Workshop Resources
2025 Teaching Tools Symposium
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Morning Schedule:
- 8:30 am Breakfast (Arts & Sciences Building – Lumina Roof on the Third Floor)
- 9:00 am Welcome and Orientation (Arts & Sciences Building – Lumina Room on the Third Floor)
Teaching Tools Sessions:
You will have 2-3 choices during each session; each topic repeats twice:
| TIME | Room 231 (Classroom) | Room 234 (Learn Lab) | Room 236 (Computer Lab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:20 – 9:50 am | KHANMIGO Ed Finn | TOP HAT Stan Zygmunt | CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 1 (Gina Rue) Modules: JESSE SESTITO Weighted Grading/Assignment Groups: NATALIE KRIVAS Calendar and Due Dates |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | KHANMIGO Ed Finn | TOP HAT Stan Zygmunt | CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 1(Gina Rue)Modules: JESSE SESTITO Weighted Grading/Assignment Groups: NATALIE KRIVAS Calendar and Due Dates |
| 10:40 – 11:10 am | PERUSALL Sara Gundersen | CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 2 (Ed Finn) Canvas Studio: BETSY BUROW-FLAK Speed Grader: SARA STORY Smart Search Canvas Groups | |
| 11:20 – 11:50 am | PERUSALL Sara Gundersen | CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 2 (Ed Finn) Canvas Studio: BETSY BUROW-FLAK Speed Grader: SARA STORY Smart Search Canvas Groups |
Afternoon Schedule:
12:00 pm Lunch and Open Discussion (Arts & Sciences Building – Lumina Room on the Third Floor)
Detailed Session Information:
PERUSALL: Sara Gundersen perusall.com/instructors
Students help each other learn by collaborating and collectively commenting on course material, responding to each other, and participating in an active learning environment.
TOP HAT: Stan Zygmunt tophat.com
A full suite of tools that allow you to create a more interactive learning experience for your students, including (but not limited to) the use of real-time questions and exercises to probe student understanding.
KHANMIGO: Ed Finn khanmigo.ai
An AI-powered teaching and learning platform to help faculty develop course materials and Learning Objectives. Created by Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy.
Other Useful Links:
Khanmigo:
- Khanmigo.ai (site)
- Canvas Blog Post
- Video overview
- One page overview
- More Info (Including Privacy Nutrition Facts)
Other AI Tools in Canvas:
Canvas Studio:
Canvas Groups: