HANDS-ON HUSKYCT Workshops and other EdTech Workshops
Is your HuskyCT Grade Center ready for midterm and final grade calculations? Do you have questions about using HuskyCT tools in your course? Join us for hands on guidance with HuskyCT, including Grade Center. Workshops take place in Rowe 319 except via Webex dates.
Please bring your laptop.
WHILE EACH SESSION COVERS A SPECIFIC TOPIC, GENERAL DISCUSSION AND OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
HuskyCT: Contact Daniel Facchinetti if you have questions or would like more information.
Other EdTech: Contact Karen Skudlarek if you have questions or would like more information.
Fri., 9/1 9:30-11:00 pm – Kaltura and Collaborate (also available online)
Kaltura is an application built right into HuskyCT that allows instructors and students to record their own video and audio, such as screencasts and/or webcam recordings, and add them directly to their courses. Collaborate is a web-conferencing platform (similar to Skype or WebEx) built into HuskyCT and available to every instructor, allowing for remote/virtual live interaction with students. This session will cover the basics of each platform and how they can be used in your course through HuskyCT.
Register here
Tues., 9/5 1:00 – 2:00 pm – iClicker-Personal Response System (also available online)
The use of Classroom Response Systems or “clickers” is a proven way to engage students and let instructors know what students are thinking. This training will cover the following:
- How to install/run the iClicker software
How to setup a Polling Session
How to run a Polling Session
How to link your Polling Sessions to HuskyCT
How to sync your roster and scores into HuskyCT
- How to setup clicker Registration for your students in HuskyCT
Register here
Tues., 9/5, 2:30-4:00 - Organizing Course Materials in HuskyCT (via WebEx)
This session will cover options for presenting and arranging materials in your HuskyCT course in ways that minimize confusion for students. We will discuss various options for adding content, such as the difference between sorting materials into folders or learning modules, as well as controlling the visibility of content to students. We will also cover options for adding multimedia elements to your course, such as audio and video, among the variety of other content options available in the system.
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Wed., 9/6 2:00 - 3:30 pm – Kaltura and Collaborate (also available online)
Kaltura is an application built right into HuskyCT that allows instructors and students to record their own video and audio, such as screencasts and/or webcam recordings, and add them directly to their courses. Collaborate is a web-conferencing platform (similar to Skype or WebEx) built into HuskyCT and available to every instructor, allowing for remote/virtual live interaction with students. This session will cover the basics of each platform and how they can be used in your course through HuskyCT.
Register here
Thurs., 9/7, 10:30-12:00 – Assessments & Assignments in HuskyCT (Rowe 319)
HuskyCT provides a number of tools for assigning student work, collecting assignments such as papers and projects, and conducting other types of assessments such as tests and quizzes. This session will provide an overview of the tools available to instructors and how to use them, including the use and application of SafeAssign (a built-in plagiarism detection software) as it relates to pedagogy. (Please note: This session will cover the basics of using HuskyCT’s test/quizzing functions, but if you would like to learn about the details of that tool, you also may want to consider the “Developing and Building Test, Quizzes, and Exams in HuskyCT” workshop on August 15)
Register here
Fri., 9/8 9:30 – 10:30 am – iClicker – Personal Response System (also available online)
The use of Classroom Response Systems or “clickers” is a proven way to engage students and let instructors know what students are thinking. This training will cover the following:
How to install/run the iClicker software
How to setup a Polling Session
How to run a Polling Session
How to link your Polling Sessions to HuskyCT
How to sync your roster and scores into HuskyCT
How to setup clicker Registration for your students in HuskyCT
Register here
Mon., 9/11 10:30 – 12:00 pm – Kaltura and Collaborate (also available online)
Kaltura is an application built right into HuskyCT that allows instructors and students to record their own video and audio, such as screencasts and/or webcam recordings, and add them directly to their courses. Collaborate is a web-conferencing platform (similar to Skype or WebEx) built into HuskyCT and available to every instructor, allowing for remote/virtual live interaction with students. This session will cover the basics of each platform and how they can be used in your course through HuskyCT.
Register here
Wed., 9/13, 1:30-3:00 – Developing and Building Test, Surveys, and Pools (Rowe 319)
Many instructors administer online assessments through HuskyCT, and this session will cover the variety of settings that ensure a smooth experience for both you and your students. This session will cover creating questions outside of HuskyCT and uploading them into the system, as well as the range of available submission and feedback settings.
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Thurs., 9/21, 11:00-12:30 – Grade Center Basics (via WebEx)
The Grade Center in HuskyCT can be one of the most useful and time-saving features of the learning management system, but its many options and settings can cause confusion. This session will cover the basic functions of the Grade Center and break down its settings to help you make use of it in your teaching for both recording and calculating grades.
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Wed., 9/27, 11:00-12:30 – Using Groups in HuskyCT (Rowe 319)
Instructors are able to create student groups in HuskyCT, and each group can have its own separate areas of the course with its own separate functions. This session will cover using online groups in HuskyCT, how to set them up and make best use of them, and some of the benefits and limitations of doing so.
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For more information, contact: Educational Technologies at edtech@uconn.edu