Teaching and Learning Technologies: Courses and Events
Teaching and Learning Technologies

Courses and Events

PSU January Tech Jumpstart- Setting Up Your Gradebook

Learn about grading in the Canvas Gradebook - how to set up the Gradebook, weight grades, and hide grades, and set up missing and late policy.


https://plymouthstate.zoom.us/j/98748936492

in Canvas (myCourses)
Zoom - Introduction

This is a live Zoom online introduction session that will give you a high-level overview of using the Zoom web-conferencing tool. You will learn the basics of accessing, scheduling, and hosting meetings.




in Zoom
Canvas (myCourses): Building Classroom Community Online

A classroom community helps students feel valued and connected with the teacher and other students in the class. Taking the time to create this type of environment can help students feel included, can help them learn important netiquette, and can teach them about responsibility. This session will provide strategies teachers can use to help foster this type of environment.


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in Instructional Continuity
Zoom: Breakout Rooms

In this session, we will discuss the use and advantages of Zoom breakout rooms. We will offer specific suggestions to increase group discussion effectiveness and provide best practice recommendations.


This session is not campus-specific.


in Zoom
FOI Innovation Lab

The Fundamentals of Online Instruction Innovation Lab is a Special Topics course. Familiarity with Canvas, and prior participation in Fundamentals of Online Instruction are recommended, but not required.


The Innovation Labs are generally a blended format, with some online and some face-to-face work. Labs on different topics will be offered every Fall and Spring.


in Instructional Design
myElements - Overview


This course will cover all aspects of the application as an overview. How to update your profile, where information is pulled from. How to add Publications, Grants, Professional Activities and Teaching Activities. Then how all this information is compiled into a Faculty Activity Report (FAR).

in myElements
Introduction to Open Educational Resources

This self-paced course is designed to provide you with an overview of the OER landscape, allowing you to identify, integrate, and (maybe) produce OER for your own courses and to find support for your efforts on your UNH campus.


To participate (no sign up required): https://mycourses.unh.edu/courses/27454


in Instructional Design
Fundamentals of Online Instruction

Fundamentals of Online Instruction is a self-paced online course designed at UNH, for UNH faculty who will be developing an online course and teaching online for the first time. The course helps prepare you for teaching online, gives you a jumpstart in creating a course plan for a course you will be teaching, and gives you some of the experience of taking an online course as a student.

Access the course here: more...]

in Instructional Design
Gradescope: Advanced User Workshop



Please both register here and directly with Gradescope. Click the Register button above to register with USNH and click on the links below or in the description above to register directly with Gradescope. You must register with Gradescope directly to attend.




November 9, 2022 Session Registration


in Canvas (myCourses)
Accessible Course Materials Virtual Drop-in Assistance

SAS is offering virtual tech support for Faculty or Staff to make course materials accessible for students with or without disabilities.


This may include:



  • print/digital textbook access

  • searchable PDF’s

  • PowerPoint

  • classroom handouts/activities

  • Canvas

  • Kaltura/video captioning

  • Zoom auto live transcription

  • i-Clickers


Whether you have a quick question, need in-depth help, or just want... [more...]


in Instructional Design
Blue DIG Office Hour Session


This is an opportunity to get help with the DIG process. This is for TEV Coordinators only. This training is in open office hours format.


in Teaching Evaluation Software-Blue
Zoom: Security Settings & Recommendations

In this session, we will discuss Zoombombing and strategies to prevent it.  We will offer specific suggestions to increase the security of your class or meeting as well as what to do if you find an unwanted guest or person acting in an inappropriate manner.


 


in Zoom
Remote Engagement Workshop

Are you interested in improving student engagement in your zoom classes? This workshop will cover strategies you can use when engaging students in synchronous zoom sessions. The goal is to help keep your students focused and participating.
  


Join the session:
https://unh.zoom.us/j/97549524584


in Zoom
Canvas (myCourses): Assignments

In this session, we will cover creating an assignment, available settings, briefly discuss an assignment rubric, how to access assignment submissions, and some best practices.



