CATS(formerly IMDC at Bloomsburg) periodically offers training on instructional technology and tools for faculty and staff to attend. They sometimes also work with other areas, such as the Center for Teaching and Learning (formerly TALE at Bloomsburg), Instructional Media Services, and Office of Technology, to offer a calendar of training events.
Recorded Sessions
Check out our recorded sessions on Mediasite. Descriptions of these sessions and individual links are available on this page below the link.
https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Showcase/imdc
Links to get to areas of interest easily:
2020 Summer: Teaching | Brightspace | Zoom | Mediasite | Other tools
2024 Winter CATS Sessions
Brightspace for Beginners
An overview of our LMS and its functionality for instructors.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/ccf6303e58de4f51a3774e53c0779dd91d
Use Nearpod for Multimodal and Interactivity in Classes
Nearpod is a tool that gives real-time insights into student understanding through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/440cbd3863104cff9b44457879c06d331d
Brightspace Creator+
Find out how to add interactive elements and practice into your Brightspace course right within Brightspace using Creator+.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/82c7c19930cf43c6aa13b38d969c641b1d
Integrity and Tech
How to preserve academic integrity in a technological world. Find out what tools we offer and what strategies we recommend and DON'T recommend.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/f57be036e9314b088eee49856a29389e1d
Brightspace Boost for Instructors Beyond Basics
For instructors looking for use of Brightspace beyond the basics- how to measure engagement and leverage tools within your Brightspace course to reach students.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/3d440615d71d4bbfaa78bbda35b038561d
2022 Spring Teach & Tech Sessions
We are in the midst of our current calendar through Jan. 21, 2022. To join any of our sessions please contact imdc@bloomu.edu for the Zoom link.
Attendance and Seating Charts - January 13, 2022 - 3PM
Review recommendations for attendance policy and how to take attendance or create seating charts across different mediums and platforms.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/9b806e631f5449b78b08308ae87e2f261d
Lead Lively Sessions in Zoom - January 14, 2022 - Noon
Find out how to use Zoom to engage students in synchronous sessions.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/fc836fa362c74591a33448426bdb47131d
Flip Your Instruction in Brightspace - January 18, 2022 - Noon
Find out how to use tools in Brightspace to flip your class activities.
Microsoft 365 for Teaching - January 19, 2022 - 3PM
Want to use Teams, Notebook, or Office 365 in class? Come join us to find out how to use these versatile tools for instruction.
Anticipating Challenges - January 20, 2022 - Noon
Come discuss the lessons we’ve learned over the past two years so you can ancitipate and be prepared to meet instructional challenges this semester.
Get Zoom-Ready - January 20, 2022 - 3PM
Find out how to set up Zoom for your class, share the join URL to students or colleagues, and automatically copy recordings to Mediasite.
Quiz Security Options - January 21, 2022 - Noon
Join us to find out what quiz security options are available, and how to make use of them.
2021 Fall Teach & Tech Calendar
Since You've Been Gone - August 24, 2021 - Noon
What’s happened with Brightspace, Zoom, and our other tools since you’ve been gone? Come to this session to find out about important changes that could affect how you create and deliver your courses this semester!
8/24/21 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/2363c64baf344f41940d47fc7117ad571d
Adding Interactivity with H5P - August 25, 2021 - Noon
Are you looking for a way to add interactivity to your courses in Brightspace? Join us at this session to find out how you can use H5P to add accessible interactive elements to your Brightspace courses.
8/25/21 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/002d328827764a5e8b37dfa7ba8a1ab91d
Q&A Info Session - August 26, 2021 - September 9, 2021 - Noon
Have a question that’s outside our calendar of events topics? Join this open session to get an answer from your instructional technology gurus on campus!
Big Changes to Assignments & Discussions - August 27, 2021 - Noon
This session is a MUST for Brightspace users! Assignment creation and evaluation experience and the Discussions evaluation experience has been updated and streamlined for ease of use. Come see the changes and how these can help you create and evaluate work in Brightspace!
