Back-To-School Workshops
At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, we offer a variety of sessions to help instructors prepare for the new semester. You will find links to previous sessions, below.
Session Recordings
Click the links below to see recordings from previous tech trainings:
- Introduction to Canvas (August 3, 2021)
- Working with Assignment Groups (August 3, 2021)
- Creating and Editing Assignments (August 3, 2021)
- Sharing Assignments Among Courses and Grading Offline (August 3, 2021)
- Setting Up Discussions and Attendance (August 3, 2021)
- Grading in Canvas (August 3, 2021)
- Panopto (August 17, 2020)
- Poll Everywhere (August 6, 2021)
- Perusall (August 5, 2021)
- Collaborative Reading and Writing: Intro and Canvas Discussions
- Collaborative Reading and Writing: Google Docs
Accommodation Requests
The Center for Teaching Excellence is committed to providing equal access to its events and programs. Individuals with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact centerforteaching@bc.edu.
Past Back-to-School Workshops
- Active Learning 2.0: Strength in Structure
- Transparent & Welcoming Course Policies: The Syllabus and Beyond
- Supporting LGBTQ+ Students in the Classroom
- Fostering Belonging in the Classroom
- Canvas: Basics
- Bridging Remote Students
- Canvas: Assignments and Grading
- Canvas: New Quizzes
- Tech Tools for Collaborative Reading and Writing
- Clearer Grading
- Introduction to Canvas
- Maximizing Canvas
- Canvas Gradebook Drop-In
- Small Teaching
- Responding to Student Writing
- Trans 101: Supporting Transgender Students
- Active Learning in Every Setting
- Academic Integrity by Design
- Introduction to Canvas
- Maximizing Canvas
- Designing Clearer Assignments
- Building Classroom Community
- Creating Online Lectures
- Drop-In Help: PRS, Zoom, and Canvas
- Facilitating Discussions
- Lecturing for Learning
- Introduction to Canvas
- Maximizing Canvas
- Collaborative Reading with Perusall
- Tools and Techniques for Visual Thinking
- Teaching Through Disruption
- Drop-in Help: Canvas and Zoom
- Teaching with Case Studies
- Real News in the Classroom
- Designing Better Exams
- Gauging Student Learning
- Introduction to Canvas
- Lecturing for Learning
- Maximizing Canvas
- DIY: Creating Online Lectures Using Panopto
- Mindfulness Strategies for the Classroom
- Intercultural Competence in the Classroom
- Grading More Efficiently and Effectively
- Facilitating Better Peer Feedback
- Introduction to Canvas
- Maximizing Canvas
- Crafting an Inclusive Syllabus
- Rubrics for Better Grades and Grading
- Teaching Through Disruption
- Beyond Discussion Boards: Online Collaboration Tools
- Making Groups Work
- Doing More with Panopto