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Digi-Tool Discovery:  Gradescope + SSE

Author: Blaine Fisher, Ph.D., MS, MA, NRP, PG-Cert

Social Annotation in the Age of AI, with Hypothesis
Tuesday, September 24
1pm to 2pm | Hybrid | Register Here

The emergence of cutting-edge technologies, like ChatGPT, has sparked a critical conversation throughout the education industry.  In this workshop, the Hypothesis team will show you how to leverage social annotation to encourage authentic, process-oriented engagement with your course materials. They’ll also share best practices for using social annotation with AI writing tools and demonstrate how to set up Hypothesis-enabled readings in your LMS. 

Enhancing your Presence for Student (and your) Success
Thursday, September 26
12:30pm - 1pm | via Zoom | Register Here

For the online instructor, developing presence within their online course can be a challenge, requiring creative ways of interacting with students and a lot of time. In this 30-minute workshop you will gain ideas for how to enhance your presence in your online course in meaningful and efficient ways. Zoom focus.

Teach Anywhere Office Hours:
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library or online via Zoom. No appointments needed.

GradeScope: An Introduction
Tuesday, October 1
11:30am - 12:30pm | Hybrid | Register Here

Gradescope is a powerful tool for instructors to grade assignments and for students to easily receive feedback on their work. We can easily divide up grading between TAs and graders, and even utilize AI features to read student handwriting and automate tasks like grouping similar answers.

Tulane faculty are using this platform in Math and Computer Science courses to quickly grade various kinds of assignments:

- Paper exams (numeric answers, short answers, long answers, bubble sheets)
- Homework problem sets
- In-class activities (paper and online)
- Programming assignments (code)

In this workshop, we’ll show you how to use Gradescope and many of its features, as well as how it integrates directly with Canvas for easy use here at Tulane. 

Approaches for Course and Program Assessments Using Canvas Outcomes
Tuesday, October 15
11am - 12pm | Hybrid | Register Here

In this workshop, faculty will be introduced to the structural components of Canvas LMS outcomes, apply the STAR Approach to gather student achievement data linked to course assessments, and observe visualizing techniques to represent outcomes data. 

Thursday, September 26

10:30am - 11:45am | Register Here

In today's rapidly evolving work landscape, leveraging the right technology is crucial for career efficiency and performance. This workshop is designed for academic and operational employees seeking to improve their digital literacy, enhance their tech toolkits, and boost their performance. Learn what digital tools are available at Tulane and how to incorporate them into your projects, initiatives, or day-to-day tasks. This workshop is part of TU Professional Development Day.

Encourage your students to participate in The Creative Jam, a fantastic opportunity to showcase their creativity and make an impact with the theme, "Wave of Change: Building Better Together."

Tulane is home to many inspiring community leaders and change-makers—this is your chance to join them!

The challenge is to create a visual or multimedia project that embodies this theme. Projects should explore the ways collaboration and creativity can be used to implement positive change in one's own community.

You have complete freedom to express your ideas using the medium that best fits your vision—the only requirement is that your project be created using any Adobe product available to you.

Creative Jams are digital design and storytelling competitions open to Tulane students across all disciplines.  

Tell your students to take advantage of the Fall semester to work on the project, and make sure to submit it by the November 8th deadline. Don't miss the chance to be part of this wave of change!

Respondus LockDown Browser is a secure application designed to prevent cheating during online exams in Canvas. It restricts students from accessing other websites, applications, or functions like printing or copying while taking an exam. Instructors can easily set up LockDown Browser for their assessments and require students to use it before accessing their exams. To ensure smooth implementation, it’s recommended that students take a practice quiz and install the browser well before the exam day. To learn more about LockDown Browser, view this recent webinar presented by the ILC.