
Previous Learning Science Lab Workshops
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Brightspace: Getting Ready to Teach
Spring 2021
In this workshop, we walked through the process of setting up a simple course in Brightspace. We created a Gradebook, added a few Assignments and Quizzes, then brought everything together using the Content tool.
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Brightspace I: Just Browsing
Spring 2021
In this workshop, we’ll show you some Brightspace features and you’ll also have an opportunity to play the role of a student in completing some basic actions like turning in an assignment, receiving feedback, and completing a quiz.
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Teaching with a Diverse Mindset
Spring 2021
This workshop is designed to support and cultivate diversity of thought, perspectives, and experiences in our teaching practice and promote student learning in an inclusive environment.

Breakout Rooms + Polling: Master Advanced Zoom Features
Spring 2021
In this workshop we’ll cover how the breakout rooms and polling functionality works in Zoom and explore how these features can be most effectively utilized in your class.

Get Ready to Teach Remotely with Zoom: Zoom Basics
Spring 2021
In this workshop we’ll cover how to set up and use Zoom through NYU Classes, ways to make the most of Zoom’s interactive features to support learning, and ideas for organizing meetings and content for a remote format.
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Teaching with a Diverse Mindset
Fall 2020
This workshop is designed to support and cultivate diversity of thought, perspectives, and experiences in our teaching practice and promote student learning in an inclusive environment.
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Leveraging Google Apps for Teaching
Fall 2020
In this workshop we’ll walkthrough the Google Apps suite and provide tips on how each tool can be effectively integrated in the classroom.

Breakout Rooms + Polling: Master Advanced Zoom Features
Fall 2020
In this workshop we’ll cover how the breakout rooms and polling functionality works in Zoom and explore how these features can be most effectively utilized in your class.

Online Discussion: Synchronous and Asynchronous
Fall 2020
We share strategies and tools for helping to spark discourse during your Zoom classes (synchronously) and ways to keep the conversation flowing outside of live class time (asynchronously).
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Breakout Rooms + Polling: Master Advanced Zoom Features
Fall 2020
In this workshop we’ll cover how the breakout rooms and polling functionality works in Zoom and explore how these features can be most effectively utilized in your class.

Get Ready to Teach Remotely with Zoom: Zoom Basics
Summer 2020
In this workshop we’ll cover how to set up and use Zoom through NYU Classes, ways to make the most of Zoom’s interactive features to support learning, and ideas for organizing meetings and content for a remote format.
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Managing a Blended Classroom
Summer 2020
This workshop will focus on technology and teaching strategies for instructors who will be teaching on-campus to both in-person and remote students this fall.

Leveraging Google Apps for Teaching
Summer 2020
In this workshop we’ll walkthrough the Google Apps suite and provide tips on how each tool can be effectively integrated in the classroom.

Structuring a Week Online: Balancing Zoom and Other Activities
Summer 2020
In this workshop we discuss ideas for structuring your remote class to take advantage of activities that work best asynchronously (student-paced, instructor guided) and synchronously (in a live Zoom environment).
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Breakout Rooms + Polling: Master Advanced Zoom Features
Summer 2020
In this workshop we’ll cover how the breakout rooms and polling functionality works in Zoom and explore how these features can be most effectively utilized in your class.
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Online Discussion: Synchronous and Asynchronous
Summer 2020
We share strategies and tools for helping to spark discourse during your Zoom classes (synchronously) and ways to keep the conversation flowing outside of live class time (asynchronously).

Quickly Make Useful Screen Recordings
Summer 2020
In this workshop we explore the tools you can use to create screen recordings and discuss how to incorporate them into your course to support student learning.
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Structuring a Week Online: Balancing Zoom and Other Activities
Summer 2020
In this workshop we discuss ideas for structuring your remote class to take advantage of activities that work best asynchronously (student-paced, instructor guided) and synchronously (in a live Zoom environment).
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