8/26/21 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/eb24df6453b647e3b7c6690d6ea612a81d
DON'T PANIC- Prepare for a Pivot - August 30 9AM - August 31 330PM - September 2 12PM
We’re back to our first face to face semester since 2020 Spring, but we want you to be prepared for a potential pivot. Come to this session, create a game plan for a potential pivot, and feel prepared before a pivot to remote instruction.
Google Assignments - August 31, 2021 - Noon
Are you using Google Assignments in your course? Come to this session to find out how to link them to your Brightspace course!
Quiz Security and Question Pools - September 1, 2021 - Noon
Do you want to increase your quiz security in Brightspace? Come find out how to use question pools and settings in Quizzes to increase quiz security without requiring proctoring services!
TurningPoint Webinar - September 3, 2021 - Noon
TurningPoint is offering a webinar for Bloomsburg University faculty. Come to this session to find out how you can use clickers and polling in your classes. Reach out to us for the registration link!
Rubrics in Brightspace - September 7, 2021 - Noon
Join us to find out how to use the Rubrics tool in Brightspace- how to create rubrics, apply them to activities, and use them to evaluate student work.
Lightboard Info Session - September 8, 2021 - Noon
Want to engage your students with immersive presentations? Come explore our new lightboard technology to capture your student’s attention and connect in a more natural and personal way.
Video Instruction & How-To - September 10, 2021 - Noon
If you want to use video in your online courses, come learn about best practice recommendations and how to use our campus systems to optimize instructional videos in your courses.
2020 Summer Faculty Training Series
The full archive of the Summer Training Series is available below. Sessions were presented by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement (TALE) Center, Instructional Media and Design Center (IMDC), Instructional Media Services (IMS), and Technology Support Services (TSS).
Please note, these presentations are only available for current faculty and staff of Commonwealth University. If you have recently used any Mediasite elements within Brightspace, you may encounter a 'not authorized' error. To bypass this error, please exit your browser entirely and try again or use a different browser to view these presentations while using your default browser for Brightspace.
Teaching Techniques
Backward Design: Stage 1: Learning Outcomes and Situational Factors
- Brief review of Stage 1
- Discussion of how to compose learning outcomes that are transparent and relevant
- Discussion of how to trim them for a pandemic semester.
- Feel free to share your SLOs with colleagues for feedback.
7/2/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/d971b7af7250410f9f53d078dd89fca21d
Backward Design: Stage 2: Formative and Summative Assessment
- Discuss why stage 2 must focus on assessment
- Learn the difference between formative and summative assessment
- How to make your assessment "educative"
7/7/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/cc865de35afd4d1cbb809fd28dc3b8101d
7/9/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/e487b1e8a80144479b84cfb49c7f44ba1d
Teaching and Learning Activities-Adapting to a Pandemic
- What are your F2F teaching and learning activities?
- Do they achieve your learning outcomes?
- How can you adapt if we have to teach remotely?
7/14/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/3d35881ff54e455b9b0c31637aeb78551d
7/16/20 Recording:https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/908c3d151fc04751a6ae9a8aaf28e4cd1d
Flip or Flop
Successful flipping a lesson or a class depends upon faculty and students being prepared. What are these challenges, and how can you anticipate?
7/7/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/c2e318ef825e4d109fe2c8027f30d8681d
7/9/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/52f5fc5d7dde44798af4b1b5349783551d
Flipping a Class Q & A
What is a flipped class and why might it be an effective way to prepare your classes for the fall?
7/2/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/9f52de3b2509475cb09ef250e295186a1d
HuskySuccess in the Classroom
Kara Shultz and Jessica Heid demonstrate how to use HuskySuccess to take attendance and provide other notes about student progress, while Angela Hess shares how she has used this reporting system during its first summer at BU.
7/15/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/061f152a98a444c89a4a1e5d8c0717cd1d
Helping Students Learn
Help students thrive and to create a more equitable classroom, we cannot assume that students know how to study. Learn and discuss how faculty can teach students how to learn.
