbowl strategies.
Investigating Instructional Strategies II
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Face-to-Face, Active Learning
The move to blended delivery not only requires re-tooling contact hours for the online learning
environment, but also re-thinking use of f2f contact hours. Take an hour to walk-through common,
active learning strategies to optimize learning in all environments. Option two shows how to coordinate
Think-Pair-Share and run a mixed mode debate.
Developing and Using Video and Audio in eLearn
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Tags: Online, Learning Technologies, Course Management, Media Development, Communication
This session will review and demonstrate the basics of video and audio use in eLearn by showcasing
examples of media use and describing tools and techniques for media development and publishing.
Examples will be shown that demonstrate the integration of existing media into courses, creating and
publishing new media, creating annotated videos, in-class recording, and screen capture recordings.
Participants will receive an overview of Camtasia, and the Capture@Mohawk and Kaltura platforms, and
will also learn of the existing resources and developmental support that is available from the CTL. Time
permitting, participants will be encouraged to create a sample video and publish it to an eLearn course.
Adding Impact to Your Assessments: Multimedia Feedback
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Assessment, Online, Learning Technologies
Traditionally, learners in higher education have received assessment feedback text-based format.
However, text-based feedback has the potential be illegible (when hand written), formal, and
impersonal. Participants in this workshop will explore options and opportunities for providing learners
with personalized, rich-media assessment feedback. This approach to providing feedback has the
potential to improve efficiency, clarity, meaning, personalization, and student motivation.
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Integrating Twitter into Course Design
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Learning Technologies, Communication, Online, Social Media
Twitter is a great way to open up the learning backchannel, decrease student group boundaries, and
integrate social media with learning. This workshop will provide you with an overview of different ways
to integrate Twitter into your course design. It will provide you with the foundations and basics of
Twitter use, and an opportunity to use the tool. A Twitter “how-to” guide will be provided.
WordPress & Storify for Learning
Duration: 1 hour
Tags: Learning Technologies, Online, Communication, Social Media
Using a blogging tool such as WordPress or a digital tool like Storify, we can provide students with
alternative ways to post and present material. Each tool provides students with a personal platform for
expression while helping to establish and maintain a professional digital footprint. The session will
review WordPress and Storify, the uses and benefits of each tool, and will provide instructors with the
opportunity to test-drive both tools.
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