The OTL has offered the following workshops in the past and can customize and offer these workshops to your unit/department. We will typically try to find a faculty member in the unit/department to co-facilitate the workshop and provide relevant examples.
Technology workshops
Canvas Basics
Canvas Advanced
Canvas Assessment Tools
Adobe Connect Basics
Clicker Basics
Using Clickers in the Classroom
Wikis, blogs and other collaborative tools
Exploring Free & Easy Web 2.0 Tools
Social media in the classroom: Using blogs, twitter, and video essays to enhance learning
Integrating video into your classroom
Pedagogy workshops
Facilitating discussions for critical thinking (classroom or online)
Secrets of effective presentations
Strategies for student groups and teams
Honoring the DU Honor Code
How Learning Works – Research-based principles about how students learn
Why don’t they get it? Understanding how students think
Managing difficult students
Managing laptops and mobile devices in the classroom
Thinking About Teaching an Online Course?
Teaching International Students
Strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
Grading strategies and challenges
If you are interested in a workshop topic not listed above, please contact us.