7/28/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/9e0cbd445ad649f3b047a0e6138df6201d
7/30/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/b0cf00866f5c424881b55dff0d19c5331d
Brightspace
Brightspace Basics
General Navigation, high level overview of available tools, how to create announcements, view classist, etc.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/f8998ea4fafa4b189cb8faffebbf49311d
Brightspace Course Setup and Management
Set up and manage your course shells in Brightspace, such as using manage files, manage dates, using HTML templates, and using the Import/Export/Copy tool.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/2f78bdd9294a4bfe951878bcb9b0f8031d
Working with Content in Brightspace
How to work with content in Brightspace focusing on creating new content items, linking to existing activities, creating checklists and adding conditional release settings.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/219bce8637f94ba2835078ce4ec4f6921d
Brightspace Course Communication
Groups, using groups for breaking into smaller discussions, discussions, graded discussions, class list, email class list, last access.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/73ce5140e4c34fe5a64d8d6075c15c361d
Grades Setup in Brightspace
Set up a grade book: grading system, calculation options, adding categories and grade items, applying grade schemes
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/054358ca6f4145a18cec0de46342ec891d
Quizzes I - Creating a Quiz in Brightspace
- How to create a quiz, set up properties, assessment, and restrictions tabs
- Basic quiz creation with “default” configurations
- Submission views and cautions/suggestions
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/284c5427a8284ebc8e32c7b8a4f547231d
Quizzes II - Building Quizzes with Questions in Brightspace
- How to use the Question Library, import questions, use publisher provided test banks
- How to add questions to quizzes in sections and pools
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/245b49b4a807456582a35ac00d7f494f1d
Quizzes III - Security Options for Quizzes
How to modify restrictions like adding special access, time limits, number of attempts, release conditions, shuffle and pools, limiting right click, questions per page, use of email and IM tools, RLDB/ProctorU/etc.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/921e3893642445d4a5315180927970ea1d
Evaluating Quiz Assessments in Brightspace
How to grade quizzes, quiz questions, re-grade questions, “fix” wrong questions, re-publish grades if auto grade was not selected, etc.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/cbb32bbffb98404d8e3933dda14fb66c1d
Creating Assignments in Brightspace
How to create assignments in Brightspace: linking to a grade item, attaching a rubric
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/274557d0da9c412d9eec3e78528a4bfa1d
Providing Feedback and Practice in Brightspace
How to get and provide feedback and practice in surveys, self-assessment tool, rubrics, and awards
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/d7d306b9323b48ef845b67957c0a4bc01d
Evaluating Assignments in Brightspace
How to assess assignments in Brightspace: Rubrics, Turnitin with Grade mark, NEW Annotation Tool
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/4f3408d1188945d18a0d6668414cf3021d
The NEW Quick Eval Tool
How to use the tool in Brightspace to streamline your grading experience!
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/10449fa15b1a4baabe628e9d29a84ed51d
Communicating with Intelligent Agents
- Did you know there is a secret tool in your Brightspace course that will let you send out target-ed messages to students?
- Come find out what these are and how you can use them to increase engagement.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/0db785f687514fd49e01dc6c56cdb8841d
Be Present in Brightspace
How to add instructor presence to Brightspace with video notes and instructional videos, and feedback and communication tools
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/943a732e30354879ad641ba91f698f3c1d
Zoom
How to Host an Engaging Zoom Session
Turn your Zoom sessions into active, lively learning environments using polls, annotations, and music and video clips!
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/6626589cdf6d4c43ae378b098ad1eea41d
How to Deal with Participants in Zoom
Find out what features of Zoom exist to help you manage unruly and disruptive Zoom participants.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/54510401194b439d81589ce4f186e2051d
How to Manage Your Zoom Portal
How to manage your profile, meetings, and recordings, and get attendance and poll information on the Zoom Portal.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/8c2db020fe364fbe8d6aa2f9af59658b1d
Zoom Enabled Classroom Q & A
Live demonstration of Zoom Enabled classroom with open Q & A for instructors to discuss with peers and technology staff.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/98451a9e457c44508b5f0a50a265a45c1d
Who's Zoomin' Who? Engaging Students Online Synchronous
- Experience how to use Zoom to engage students in synchronous sessions.