Join the session:

Teams Link


in Canvas (myCourses)
PSU Canvas Assignments

In this session, we will cover creating an assignment, available settings, briefly discuss an assignment rubric, how to access assignment submissions, and some best practices.

in Canvas (myCourses)
PSU January Tech Jumpstart- Course Design and Organization

This session will go over making your Canvas course more aesthetically appealing. We will go over how to make a home page and add images, as well as how to select a pre-designed course template. This session will also cover general course organization

https://plymouthstate.zoom.us/j/98748936492

in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): New Quizzes - Using Item Banks

This session describes how to use Item banks. ( formerly known as Question Banks in Classic Quiz)


Item banks function differently then Question Bank. In this session we'll discuss the strategy on how the naming convention and management of the banks.



What you'll learn:



  • How to name your banks to be able to identify questions from any course

  • How to share banks with other faculty

  • How to use a bank for a quiz

  • How to update ques... [more...]

in Canvas (myCourses)
Zoom: Active Learning with Zoom

Engage students remotely through Zoom using active learning activities such as a small group discussion, problem solving discussion, role playing, or hands-on activity to promote higher levels of cognitive learning.


Zoom Tools such as, Non-Verbal Feedback, White Board, Polling , Screen Sharing and Break-out Rooms are ways to transform your online environment into a collaborative learning space. 


Bring along your examples of course activities and we will explore the tools ... [more...]


in Zoom
Closed Captioning Workshop

Learn about the technical aspects involved with captioning your video content, and how to complete the process of captioning and editing the captions of a video uploaded to kaltura through Canvas or MediaSpace.


We'll start with a brief overview of how videos get captioned, and how and why it's important to proof and edit them once they are returned.


The remainder of the time will be workshop time to make edits to your captions with Media and Collaboration staff on hand to help... [more...]


in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): Office Hours Session

These sessions are Walk-in sessions for Faculty or Staff to get assistance in using Canvas (myCourses), Assignments, Grade Book, Grade Pass-back or other instructional technologies. 


 


 


Registration requested but not required.


NOTE: This walk-in session, hosted by the AT Documentation and Training Team, is available to all faculty, staff, and students.  It is designed to include support for concurrent topics including Canvas (myCourses), myEle... [more...]


in Canvas (myCourses)
EAB Navigate - Appointment Center and Kiosk Management

This course will discuss in detail how to access, use and manage the appointment center and kiosk functionality within Navigate.


in EAB Navigate
iClicker Cloud, student polling system: Training

Academic Technology at UNH uses a student response system called iClicker Cloud. In this hands-on session, you will learn how to use iClicker to support active learning in your classes. We will also review Reef Polling.


Be prepared to install the application on your laptop.


These sessions are being held in person and/or over zoom.


We will meet in the Dimond Library, Rm 521. The zoom meeting link will also be active for people who wish to be remote.



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in Clickers
Canvas (myCourses): Rubrics

This course will cover how to create a Rubric and assign it to an Assignment and a Disucssion. You'll also learn how to use the Rubric to grade the student submission

Teams Link

in Canvas (myCourses)
Drupal Training: Introduction


NOTE: this course is required for all new website account holders. Website account activation takes place during this session.




Sessions will be conducted virtually.


Designed for first time Drupal users and those managing "official" Plymouth, UNH or USNH websites, this course provides an overview of the Drupal website content management interface, covers adding and updating site content and support files (images, PDFs, etc.), briefly introduces the para... [more...]


in Drupal
Pressbooks at Plymouth State

In this session we will explore the Pressbooks system, a tool we will use on campus for developing and publishing Open Educational Resources (OER). You will learn how to request an account, how to navigate the internal side of the system, and where to find and examine your colleagues' works within the system that we have built out thus far.

