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Pass/Fail and Flexible Gradebooks

MS Teams

The course outline lays the blueprint for the assessment of a course and faculty are required to create a gradebook in DC Connect that reflects the evaluation criteria described by it. Where do Pass/Fail courses fit into this picture? Also, the Evaluation Notes can describe policies for missed assessments and student friendly re-weighting opportunities that […]

DC Connect – Using DC Connect Templates Drop-In

MS Teams

The percentage of mobile devices (smart phones and tablets) among college students continues to rise. DC Connect is now much more mobile friendly, with a cleaner and fully functional user experience. As more students are interacting with their course content and activities through their phones, it is important that your content is easily available. The […]

DC Connect: Introduction & Content

MS Teams

This introductory-level session will provide an overview of DC Connect and some of its most essential features and is strongly recommended based on Durham College's Learning Management System Use policy. This session will provide hands-on training on the DC Connect user interface as well as how to add and manage content within your course. Participants will […]

Video Creation Open Dialogue

MS Teams

In this open dialogue, we're putting the spotlight on your video needs. We understand that each discipline and teaching style comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities relating to creating and incorporating videos into the learning experience. This open dialogue is intended for faculty to come with questions and provides an opportunity to […]

DC Connect: Supporting Student Success

MS Teams

This introductory-level session will introduce features of DC Connect that help to support students.  In discussing features like Release Conditions and Intelligent Agents we will be changing our focus from content delivery and direct student interaction and instead looking at ways to guide students in their learning using DC Connect and assisting students who need […]

Supporting Positive Collaborative Learning Experiences

MS Teams

Engaging students in collaborative learning can lead to deeper learning, but it can also feel unpleasant for both instructor and students. In this session, you will explore how to design group tasks that promote true collaboration among students and how to address the common challenges that arise when students work (or don’t work) together. Register […]

AI-Driven Teaching: Revolutionize Your Classroom with Bing and ChatGPT

MS Teams

Are you ready to take your teaching to the next level with the power of generative AI? In this workshop, you will learn how to use Bing and ChatGPT, two of the most advanced AI tools available today, to enhance your classroom experience and engage your students. You will discover how generative AI works, what […]

Using Microsoft Stream to Create and Share Videos

MS Teams

This introductory session will show faculty how Microsoft Stream can be used to quickly and easily capture and share videos with students. This session will walk faculty through the steps to: capture a webcam video, screen recording or both apply minimal edits such as trimming share the video within DC Connect Register Now!

Be In The Know Lunch-n-Learn Session: Program Enrolment Dashboard (CSER)

CIR 108/CIR 102

Be In The Know (Brown Bag Lunch-n-Learn with IRP-Institutional Research & Planning) Topic: Program Enrolment Dashboard (CSER) Durham College provides a College Statistical Enrolment Report (CSER) to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities each semester. Our Program Enrolment Dashboard presents five years of longitudinal CSER data at a glance. Join this session to review the […]

Authentic Assessments

Authentic assessments allow students to demonstrate learning using real-world problems/cases, projects, skills and/or tasks that are representative of what would be expected in that field. These types of assessments move away from the traditional test or exam, in favour of micro task assessments, leveraging professional resources, and scaffolding formative assessment tasks into a larger summative […]