Events

The gradebook is an essential tool in eLC and can be used to communicate student performance in a variety of ways to best suit your course. Join us to learn about setting up your gradebook, creating grade categories, customizing the display, and entering grades for students. This session is part of a series that supports instructors and TAs in foundational eLC skills for their teaching and is ideal for those who are new to UGA or eLC (or anyone who wants to learn how to use eLC effectively).

The gradebook is an essential tool in eLC and can be used to communicate student performance in a variety of ways to best suit your course. Join us to learn about setting up your gradebook, creating grade categories, customizing the display, and entering grades for students. This session is part of a series that supports instructors and TAs in foundational eLC skills for their teaching and is ideal for those who are new to UGA or eLC (or anyone who wants to learn how to use eLC effectively).

The availability and awareness of tools that make use of generative AI has grown substantially over the last few years – bringing with them an array of both challenges and opportunities in the teaching and learning space. Join us for this exploration of the basics of generative AI and teaching. Together we’ll explore the options and consider the role of AI literacy both for ourselves and for our students, gaining the skills and knowledge to effectively navigate an AI-integrated world.

Join us for this intermediate-level workshop to delve more deeply into the eLC gradebook and communication tools. You'll learn how to create and apply custom grading schemes tailored to your course needs and configure Intelligent Agents to automate communication with students based on specific criteria, such as missed deadlines or progress milestones. We'll also discuss best practices for using these tools to save time and provide timely feedback to students. This session is part of a series for instructors and TAs who are familiar with basic eLC features and are seeking ways to enhance their grading efficiency and student engagement.

In this workshop, we'll fully introduce you to Turnitin: we will walk you through how to set Turnitin up in an eLC course and enable TurnItIn for an eLC assignment. You’ll learn how to navigate and interpret the Similarity Report and the AI Report as a guide to understanding students’ areas of need for improvement. We'll also discuss best practices with using Turnitin, important settings you need to consider, understand the student report view, and show how both students and instructors can use Turnitin to improve writing with DraftCoach. This session is part of a series for instructors and TAs who are looking to take advantage of advanced eLC features and integrations to create engaging and effective learning experiences for students.

As an instructor, you have more control over the learning environment in your classroom than you might guess. Research tells us that when students feel a sense of belonging in your classroom, and sense that their instructor is invested in their success as learners, they are more likely to attend class, participate in discussions, and engage in learning activities. Importantly, there is also a great deal of reciprocal synergy between the use of active learning strategies and the cultivation of an effective and engaging classroom environment. In this workshop, we will explore concrete strategies that instructors can use to shape a learning environment that promotes student motivation, intellectual focus, and a sense of belonging.