Winter 2023 Programming
Join our Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS) team and your fellow instructors and teaching assistants this winter as we explore the physical and remote class environments and new educational technologies. These sessions are designed to provide support across the spectrum of course delivery methods, with a particular focus on technologies supporting hybrid lecture delivery and student assessment.
On-going sessions, specific programming for January, February, March and April, and personalized sessions are available.
Gradescope Drop-Ins
Date & Time: Ongoing
Location: Online (Zoom)
Gradescope, a new educational technology at the University of Guelph and the University of Guelph-Humber, has replaced Test Scoring application and Scantron technology, effective Fall 2022.
This new technology offers up-to-date assignment design opportunities, for both online and in-person formats, and provides assessment features that can increase grading efficiency and consistency and deliver extensive feedback to students.
If you are interested in using Gradescope to set up an existing or new assignment, learn bubble sheets, or just have some general questions about the technology, please stop by one of our Gradescope Drop-Ins.
Gradescope Drop-Ins are scheduled via Zoom every Tuesday and Wednesday from January 3 to April 26 (no registration required!).
More information on Gradescope and the various assignment types are available via OpenEd’s Instructor Gradescope Support documentation.
Drop-In Session Zoom Links:
Web Conferencing Classroom Orientations & Practice Sessions
Date & Time: Ongoing (by appointment)
Location: Day Hall, Room 118
If you are assigned to a Lecture Web Conferencing or Seminar Web Conferencing Classroom, you may be interested in an orientation or practice session in our demo room in Day Hall.
Our 30- to 45-minute, in-person orientation sessions are facilitated by an instructional technology specialist (ITS), and includes a walkthrough of the classroom technology, a chance to try out your laptop in the room, and an opportunity to better understand the in-person and remote student experience.
Alternatively, if you are already familiar with the web conferencing classrooms from a previous semester, you may also use the registration form to book time in our demonstration room to practice and test on your own by selecting the Practice Session option.
To register, complete the Demonstration Classroom Booking Form. You will be asked to provide three potential availability windows when requesting an orientation or practice session. Our team will make every effort to accommodate your availability.
Online Workshop: Get Started with Gradescope
Date & Time: Ongoing
Location: Online (Zoom)
Offered directly by our partners at Gradescope, these hour-long workshops are available on various dates and times throughout the semester.
Gradescope's team of trainers provide thorough demonstrations and answer questions about the platform. Please note that the trainers are not affiliated with the University. If you have a question about Gradescope specific to our institution, please contact CourseLink Support or stop by one of our weekly Gradescope Drop-Ins.
In the Get Started with Gradescope workshop, you learn how to:
- Set up assignments where students can submit freeform work (no printers or templates needed)
- Grade your existing exams and homework on Gradescope
- Make rubric changes as you grade—changes apply to previously graded work to maintain consistency
- Write each comment only once—apply previously used comments with a click
- Use ‘assignment analytics’ to gain insight into student learning
PERSONALIZED SESSIONS
Are you looking for a session on a specific supported educational technology for your college, department, or instructional team? Our ITS team offers personalized sessions for large and small groups and will work with you to tailor a session to your needs.
To request a session, please contact the ITS team.
PAST SESSIONS
January
| Web Conferencing Classroom Assistance Drop-In Day |
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Date & Time: Wednesday, January 4 | 9 to 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 to 4 p.m. Our Instructional Technology Specialist (ITS) team is available to assist you with questions about web conferencing classroom technology, provide setup walkthroughs, and test laptops with the room technology. On a first come, first served basis, we will be available in both a web conferencing lecture room (ROZH 103) and a web conferencing seminar room (ROZH 105). If you are teaching in a web conferencing classroom and planning to leverage the technology to provide a synchronous experience to students attending both remote and in-person, or to record lectures, or to teach fully online and are unfamiliar with the technology, we highly recommend dropping in. Unable to attend the drop-in? Feel free to book a consultation with our ITS team in the demonstration classroom room in Day Hall. |
| Leveraging Gradescope for Paper-Based Homework |
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Date & Time: Thursday, January 19 | 2 to 3 p.m. Gradescope’s Homework & Problem Sets assignment type can be leveraged to allow students to submit handwritten content for digital assessment. In this session, we explore the potential advantages of using Homework & Problem Sets in Gradescope compared to submitting images of work for assessment through CourseLink’s Dropbox tool. A demonstration of how students submit their assignments and identify the locations of answers to specific questions is provided. |
February
| Multiple-Choice Assessment with Gradescope Bubble Sheets (Session 1 of 3) |
