• Overview of Brightspace

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In Person Training Designed for faculty and graduate teaching assistants new to using UMaine's LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started and answer frequently encountered questions.   After this, you can continue to learn using our our self-paced fundamentals course  […]

  • Using Kaltura and video in your teaching (Virtual)

    ZOOM

    Virtual Training This session will provide an overview of the features of Kaltura - UMaine’s video platform. We will discuss creative ways to use video in your teaching and share ideas about using video to improve student learning.  We recommend bringing a laptop with you and your UMS login credentials.  

  • The UMaine Teaching Toolbox

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    In Person Training Learn about the tools available to faculty for use in teaching and learn about how to use these resources in your courses. We will discuss Brightspace, Zoom, […]

  • Efficient Grading with Gradescope

    Virtual Location

    Virtual Are you an educator looking to streamline grading of handwritten exams or homework? Do you want to provide meaningful feedback to your students more efficiently? Join this virtual webinar designed to give you an overview of Gradescope, a powerful tool being piloted at University of Maine that revolutionizes the grading process for educators and students alike. […]

  • Improving your grading workflow with Gradescope

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Virtual Training     Gradescope was designed to allow faculty to include more diverse assessments with improved feedback while saving time on grading.  It provides capacity in larger classes where assessments beyond multiple choice can be challenging at scale. However, for any size class it can improve the efficiency and quality of your grading for […]

  • Improving your grading workflow with Gradescope

    Virtual
    Virtual Event

    Virtual Training     Gradescope was designed to allow faculty to include more diverse assessments with improved feedback while saving time on grading.  It provides capacity in larger classes where assessments beyond multiple choice can be challenging at scale. However, for any size class it can improve the efficiency and quality of your grading for […]

  • An overview of Brightspace

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono

    Designed for faculty new to using UMaine’s LMS Brightspace, this orientation will provide you with an overview of the layout, commonly used tools, and recommendations to help get you started.   If you are familiar with Brightspace, but have specific questions about your course, we recommend setting up a one-on-one consultation with our faculty support specialists […]

  • PARTNER EVENT: Orientation to Navigate

    Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, Room 337 75 Long Rd., Orono, ME, United States

    Navigate Office Navigate is UMaine's early alert system.  This overview will introduce faculty to Navigate and recommended use of the tool to support student success. August 25th | 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Ferland Center, Room 106 (PLEASE NOTE: This is across campus from FERNALD HALL where CITL is located) REGISTER HERE Questions? Email um.navigate@maine.edu

  • PARTNER EVENT: New faculty computer assignment

    100 Lord Hall

    New Faculty - Computer Assignment and Orientation Session: Lord Hall Rm 100 Providing one-on-one consultations on August 26th between 1:00pm - 4:00pm During these sessions we will: Ensure you can successfully login to the device Assist with connecting to Eduroam wireless network Familiarize you with UMS Application Catalog and Device Updates Install, connect, and print to […]

  • (Virtual) Using Gradescope to be more efficient

    Virtual Event

    Are you an educator looking to streamline grading of handwritten exams or homework? Do you want to provide meaningful feedback to your students more efficiently? This workshop is designed to […]

  • (Virtual) Brightspace Gradebook features

    Virtual Event

    The gradebook in Brightspace is often the last thought when building your course but we know that thinking about it early, and understanding how it works can save time in […]

  • (Virtual) Gradescope: What is it and how could you use it?

    102 Fernald Hall 102 Fernald Hall, Orono
    Virtual Event

    Are you an educator looking to streamline grading of handwritten exams or homework? Do you want to provide meaningful feedback to your students more efficiently? This workshop is designed to give you an overview of Gradescope, a powerful tool being piloted at University of Maine that can improve the grading process for educators and students […]