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TheCenter for Faculty Excellence (CFE) offers workshops for the BGSU teaching community on a variety of topics related to creating, adapting, and/or assessing courses and course content as well as implementing academic tools and technology.

Camtasia is a powerful application that allows you to record your screen, create, and share dynamic videos. You can use Camtasia to record PowerPoint lectures, Canvas course introductions, homework reviews, and other custom videos that are tailored around your course content. You will get hands-on experience by producing and editing a video and integrating it into your Canvas course. The workshop duration is 2 hours.

This workshop serves as an introduction to the creation of two types of accessible documents: word processor files and slideshow presentations. You will learn the basic steps to making Word Documents and PowerPoints accessible to visually impaired readers. During this workshop, you will also engage with the accessibility checker provided by Microsoft Suite to investigate and remedy accessibility issues present within existing documents. All BGSU faculty members, staff, and graduate students interested in learning how to create accessible documents will benefit from the opportunity to practice remediating sample documents. The workshop duration is 1.5 hours.

In this workshop, we will discuss how to create a New Quiz in Canvas and how to set up quiz settings. New Quizzes is an updated assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and replaces the Classic Quizzes functionality. We will explore new question types such as Categorization, Ordering, and Hot Spots as well as discuss how to manage item banks. You will have an opportunity to create questions in an item bank in one of your Canvas courses and utilize the item bank in a quiz. The workshop duration is 1.5 hours.

Taking a proactive approach to modifying or creating accessible course content (images, documents, presentations, videos, etc.) can be helpful for both you and your students. A demonstration of key accessibility practices will take place during the workshop. Followed by time to practice a skill and ask questions. This workshop is only an introduction. You will leave with additional information and resources about accessible content creation. The workshop is 1.5 hours.

Are you looking for ways to make a lasting impact on students while engaging them with your course content? Join us to learn more about what micro-learning means and what it takes to create personalized micro-learning videos that will connect learners to your material. We will identify the benefits of producing micro-learning videos for your classes and discuss best practices for creating effective, accessible videos as well as exploring different platforms where you can host your videos. In this session, you will have the opportunity to create a script or outline for a topic from one of your courses to prepare for your first video! The workshop duration is 1 hour.

In this workshop, you will learn how to design a student-friendly course in Canvas. Throughout the workshop, we will review the BGSU Canvas Course Template and discuss best practices for organizing your course content in Canvas. We will explore best-practices for course design and discuss design options that align with your pedagogy and course content. We will also discuss BGSU student feedback about course design and share strategies that have worked well for BGSU instructors. The workshop duration is 1 hour.

You'll have the opportunity to work directly with the equipment, experiment with different setups, and record a video session using the video recording studio. This workshop is open to instructors and staff. The workshop duration is 1 hour.

Are you looking for ways to create interactive videos to engage students in discussion and assessment? Canvas Studio is a screen capture tool that allows you to create engaging videos right within Canvas. The Studio interface allows for in-video commenting and low-stakes quizzing. The workshop duration is 2 hours.

To request a CFE workshop for your department, college, or unit, complete the CFE Workshop Request Form by clicking on the button below. Workshops can be curated to meet the specific needs of individuals in your department.

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