Oakland University Workshop Calendar

Create Engaging Content with H5P

Description: This presentation will give an overview of H5P and give practical, real-world examples of the amazing content it can create. No matter the course modality, face-to-face, hybrid, or online, students benefit from interactive learning material in Moodle. H5P is a free tool that allows you to create interactive content that can be created directly in Moodle. Not only is the rich interactive content it creates engaging, it is ADA compliant and mobile friendly, making it both free and accessible. With over 35 different content types, you can create interactive presentations with questions embedded, add questions to any video, create image hotspots or sequencing, even flashcards. Come learn how to make free interactive content to keep students engaged and help with retention.

eLIS Special Topics Workshop: Microsoft Surface and Smart Pens for Statistics

Description: Faculty requested eLIS to host a workshop demonstration on using using Microsoft Surface Pros and Smart Pens online to do manual calculations for statistics courses. Since this is a specialized skill, eLIS has asked Anna Spagnuolo to demonstrate this this topic. Even though the demonstration will have a stastics theme that's targeted toward Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice- the workshop is open to anyone interested.

Gradebook Setup: Do it Now Before It's Too Late!!

Description: Learn how to match your gradebook to your course syllabus. Did you know Moodle's gradebook setup can do: extra credit, drop lowest, bulk insert grades, and import/export from excel? Best practices will be covered so you can save time when grading. Also learn of the BRAND NEW feature in Moodle that can transfer your gradebook's course total grades into Banner (SAIL) directly from the Moodle gradebook.

Moodle Assignments

Description: With Moodle Assignment activities, students can upload files or type in a Moodle textbox to submit homework. This workshop will cover how to add online assignments into your Moodle course. The workshop will also cover the grading interface, and different strategies to grade submitted assignments.

Moodle Forums

Description: Moodle Forums allow students and teachers to post and leave messages for the class to read and reply. This workshop will cover how to setup Forum discussions and some strategies for meaningful discussions. It will also discuss different uses for the forum, group discussions, and how to grade forums.

Moodle Introduction for New Users

Description: Are students asking you to use Moodle more in your face-to-face course? Have you avoided using Moodle because you are just not a techie? Then this workshop is for you! We will explore simple ways to use Moodle that will make life easier for any level computer user. You will learn about Moodle’s main communication tools, ways to organize class content, resources and the gradebook. We will also look at the advantages of using Moodle for faculty and students, as well as, other training services available through e-LIS.

Quizzes: Create and Deliver Quizzes with Ease

Description: Come learn the three easy steps to create Moodle quizzes: create question bank categories, populate your question bank, then add questions. You'l learn how to import multiple choice questions direclty into Moodle, how to minimize potential cheating, and how to use other tools like Camtasia and H5P for student engagement quizzes. Even experienced Moodle quiz users can learn new tricks in this workshop!

Remote Lecture Workshop (WebEx, Google Meet, Panopto)

Description: This workshop will cover how to lecture remotely using WebEx. We will also cover Google Meet and Panopto Lecture Capture. These workshops are "online attendance" only via WebEx.