This drop-in session will walk you through the process of exporting final grades to Banner. At the completion of this session, participants will be able to: Verify whether grades are visible to your students or not; Review setup of final grades and edit final grades, and Export grades to Banner from DC Connect. Register Now!

Wrapping up mid-term assessments and unsure of why your assessment did not yield the results you were anticipating?  Perhaps looking for ways to elevate your questions into higher cognitive levels or find alternative, authentic assessment options?  Drop in with your assessment for a conversation and some suggestions to get your results to where you envision them to be. […]

The Performance Alert and Support System (PASS) is a new program that faculty can implement in their course(s) using intelligent agents in DC Connect. The PASS program was designed to provide early academic intervention for students in a way that is easy for faculty to manage. It supports positive course progress by alerting students to […]

The Performance Alert and Support System (PASS) is a new program that faculty can implement in their course(s) using intelligent agents in DC Connect. The PASS program was designed to provide early academic intervention for students in a way that is easy for faculty to manage. It supports positive course progress by alerting students to […]

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 […]

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 […]

This session will demonstrate how to use both Microsoft Teams and Zoom so you can choose which platform is most appropriate for your course. We will cover how to run an effective synchronous session, schedule meetings in Zoom, start a video call in Teams, create breakout rooms, and the basic functionality of using both platforms. […]

Academic Integrity is becoming an increasing concern for educators across the institution. In this session we will discuss contract cheating, how to use Turnitin to your greatest advantage, and ways in which you can design assessments that support students in avoiding academically dishonest behaviours. There will also be an opportunity to answer your questions related […]

This session will walk faculty through the process for copying and updating your course(s) for the winter semester. This session will cover the following recommendations: https://websiteredesign.durhamcollege.ca/ctl/educational-tech/updating-your-courses/ Register Now!

A rubric is a grading tool that divides the assigned work into component parts and provides clear descriptions of the expectations associated with each component, at varying levels of mastery.  A well-designed rubric can reduce instructor subjectivity, provide a guide to students as to what is expected, act as a learning tool, and reduce the […]