in Pressbooks
myElements and Faculty Activity Reporting - Office Hours

These sessions are open for all faculty who are getting started with myElements or preparing their myElements profile for publication to their department website or FindScholars@UNH. Help will also be offered for the Faculty Activity Reporting process.   This course will be an informal opportunity to provide 1:1 assistance with logging in, navigating myElements, claiming your publications, and making other updates to your profile and creating the Faculty Activity Report. Bring your questions ... [more...]


in myElements
PSU Canvas Digital Markup and Grading (Speedgrader)

This session will cover the basics of grading in Canvas, including the ways an instructor can digitally markup and provide comments on student assignment submissions in Speedgrader.

in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): New Quizzes - How to create questions and settings


This session will explore in detail the New Quizzes questions. We will demonstrate the new Questions types; Hot Spot, Categorization, Ordering and Stimulus.
Additional topics include:

- partial and full credit
- add questions to a bank
- lock an answer
- shuffle answer per question or globally.

Join the session:

Teams Link:
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in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): Discussion Boards


In this session, we will cover creating a discussion board, its settings, managing the discussion, and some best practices.



Join here:

Teams Link

in Instructional Continuity
Canvas (myCourses): Online Assessments - Handwritten Submissions

This is a live Zoom online introduction session that will show you how to give an online exam and collect handwritten work with Canvas and Microsoft Lens.




in Canvas (myCourses)
Classroom Technology: Airmedia, Meeting Owl Pro, Zoom Capable Classrooms

In this session, we will demonstrate how to use various classroom technology.  Topics covered include:


Airmedia:  allows for wireless presentation of content from a laptop, smartphone, or tablet device via a WIFI wireless connection.


Owl Meeting Pro:  a 360° video conference camera available in some classrooms.


Using Zoom capable classrooms:  A collection of equipment in some classrooms that allows remote students and guest speakers to hear, see, and interact with what... [more...]


in Zoom
Exam Scan - Remark Grade Import

The Exam Scan process is being done entirely in house. Everything from the printed materials to the actual scanning will occur at UNH.  All results from the exams can be securely posted into the myCourses GradeCenter quickly, and will be accessible by teachers and teaching assistants.
 
This training will show you how to pick up and distribute materials, access your results, and import these results into myCourses, Canvas course.


in Exam Scanning
CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) - Virtual/Zoom Support Hours



Hosted by the Office of the Registrar to provide assistance and answer questions for faculty and staff using the CourseLeaf CIM system.

Get assistance with:

-Course Proposals
-Program Proposals
-Miscellaneous Requests
-Approvals and Workflow
-and more

in CourseLeaf
EAB Navigate - Completing Progress Reports

This course will cover the steps required to complete and submit progress reports in EAB Navigate. We will then cover how to run searches/reports to identify students that have been marked as 'Below' average and options to engage those students through the application.


https://unh.zoom.us/j/97019029541


in EAB Navigate
Canvas (myCourses): Introductory Course (self-paced online course)

This is a Canvas (myCourses) introduction course designed in a Canvas course.


It is designed to allow you to progress through the modules at your own pace.  The course includes how to use the Canvas tools and additional academic technology used at UNH.


You have the option to use this course exclusively to get up to speed with using Canvas or you can also attend a face-to-face introduction course or a Canvas (myCourses) walk-in or Zoom online support session to get help wi... [more...]


in Instructional Design
Canvas (myCourses): Course Management

This course will focus on how to adjust assignment due dates, use the ToDo list and use Course analytics to view student activity


 


 


 


 


 https://unh.zoom.us/j/99183134577


 


 


in Canvas (myCourses)
myPortal: Intro for Editors/Publishers

This session will take editors and publishers through the basics of using the application and best practices

in myPortal
LDT Virtual Office Hours 2024


LDT Virtual Office Hours hours allows attendees to ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team online during a 30 minute appointment. These are open sessions and not specific subject trainings. These are scheduled with at least 24 hours advance notice using Microsoft Bookings. Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Zoom, Canvas, and Kaltura



Please sign up by registering here and on Bookings - more...]

in Kaltura
Blue DIG Intro


This training is for TEV Coordinators and will give an introductory overview of the requirements for the teaching evaluations. NOTE: This is not for instructors.


in Teaching Evaluation Software-Blue
Fundamentals of Active Learning

This course has been redesigned as self-paced online modules with an optional consultation with a Learning Architect and a hands-on orientation for TEAL technology training (required to use the TEAL classrooms).


