As we begin another semester and set expectations with our students, it’s important to include our expectations for generative AI use in our syllabi and initial course discussions. Your approach is dependent upon your context, including your discipline, course, student cohort, or the learning outcomes you have set for a particular assignment. For some, generative […]
Getting Ready for the Spring 2024 Semester
Getting started for each new semester often feels like an opportunity for a refresh! That’s one of the many unique things about working in higher education; we have built in resets at start of each new fall, spring, and summer terms. As you take a step back and consider how you might prepare for the […]
Making Accessible Video Content
Do you use video content in your courses? Many instructors do! Videos can make for invaluable resources to recap important concepts/terms from a lecture, cultivate additional student engagement, and facilitate active learning. Research on active learning in particular has shown to not only enable students to achieve learning goals, but also contributes to an increased […]
Faculty Development Opportunity – Getting Started with Generative AI Course
Generative AI continues to fill headlines and occupy conference agendas and, although the landscape of education continuously evolves, the impact of generative AI seems to be causing a particular shock for institutions. In an effort to provide faculty with the foundational knowledge they need to begin exploring the limitations and possibilities of such tools in […]
Coding & STEM Instruction Innovation Fest Resources
Instructors in courses with STEM and coding content often need to supplement Brightspace with specialized tools that can render scientific notation and allow for runnable code. These instructors are joined by their colleagues in the increasing number of courses outside of computer and data science that include elements of coding instruction in needing independent development […]
We Presented at EDUCAUSE!
Liz Melleby Welch and Shaina Dymond had the privilege of presenting at the EDUCAUSE 2023 online conference last month. It was an exciting experience as it was a simulive session where we pre-recorded our presentation and then actively engaged with participants in chat while the recording was played. We used PowToon to create this dynamic […]
Watch Party for NYU’s Teaching & Learning with Generative AI Conference
We had a great time hosting our watch party for NYU’s Teaching & Learning with Generative AI Virtual Conference! The LaGuardia Student Technology Center graciously hosted our event and the set-up was perfect. Cozy chairs surrounding a big screen fully equipped to join Zoom meetings and conferences. We even had our own camera set-up so […]
Empowering Students to Succeed – Clear Communication in Brightspace
You may have seen our post about using Due Dates in Brightspace to support student learning. Another effective strategy is to use the student communication tools in your Brightspace course. It can be difficult to provide regular outreach to your students, especially for large format courses. However, through targeted bulk emails and scheduled announcements in […]
Adding Poll Everywhere Activities to Brightspace
Did you know that you could add Poll Everywhere activities to the Brightspace Content tool? Poll Everywhere is NYU’s licensed polling tool and can more traditionally be used to create polls for both in-person and remote events and classes. To keep conversations around course content going beyond class meetings though, Poll Everywhere activities can be […]
Empowering Students to Succeed – Due Dates in Brightspace
We all have our preferences when it comes to communicating our expectations to students. At a minimum, designing a clear and detailed syllabus that includes weekly topics, assignments, and key due dates provides students with a roadmap for the course. However, Brightspace enables multiple communication strategies and with a few minor adjustments to learning materials, […]