Fall 2025 Academic Technology Workshops

Presented by the XCITE Center for Teaching & Learning

Fall 2025 Trainings are now open!

Click the button below to register for any of the Fall 2025 workshops. You will be able to select the sessions you wish to attend in the form.

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Boosting Engagement: Tech Tools for Active Participation

Dr. Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran

September 4, 2025 | 1:00 PM

Explore digital tools like Peardeck, Poll Everywhere with AI, Slack, and Google's Notebook LM to enhance student participation and collaboration in this interactive session.

Empowered Teaching in Canvas

Dr. Linda Lemus

September 5, 2025 | 11:00 AM

Discover how to foster student engagement through Universal Design for Learning (UDL), creating inclusive environments with accessible content and collaborative tools.

Faster Grading with Gradescope

Howard Fooksman

September 9, 2025 | 11:00 AM

A hands-on workshop on Gradescope, a powerful assessment tool designed to help educators grade faster, more consistently, and with improved feedback.

Assessment Made Easy: Canvas Quizzes & Gradescope

Dr. Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran

September 9, 2025 | 1:00 PM

This hands-on session focuses on effective feedback and assessment strategies, comparing Classic and New Quizzes and demonstrating Gradescope's power.

Collaboration and Accessibility Foster Engagement

Dr. Linda Lemus

September 10, 2025 | 11:00 AM

Learn to make your Canvas course more accessible, collaborative, and intuitive using UDL strategies, Canvas Groups, and Google LTI integrations.

Student Engagement with Poll Everywhere

A Customer Success Manager

September 11, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Explore innovative uses of Poll Everywhere to enhance engagement, streamline attendance with geolocation, and assess understanding in real-time.

Securing Online Exams with Respondus

Julia McCarty

September 18, 2025 | 1:00 PM

A step-by-step introduction to Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor to enhance the security and integrity of your online assessments.