Get simple and adaptable active learning strategies that you can immediately incorporate into your current syllabus, and prepare for teaching in a Technology-Enabled Active Learning Classroom.



Access the course here: https://mycourses.unh.edu/courses/108289

Instruct... [more...]

in Instructional Design
CourseLeaf Academic Catalog (CAT) - Lab for Editors

This is not a formal step-by step training. It is an opportunity to work on edits and/or approvals with the Academic Catalog Coordinator from the Office of the Registrar available to answer questions and offer assistance.


in CourseLeaf
Canvas (myCourses) and iClickers: Walk-In Session

These sessions are Walk-in sessions for Faculty or Staff to get assistance in using;



  • Canvas (myCourses)

  • Assignments

  • Grade Book

  • Grade Pass-back

  • iClickers


 


 


Registration requested but not required.


NOTE: This walk-in session, hosted by the AT Documentation and Training Team, is available to all faculty, staff, and students.  It is designed to include support for concu... [more...]


in Clickers
Microsoft: Better Together M365 and Canvas Overview for Faculty

As a learning management system, Canvas serves as a critical foundation for classroom management. Microsoft 365 provides best in-class tools for real-time collaboration, file management, and synchronous experiences. In this introductory training, learn how Microsoft 365 and Canvas work together to create an integrated learning platform that meets the needs of today's hybrid classrooms.

Objectives

  • Connect a Canvas course to Microsoft Sync

  • Overview of Microsoft tools... [more...]

in Microsoft
Microsoft: Get started with Microsoft Teams for Education

Microsoft Teams for Education brings everything and everyone together for learning and work in one place. This introductory training is intended for educators and will showcase the fundamentals of how to navigate Teams and get a class team up and running.

In this training, you will:

  • Learn to navigate Microsoft Teams for Education

  • Create and set up a team

  • Stay connected with chat

  • Schedule and run a meeting


This training i... [more...]

in Microsoft
Canvas (myCourses): Gradebook Features


This session will offer insight into how the Canvas gradebook is setup, how to enter grades, and how the total grade is calculated.
Additional topics include:

Weighted Grades
How to hide and release grades to students
Set a missing and late policy
Manage grades in assessment
Student view of grades



Join at:

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in Canvas (myCourses)
E-Portfolios in Plymouthcreate

In this workshop, we’ll discuss opportunities for students to develop online portfolios using the more...]


in Domains of One's Own
Canvas (myCourses): Digital markup and grading (Speedgrader)


This session will cover the basics of grading in Canvas, including the ways an instructor can digitally markup and provide comments on student assignment submissions in Speedgrader.



Join the session:



Teams Link... [more...]

in Canvas (myCourses)
Courses Search and Booklist Open Session

These open sessions are drop-in sessions for anyone wanting help with using the Course Search and/or Book list.    Drop-in anytime during the scheduled time.


Registration is not required but it is helpful to know how many people will be attending.


 


in Course Search (courses.unh.edu)
Kaltura: Creating, Editing and Sharing Videos in Canvas

In this session, you will learn how to utilize Kaltura Capture to record your lectures. We will go over how to install, record, edit, upload, and share your recordings in Canvas.


https://unh.zoom.us/j/9939905188


in Kaltura
Canvas (myCourses): New Quizzes - How to create a new quizzes


In this session, we will cover creating a quiz, available quiz settings, adding questions, scheduling a quiz, and some best practices using the New Quizzes tool in Canvas. The New Quizzes tool will be eventually replace the Classic Quiz tool



Join the session:


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in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): Classic Quizzes

In this session, we will cover creating a quiz, available quiz settings, add questions, scheduling a quiz, and some best practices. 


 



in Instructional Continuity
Canvas (myCourses): Working with Pages

Pages can include text, video, and links to files and other course or group content. In this session you will learn how to work with Pages in Canvas. 


 


Zoom Link


 https://unh.zoom.us/j/99183134577


 


in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): Using Gradebook and Grade Passback to submit grades

Learn how to ensure your gradebook and final grade are calculated the way you want and free of errors so that you can use the Grade passback to automatically pass grades to Webcat.

Join the session:

Teams Link


in Canvas (myCourses)
New Faculty Orientation Virtual Office Hours

New Faculty Orientation virtual office hours allows new faculty to drop in and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team.  This is an open session and not specific subject training.  Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom.
  


Join the session:
https://unh.zoom.us/j/95187263653... [more...]


in Instructional Continuity
CourseLeaf Academic Catalog (CAT) - New Editors and Refresher

During this course, the trainer will demonstrate step by step how to make edits and provide an overview of the software’s functions used by Editors. This is a hands-on session, and participants are encouraged to follow along with the trainer, using the software as part of the learning process.


in CourseLeaf
CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) - End User Training

Learn how to navigate the CourseLeaf CIM dashboards and forms to submit proposals to add new, modify or inactivating existing courses and programs.

For faculty and staff that typically initiate or assist with curriculum proposals for courses and programs.

A recording of the training will be made available as a resource for attendees and anyone that cannot attend a scheduled session.

Recording available at:
https://www.unh.edu/provost/academic-affairs/curriculum-management/resources-cim... [more...]

in CourseLeaf
CourseLeaf Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM) - Approver/Reviewer Workflow Training

Learn how to navigate the CourseLeaf approver workflow dashboard for proposals submitted through CourseLeaf CIM. Proposals include those for adding, modifying or inactivating courses and programs, as well as miscellaneous requests. How to review, comment, edit, rollback and approve proposals will be covered.

For individuals and committee members in roles that review/approve proposals to add, modify or inactivate courses and programs as part of the curriculum management governance workflow.
... [more...]

in CourseLeaf
Zoom: Sharing Recordings with Students in myCourses (Canvas)

This session will cover the process of sharing Zoom session recordings with students in myCourses.


in Zoom
EAB Navigate - Campaigns


Appointment Campaigns enable advisors to request that specific students select a specific date and time in which to schedule an appointment. This is in contrast to the advisor creating appointments for each student. This feature is commonly used when an advisor must meet with all their students at least once per term.



in EAB Navigate
PSU January Tech Jumpstart- Grading Assessments

In this session, we will discuss available settings to hide/release grades, briefly discuss an assignment rubric, how to access and grade student submissions with Speedgrader, and some best practices.

https://plymouthstate.zoom.us/j/98748936492

in Canvas (myCourses)
EAB Navigate - Office Hours

These sessions are open ended sessions where users can connect to the session via Zoom and get answers to questions you have. 


https://unh.zoom.us/j/95621297954


in EAB Navigate
Zoom - Advanced Topics

This is a live Zoom online introduction session that will lead you through advanced topics of using the Zoom web-conferencing tool.


 


in Zoom
Accessibility Workshop

Best Practices for Creating Accessible Instructional Materials


This workshop will focus on how to create accessible instructional materials through demonstration and discussion of the differences between accessible and inaccessible course materials.  The workshop will include how to ensure all your “print” materials are accessible (textbooks, handouts, PDF files, PowerPoint, etc.) as well as a look at the various use/sources of audio/video conte... [more...]


in Instructional Design
EAB Navigate - Introduction

This course is intended for Advisors/Faculty Advisors new to the Navigate platform. Navigate provides the opportunity for advisors and student support personnel to document and track student progress towards goals. The application is part of a University System's initiative for student retention. This course will provide users with the basics to getting started with the application.


in EAB Navigate
Zoom - Polling

The session will discuss the best practices on using polling during a Zoom session for participant interaction


 


 


in Zoom
Canvas (myCourses): Course design using Modules and Pages

Review your course layout by learning how to use Modules and pages in your Canvas course. This sessions also includes how to add links and assessments in your Modules. You'll also learn how to setup a home page.