- You will gain experience from the students' perspective on the following: entry ticket (a.k.a. hook, anchor); Breakout Room; polling without Zoom; exchanging interpretations using annotation tools; and exit ticket (a.k.a. formative assessment).
7/28/20 Recording 1: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/80c8203b88de4a93913afabbcc47cad01d
7/28/20 Recording 2: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/0c91fcd86b3a40cd97ba58f99f15a4191d
Pre-Assign Breakout Rooms in Zoom
How to export the class list from Brightspace, download the breakout room template from Zoom, assign breakout rooms to users, upload to Zoom, and see the rooms in the Zoom application.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/87026ffed71847edb60991dd11b45fbd1d
Mediasite
An Introduction to Mediasite
- What can Mediasite do?
- What does Mediasite look like for the student?
- How does Mediasite integrate with Zoom and Brightspace?
6/29/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/d51a3214b9fd42569583ea7994f848201d
Organizing and Publishing Mediasite Content
- Creating Channels (Folders) to organize course content
- Adding presentations to the Brightspace Mediasite Module
- Embedding presentations in Brightspace content
7/6/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/147729ff8eb546818a8fae204c13add91d
Mediasite for Student Projects and Presentations
- Creating Assignment in Brightspace (as Instructor)
- Publishing Content and Submitting Presentations (as Student)
- Viewing submissions (as Instructor)
- Determining the best way to create a presentation using the Video Project Wizard
7/13/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/1cc9d93974434ed6838fde2e7a9b329a1d
Mediasite Editor, Accessibility, Interactivity
- Video Editor
- Caption Editor
- Commenting and Annotation
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/634f877cdbc54386b620cb1672134b5f1d
Assessments in Mediasite
- Mediasite Analytics
- Creating Video Quizzes
- Importing results to Brightspace Grade book
7/28/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/83f0d29cfc33445dbf2069aec88e17a91d
Mediasite in the Classroom
Recording in classrooms and conference rooms.
8/3/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/cbea9e2011314e529f5da487446d6d661d
Mediasite in the Home or Office
Recording Your Desktop with Mediasite Mosaic, Mediasite Desktop Recorder, and other tools.
8/20/20: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/4fb425133ac4429eb9485b8d2fa5b0691d
Other Technology Tools
Intro to Working Remotely and Office 365
- Connecting to Cisco AnyConnect
- Accessing Campus Network Resources
- Installing Office 365 Desktop Apps
- Saving Documents to OneDrive
- Sharing OneDrive documents for information dissemination
- Sharing OneDrive documents for collaboration
7/16/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/365c9d27164f49dc82c2d6c6e98954561d
8/5/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/d10e686186f043518751a57a3662f16a1d
Microsoft Teams
Presented by Dan McCurry. Microsoft Teams: all students and faculty have access to this app that allows for chats, meetings, and other types of collaboration.
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/b929d1524c9540bc9f2bbce571d0b1ac1d
Bloomsburg Microsoft 365 Login: http://office365.bloomu.edu/
OneNote Classroom Notebook
Presented by IMD Jon Hedrick. OneNote classroom notebook to replace Wikis.
7/27/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/0b6ed6f35d72427ea48db1503ddd18c61d
Google Forms for a Zoom Session
Enliven Zoom sessions and asynchronous learning: have students complete a Google Form as a hook activity, check for understanding, generate discussion, or problem solve. Even if students are all located in the same room, this approach can allow you to maintain social distancing. I demonstrate how to create a google form, then shorten the link and create a QR code to make it easier to share.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/759b21c3dcba4f2eac742593ce3db9e31d
Google Forms: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/
Office 365 Docs for a Zoom Session
Enliven discussions in a Zoom session, Zoom-enabled room, or asynchronous? Share a collaborative word document using Office365 then create a shareable URL. I demonstrated how to create the Word Doc, then shorten the really long URL and create a QR code to make it easier to share especially with social distancing protocols.
