Staff Development: Scheduled Workshops | Learning Innovation Unit

Workshops for November 2013

Managing assessments through Moodle : 11^th November - 13:00 – 14:00 DG10 Bea Orpen

Managing assignments can be very time consuming and cumbersome tasks. Typical questions a lecturer is faced with: Have all the students made a submission? Did everybody submit before the deadline? How can I give feedback to all of my students in a practical way?

Furthermore continuous assessment may result in you having to weight assessments differently, thereby creating the headache of converting the actual grade from each assignment into a percentage of the students’ final mark towards their exam.

This session will show staff how to simply get Moodle to solve all of those problems. The session is aimed towards lecturing staff.

Rubrics and marking criteria - 12th November - 13:00 - 14:00 Online via the virtual classroom

* You will receive details on access to the online classroom after registering.

This online workshop looks at how rubrics or marking schemes can support assessment and learning. We will discuss case studies covering a variety of disciplines. Key concepts such as reliability, validity, and transparency will be explored. Participants will find this workshop most useful if they are currently involved in setting assessments.

Feedback through Moodle – 15^th November – 14:00 – 15:00. DG10 Bea Orpen.

http://liu15nov.eventbrite.ie/

Feedback is a crucial part of the assessment process. However the lecturer is faced with the challenge of: how can I give feedback to all of my students in a practical way? useful for the student but practical for the lecturer. Furthermore you may want to give feedback to students but not give them the actual mark for that assignment.

This session will show staff how to simply get Moodle to solve both of these problems. The session is aimed towards lecturing staff.

Introduction to Camtasia - 19th November - 14:00 - 16:00 DG10 Bea Orpen Building

Camtasia is a screen capture software program. Screen capture videos can be recorded with or without voice narration, and can be annotated after recording in order to incorporate navigation and quizzes. This workshop will introduce participants to the basic features of Camtasia.

Teaching international students - 22nd November - 13:00 - 14:00 Online via virtual classroom

This workshop will look at pedagogical opportunities and challenges of teaching international students. We will discuss case studies covering a variety of disciplines. Participants will find this workshop most useful if they are currently teaching international students.

Starting out as a Tutor, demonstrator or providing teaching in DCU: Top tips for hitting the ground running -26th November 9:30 - Noon

Registration and more information here: http://www.dcu.ie/hr/training/ResearcherDevProgramme/startingasatutor.shtml

This workshops is run in conjunction with HR and is facilitated by the LIU.

Developing your Professional Portfolio in Teaching and Learning - 28th November 9:30 - Noon

Registration and more information here: http://www.dcu.ie/hr/training/ResearcherDevProgramme/professionalportfolio.shtml

This workshop is run in conjunction with HR and is facilitated by the LIU.