Join here:

Teams Link... [more...]

in Canvas (myCourses)
Canvas (myCourses): Introduction

This is a live Zoom online introduction session that will give you a high-level overview of Canvas. You will learn basic Canvas navigation, how to add course content, a syllabus and assessments.  Also learn how the Calendar and Gradebook are populated.


After getting started with the introduction session, follow up with additional training session and also get help with specific instructional challenges by attending a online Zoom session. 


Zoom Link


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in Instructional Design
CourseLeaf Section Scheduler (CLSS) - Working Session for Schedulers

This is not a formal step-by step training. It is an opportunity to work on the production of the course schedule with staff from the Office of the Registrar available to answer questions and offer assistance.


in CourseLeaf
PSU Office Hours


LDT Plymouth In Person office hours allows attendees to come in person and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team, face to face. These are scheduled with at least 24 hours advance notice using Microsoft Bookings. Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Zoom, Canvas, and Kaltura. Please sign up for sessions on the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month between 2 pm and 3 pm for these subjects.


Please sign up by registering here and on Bookings - more...]

in Zoom
LDT In Person Office Hours - Canvas


LDT In Person office hours allows attendees to come in person and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team, face to face. These are scheduled with at least 24 hours advance notice using Microsoft Bookings. Get answers to questions regarding Canvas. Please sign up for sessions on the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month between 11 and 12 pm for these subjects.


Please sign up by registering here and on Bookings - more...]

in Canvas (myCourses)
LDT Virtual Office Hours

LDT virtual office hours allows attendees to drop in and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team.  These are open sessions and not specific subject trainings.  Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom.
  


Join the session:
https://unh.zoom.us/j/97234529228


in Zoom
Carousel Training (Basics)

This course will take the users through the process of logging into the system, basic navigation, how to create bulletins from a template or upload into the system.


in UNH TV
Drupal/Sites@USNH/Website Tools - Virtual Walk-in Session


Sessions will be conducted virtually


Hosted by Software Development to provide assistance for faculty, staff and students with plymouth.edu, unh.edu and Sites@USNH websites and other web tools, including the UNH Events Calendar and Little Forest.


Registration requested but not required.


in Publishing Platform (UNH Today)
Microsoft: M365 in EDU Office Hours

This is an open, drop-in time to ask questions and receive expert consultation for those seeking assistance or solutions using any of the M365 tools to improve or support student learning experiences.

There is no registration for this session. Simply use the provided link during the scheduled session times.

For questions about these sessions, or to request a different meeting time,
Email the Trainer... [more...]

in Microsoft
iClicker, student polling system: Walk in or Zoom Session

This is a walk in or zoom session for faculty who have used iClicker in previous semesters and would like assistance setting up iClickers for the current semester.


 


 https://unh.zoom.us/j/94688126123


 


in Clickers
Fundamentals of Online Delivery

Fundamentals of Online Deliveryis a short two week online course designed for instructors assigned to teach a course online for the first time. The course focuses on delivery and facilitation of online courses, rather than design. The course runs each February, July, and October. 


in Instructional Design
Kaltura Classroom Lecture Capture

Academic Technology provides support and tools for lecture capture, a broad term that includes recording what happens in a traditional classroom setting, presentations, or demonstrating content for students to view outside of a normal classroom setting.


During the Spring of 2018, UNH transitioned our lecture capture services from Tegrity to tools available from Kaltura. Please come to one of our sessions to learn more about:



  • Demonstration of Kaltura Classroom

  • ... [more...]

in Kaltura
Canvas: Using Respondus LockDown Browser for Online Testing in Canvas

This session will cover the use of Respondus for online testing. We will discuss some of the common questions and concerns and share best practices for the tool.


 


https://unh.zoom.us/j/94300457140


 




in Canvas (myCourses)