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/927ac18525dc45a38367153cad6079711d
Bloomsburg Microsoft 365 Login: http://office365.bloomu.edu/
Recording a PowerPoint Lecture
Many of us are familiar with making PowerPoint lectures. Here is a quick tutorial showing how to record a PowerPoint Lecture, then save as an MP4 which you should upload to Mediasite. The content of these two lectures is identical, but you may want to experience the difference between recording a lecture using the PowerPoint record presentation function and a screen capture tool such as Zoom or Mediasite. You may notice that if you must demonstrate an application or tool on your computer, screen capture is the better option.
Recording of Powerpoint: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/4817485bd4e4412da107e1e9e3b740e11d
Recording of Zoom: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/5138b76df3d24946ae52a09eb639ecc01d
TechSmith Capture
Presented by Lisa Stallbaumer. TechSmith’s Jing: this is a free screen capture and screen recording tool that allows us to provide quick and meaningful feedback to students.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/6aecb1bf5a954e82a6ca8fb9d9744ee11d
Kahoot
Presented by Rebecca Willoughby. Kahoot: This is a game-based learning platform that can be used as formative assessment and users can participate together wherever they are.
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/ebe61626ab814b0b98b5986183fd63ae1d
Prerecorded Demo: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/859a835e30e048219949b3ff881413a51d
Padlet
Presented by Steph Gardner. Padlet: a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall; gather, share and modify ideas.
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/da454ae4fd7a4ef3bc507c61c87657721d
Wacom Graphics Drawing Tablet
Presented by Dan McCurry. Wacom Graphics Drawing Tablet: uses include drawing graphs, making comments on tabulations, art, etc.
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/138b490a543d471ba9ef32e28b6acad31d
Go React
Presented by Jessica Bentley-Sassaman, Go React: software that records students perform skills, such as sign language, and demonstrations
Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/434d179967144268b36c66a4a52184c51d
VoiceThread
Presented by Julie Ambrose. VoiceThread: this is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/a13ea7cd26f6432bb429bb654b65906e1d
Vialogues
Presented by Skye Chernichky-Karcher. Vialogue: provides a space for people to hold meaningful and dynamic time-stamped discussions about videos.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/78221f7747e6434688ff51c642867eee1d
Piazza
Presented by Dan McCurry. Piazza: this is a social learning platform where students can ask questions and collaborate; the interface is more comparable to facebook and user-friendly than Brightspace.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/798f70eb83954ec896db5ab23a364c841d
Group Me
Presented by Christina Francis. Group Me: This group texting tool allows you to create spaces for your students to easily communicate with one another.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/774ffe4dc57c494c9193ebd9a69c0a2e1d
Poll Everywhere
Presented by Arjun Sondhi. Poll Everywhere: no clickers needed with this instant audience feedback app.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/bcf6ae61776b47ecb644c7ff50a9b6561d
Blogger
Presented by Christina Francis. Blogger: this free blogging platform Is easy to use and become a vehicle for student to compose for real audiences.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/5cda8c64513d4afa8787a9e9becfc0241d
Flipgrid
Presented by Craig Young, Flipgrid: allows teachers to create “grids” to facilitate video discussions comparable to a message board.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/60c46581e71b4207ad15ccad90d3533a1d
Gradescope
Presented by Dan McCurry, Gradescope: is a tool designed to streamline and standardize paper-based, digital, an code assignments.
7/23/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/ce1502c3820b44c188def9bcf0540d4e1d
Inclusive Access/McGraw-Hill Connect
Presented by Cheryl Howlett, Inclusive Access/McGraw-Hill Connect: provides students digital access to course materials at far less the price arranged through the publisher and the University store.
7/21/20 Recording: https://cupmediasite.passhe.edu/Mediasite/Play/b81041a78a34472793489792c98ad19c1d