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Leveraging Technology II: Engaging Students Through Teaching Platforms

Wednesday, September 21 | 11 am - 12:30 pm
This follow-up workshop familiarizes new Teaching Assistants with Learning Technologies at their disposal, and ways they can leverage technology to enhance student engagement and learning.
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom.
Facilitators: Gabrielle Coombs and Eduardo Rebagliati
For KIN TAs only. For registration, contact katrina.waldhauser@ubc.ca
Learning Technologies for New Instructors and TAs

Friday, September 16| 12pm - 1pm
This orientation workshop for new Faculty of Education Instructors and TAs will explore UBC services and learning technologies available, with a particular focus on the Canvas LMS. We will look into setting up your course including assignments and gradebook, LOCR, and where to find support if you need it:
This session covers:
• Overview of UBC Learning Technology Ecosystem
• Setting Up Canvas
• Using Canvas for Grading
• LOCR
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom. The session will be recorded and distributed to all registrants.
Facilitators: Eduardo Rebagliati and Gabrielle Coombs
How to use Kaltura

Thursday, September 15 | 12pm - 1pm
Kaltura is a UBC-supported multi-media platform which is available to both students and instructors. In this session, we will look into the benefits of using video in your course, how you and your students can use video to engage more deeply with course content, and how to use Kaltura to do so!
This session covers:
• Leveraging video for student engagement
• Kaltura Platform Overview
• Kaltura Canvas integration
• Adding Video to your course (instructor and student perspective)
Note: This event will be held online on Zoom. The session will be recorded and distributed to all registrants.
Facilitators: Naomi Sawai and Aryan Varma