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Date & Time: Thursday, February 2 | 2 to 3 p.m. With Scantron no longer available or supported at U of G, this session is designed to help you transition to Gradescope, the new OpenEd-supported option for on-paper multiple choice assessments. If you plan to use bubble sheets for your quizzes, midterms, or final exams going forward, please join us for this session. The following topics are covered:
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| Reading Week Programming: Gradescope & CourseLink Support Drop-ins |
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Looking for additional Gradescope support? Have a question about your CourseLink site? Stop by one (or more!) of our Reading Week Drop-In sessions hosted by our OpenEd’s Instructional Technology Specialists and support staff. Session 1: Online Drop-inDate & Time: Tuesday, February 21 | 10 to 11:30 a.m. Session 2: In-Person Drop-inDate & Time: Wednesday, February 22 | 10 to 11:30 a.m. Session 3: Online Drop-inDate & Time: Thursday, February 23 | 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
| Reading Week Programming: Gradescope-Hosted Instructor & TA Workshops |
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Gradescope is offering a workshop series open to instructors and TAs at all partner institutions with several sessions that are available during U of G’s Reading Week. This series includes sessions focused on different use cases and course formats. Please note that the sessions listed below are facilitated by Gradescope’s Training Team, not by OpenEd’s Instructional Technology Specialist team. As such, the sessions do not include information specific to CourseLink’s Gradescope integration; however, the information presented about the Gradescope platform is relevant. Gradescope for In-Person Teaching (Templated and Bubble Sheet Assignments)Date & Time: Tuesday, February 21 | 1 to 2 p.m. This one-hour workshop focuses on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments. Gradescope’s training consultants will show you how to set up an assignment, grade consistently with a rubric, provide students with rich targeted feedback, and easily return work electronically. Gradescope for Large Courses (Sections and Tools for Courses with 100+ Students)Date & Time: Wednesday, February 22 | 1 to 2 p.m. This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in large courses. With the new section management features, instructors will be able to set different submission time windows (release dates, due dates, late due dates, time limits) for different sections of students in the course, for a single assignment. Instructors will also be able to set assignment visibility by section to release assignments to a subset of students on the roster. Gradescope for Online & Hybrid Teaching (Online Assignments and Student-Uploaded Work)Date & Time: Thursday, February 23 | 1 to 2 p.m. This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments. Gradescope’s training consultants will show you how to set up an assignment, grade consistently with a rubric, provide students with rich targeted feedback, and easily return work electronically. |
| Turnitin Instructor Information Session |
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Date & Time: Wednesday, February 22 | 12 to 1 p.m. Join Gabi Singh from Turnitin as she reviews Turnitin, best practices for using Similarity Reports, and current trends in academic integrity. There will be 15-20 minutes reserved for discussion and Q&A. |
March
| Multiple-Choice Assessment with Gradescope Bubble Sheets (Session 2 of 3) |
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Date & Time: Thursday, March 2 | 2 to 3 p.m. With Scantron no longer available or supported at U of G, this session is designed to help you transition to Gradescope, the new OpenEd-supported option for on-paper multiple choice assessments. If you plan to use bubble sheets for your quizzes, midterms, or final exams going forward, please join us for this session. The following topics are covered:
An additional live session is also available in April! |
April
| Multiple-Choice Assessment with Gradescope Bubble Sheets (Session 3 of 3) |
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Date & Time: Thursday, April 6, 2023 | 10 to 11 a.m. With Scantron no longer available or supported at U of G, this session is designed to help you transition to Gradescope, the new OpenEd-supported option for on-paper multiple choice assessments. If you plan to use bubble sheets for your quizzes, midterms, or final exams going forward, please join us for this session. The following topics are covered:
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| CourseLink Tool Spotlight: Quizzes (New Quiz Building Experience) |
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Date & Time: Tuesday, April 11 | 2 to 3 p.m. CourseLink features a new quiz building experience that brings the interface more in line with other CourseLink tools such as Dropbox. The new experience puts all the quiz setup features on a single page and updates some language to make certain options easier to understand. The new quiz experience is on by default and while the option to return to the old experience remains for now, it is expected to become the only quiz building option by S23. By attending this session, you have the opportunity to:
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| Gradescope: Stories from the Classroom (Session 1) |
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Date & Time: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | 3 to 4 p.m. Led by Gradescope’s faculty consultants, this session showcases how other instructors use Gradescope to:
Can’t make the April 12 session? No problem! The session is running again on May 8 and June 7. Additional date options are available via the registration link above. |