{"id":20897,"date":"2025-02-02T09:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T15:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/?post_type=workshop&#038;p=20897"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:23:40","slug":"2025-teaching-tools-symposium","status":"publish","type":"workshop","link":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/workshop\/2025-teaching-tools-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Teaching Tools Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 7, 2025&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Morning Schedule:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>8:30 am Breakfast (Arts &amp; Sciences Building &#8211; Lumina Roof on the Third Floor)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9:00 am Welcome and Orientation&nbsp; (Arts &amp; Sciences Building &#8211; Lumina Room on the Third Floor)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teaching Tools Sessions: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You will have 2-3 choices during each session; each topic repeats twice:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table advgb-table-frontend\"><thead><tr><th><strong>TIME<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Room 231 (Classroom)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Room 234&nbsp;(Learn Lab)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Room 236&nbsp;(Computer Lab)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px\"><strong>9:20 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>9:50 am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>KHANMIGO&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Ed Finn<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOP HAT&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Stan Zygmunt<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 1 (Gina Rue)&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Modules: JESSE SESTITO<\/strong><br><strong>Weighted Grading\/Assignment Groups: NATALIE KRIVAS<\/strong><br><strong>Calendar and Due Dates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10:00 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>10:30 am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>KHANMIGO&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Ed Finn<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOP HAT&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Stan Zygmunt<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 1(Gina Rue)Modules: JESSE SESTITO<\/strong><br><strong>Weighted Grading\/Assignment Groups: NATALIE KRIVAS<\/strong><br><strong>Calendar and Due Dates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10:40 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>11:10 am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PERUSALL <\/strong><br><strong>Sara Gundersen<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 2 (Ed Finn)&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong>Canvas Studio: BETSY BUROW-FLAK<\/strong><br><strong>Speed Grader:<\/strong> <strong>SARA STORY <\/strong><br><strong>Smart Search<\/strong><br><strong>Canvas Groups<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11:20 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>11:50 am<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>PERUSALL <\/strong><br><strong>Sara Gundersen<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>CANVAS TOOLS: SESSION 2 (Ed Finn)<\/strong><br><strong>Canvas Studio: BETSY BUROW-FLAK<\/strong><br><strong>Speed Grader: SARA STORY<\/strong><br><strong>Smart Search<\/strong><br><strong>Canvas Groups<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afternoon Schedule:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12:00 pm Lunch and Open Discussion (Arts &amp; Sciences Building &#8211; Lumina Room on the Third Floor)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Detailed Session Information:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PERUSALL: Sara Gundersen &nbsp; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perusall.com\/instructors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>perusall.com\/instructors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Students help each other learn by collaborating and collectively commenting on course material, responding to each other, and participating in an active learning environment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOP HAT: Stan Zygmunt<\/strong> <strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tophat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tophat.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KHANMIGO: Ed Finn&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanmigo.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>khanmigo.ai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An AI-powered teaching and learning platform to help faculty develop course materials and Learning Objectives. Created by Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Useful Links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Khanmigo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/khanmigo.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Khanmigo.ai<\/a>\u00a0(site)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/The-Product-Blog\/Khanmigo-Teacher-Tools-Now-Available-in-Canvas-for-US-K-12-and\/ba-p\/617936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canvas Blog Post<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/productmarketing.instructuremedia.com\/embed\/acd9b7b9-dad9-4643-848d-aacefafc0574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Higher-Ed-Users\/Khanmigo-Teacher-Tools-in-Canvas-Higher-Ed\/ba-p\/616806#M2712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One page overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Partner-Listings\/Khan-Academy-s-Khanmigo-Teacher-Tools-for-U-S-Educators\/ta-p\/617373#toc-hId-141539663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More Info (Including Privacy Nutrition Facts)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other AI\u00a0Tools\u00a0in Canvas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Smart-Search-Feature-Preview\/Smart-Search-FAQ\/ta-p\/604415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Search<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Discussion-Summaries-Feature\/Feature-Preview-Overview-Discussion-Summaries\/ta-p\/609157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discussion Summaries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Artificial-Intelligence-in\/AI-Nutrition-Facts-Canvas-Discussion-Summaries\/ta-p\/608252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discussion Summaries (Nutrition Facts)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canvas Studio:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Studio-Guide\/What-is-Canvas-Studio\/ta-p\/1725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canvas Studio Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canvas Groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Video-Guide\/Groups-Overview-Instructors\/ta-p\/381842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groups Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Teaching Tools Symposium is a one-day professional development event at Valparaiso University focused on practical instructional technologies. 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