Digital Learning Resources
Live Workshop Sessions
Live Workshop Sessions
The following workshops are your opportunity to build your skills while engaging directly with a Digital Learning expert and your peers. If you missed a session, you can email us to schedule a consultation and/or reach us via our Live Support.
We can also facilitate customized workshops for your college, department, or program. Request a workshop .
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AI-Enhanced Learning: Empowering Student Success
When it comes to using generative AI, there's a lot to think about! We want to show you how to responsibly and effectively integrate generative AI tools into your teaching practices, supported by USF's guidelines and resources. In this workshop, we'll begin by covering USF's guidelines for ethical generative AI usage. We'll then explore various applications of AI in teaching and learning, such as creating content, including AI-generated media. You'll also learn best practices and "gotchas" to watch for when working with these powerful tools.
Tue, Sept 16th 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Introduction to (Digital) Accessibility
In this session, you'll learn what makes documents and digital media assets "accessible" within your course. You'll learn why accessible is not only required, but beneficial to all students. We'll then explore the tools to help you get your files in shape, and wrap up by demonstrating easier fixes you can do now in Canvas and Word.
Thu, Sept 18th 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Engagement Tools to Enhance Student Learning
Do you want to bring more engagement & interaction into your online course? In this session, we'll be discussing strategies & tools to help make this happen in both synchronous and asynchronous courses. This session includes time for a hands-on approach to dive into an online course and "play" with the tools.
Tue, Sept 23rd, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Bring Book Club Vibes to Your Course with Social Annotations
Want to boost student engagement with your course materials? Try social annotations! This approach lets students interact with content 鈥� and each other 鈥� 鈥渋n the margins,鈥� encouraging deeper reading, shared insights, and stronger learning communities. Think collaborative commenting on articles, videos, or podcasts using SpeedGrader-like annotation tools. In this hands-on workshop, you鈥檒l learn how to design these activities with practical strategies you can use right away.
Thu, Sept 25th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Genai faculty learning community: Session 2
Join our GenAI Faculty Learning Community, which meets on the last Friday of each month, each session focusing on a different GenAI-related topic.
The sessions are open to everyone in a teaching role at USF, and no prior experience with AI is required. Come ready to share your own approach and hear how others are navigating this evolving space.
Fri, Sept 26th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Using Guided Videos to Improve Reading Retention
(St. pete campus - POY231)
Make readings stick! Join our workshop on Using Guided Videos to Improve Reading Retention and learn how to create short, targeted videos that boost student comprehension and engagement with course texts. Transform how your students read and learn in one session!
This event is available as an in-person workshop along with the Teams webinar. If you'd like to attend in-person join us on the second floor of the Poynter Library on the St. Pete campus room POY231.
Fri, Sept 26th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Video Best Practices for Success
In this session, we will discuss best practices for developing recorded presentations and lectures no matter what recording tool you use. These practices will help you produce videos that will keep your students engaged, save you time, and look good in the process.
Fri, Oct 3rd, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Strategies for Learning: Teaching Students SMART Goals
Empower your students to succeed! Join our workshop on Goal Setting Strategies for Learning and learn how to teach students to create SMART goals. Unlock tools to boost motivation, focus, and achievement in your courses. Transform student outcomes with one powerful strategy!
Fri, Oct 10th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Streamline grading: Tips for efficiency and grading feedback
Feeling bogged down by grading? Join us for a helpful workshop where you'll discover practical strategies to simplify your grading process without sacrificing quality. Whether you're managing multiple courses or just looking to free up more time for teaching, this session is packed with actionable tips to help you streamline your workflow and enhance feedback for your students.
Wed, Oct 15th, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Why Won't Students Read My Syllabus?
(St. Pete campus - POY231)
Tired of students missing key course details? Discover the power of the Integrated Syllabus in our workshop! Learn how to craft a dynamic, engaging syllabus that students actually read and use. Transform your course foundation into a tool for success and streamline communication鈥攁ll in one session!
This event is available as an in-person workshop along with the Teams webinar. If you'd like to attend in-person join us on the second floor of the Poynter Library on the St. Pete campus room POY231.
Fri, Oct 24th, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Quiz Creation in Half the Time with GEtmarked
GETMARKED enables instructors to quickly import questions into Canvas. This powerful solution also supports the importing of images, audio-based questions, feedback, and a variety of question types. Come see how to use this great tool!
Tues, Oct 28th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Chunking effect: Simple fixes for better video learning
Join us for a fast-paced, one-hour session where we unpack the why and how of video chunking鈥攂reaking up long lectures into digestible, high-impact segments that stick. We鈥檒l explore what the research says about attention spans, show off some before-and-after transformations, and offer easy, practical tips for enhancing your videos with interactive 鈥渂ridges.鈥� You鈥檒l leave with ready-to-use guides, new inspiration, and the confidence to chunk like a pro鈥攗sing the tools you already have.
Wed, Nov 5th, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Videos and Accessibility
Making the videos in your course accessible goes beyond ensuring they have captions. Whether they are lecture or demo videos you made, or external ones such YouTube videos you want students to watch, we'll cover them all. We'll start with all the pieces that need to be posted with the videos, and then go over tips when making your own or choosing external videos.
Thu, Nov 13th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM