​Instructional Design Webinars & Workshops

Instructional Tools

These video​s ​serve as overviews and introductions to instructional topics. After watching DE webinars and workshops, please complete the Distance Education Survey. We will use your feedback to improve and select topics for future webinars and workshops.

Videos by Tool

• VoiceThread
  • VoiceThread Overview​ - learn about this multi-media tool which provides multi-modalities for interactions
    
  • Ceate Interactive Lectures with VoiceThread​ (OcTOOLberfest 2021)​​​
    
  • Humanizing Your Courses Using VoiceThread
• PlayPosit
  • PlayPosit Overview -- learn about this quiz and interaction video overlay tool
    
  • Add Contextualization to Video Content Using PlayPosit (OcTOOLberfest 2021)​
• DesignPLUS
  • DesignP​LUS Overview -- learn how to use this course design tool to quickly add banners, formatting, and consistency across your course
  • ​Align Content & Assessments to SLOs Using DesignPLUS​ ​​ (OcTOOLberfest 2021)​​
    
  • Using DesignPLUS in Canvas -- Learn how to customize the look of Canvas pages, announcements, the course syllabus, & discussion, assignment, and quiz descriptions.

Community Building​ & Feedback Tools

• NameCoach
  • NameCo​​ach Overview -- Learn how to pronounce your students' names
• TextExpander
  • TextExpander Overview​ -- learn how to use this tool to create and insert text anywhere quickly for grading and common replies to students​

Miscellaneous Topics

• Using Canvas with In-Person Instruction
  • Returning to the Classroom with Canvas (Fall 2021 FLEX)
• ​​Interactions
  • ​Regular & Substantive Interactions Overview​​​​
• MVC's DE Den -- RSI Week Videos (2020)
  • Welcome to RSI Week
  • RSI Overview
  • Beef or Bun Examples
  • Canvas Tools​ for RSI​
  • Pre-built Interactions
  • Contextualization