The Learning Technology & Innovations team provides workshops and drop-in sessions on using Moodle, WordPress and other tools, as well as exploring how to best use learning technology in your practice.
Upcoming Workshops
A calendar view of upcoming sessions and brief descriptions of what we offer are provided below. In addition to our hosted sessions, we are always happy to set-up targeted workshops and training for you and your colleagues wherever is best. And if you have a learning technology interest or need that is not addressed here, please drop us a line and let’s start a conversation.
Workshop Descriptions
Accessibility with Texthelp Read&Write
TRU faculty, students, and staff now have access to Texthelp Read&Write. Learn how the features and functionality of TRU’s instance of Read&Write work; render course…
Build a Chatbot
This interactive workshop will provide an overview of chatbots in education and will involve attendees working in groups to identify a use case and build…
Create Share and Reuse Interactive Content – Part 1 (Moodle)
This is the first of a three part series on creating interactive content; we encourage you to attend all three. We will be using the…
Create Share and Reuse Interactive Content – Part 2 (WordPress)
Second workshop in our H5P series. By the end of this workshop you will have experience creating a course presentation in WordPress — you may…
Create Share and Reuse Interactive Content – Part 3 (Pressbooks)
This is the third and final workshop in the series. Christine Miller will take you through some examples of how she supports student learning with…
Creating and Curating Educational Playlists With LinkedIn Learning
TRU faculty, students, and staff now have access to 5300+ online courses through LinkedIn Learning. Learn the features and functionality of TRU’s instance of the…
Digital Detox Coffee Chat
Over the course of our Digital Detox, we’ll make time to get out from behind our computers and share a coffee while we discuss some…
Educational Technologies Community of Practice
In these relaxed, guided discussions, we’ll dig into the big issues of EdTech and explore how to implement our theories in our practice.
Is Anybody Out There?: Tech Tools for Feedback
This workshop will offer new tools for giving feedback to students in ways they may connect with more readily.
Knowledge Mobilization and You: Scholarly Podcasting for the Whole TRU Community
This session will give an overview of what you need to be an effective podcaster, and also help you make decisions about whether podcasting is…
Learning in the Open: Tools for Teaching on the Open Web
Learn about how tools that live on the open web can change your teaching and the learning experiences for students.
Lightboards 101
In this session, led by Open Learning video producer Jon Fulton, participants will learn about different possibilities for using lightboards in the classroom (or for…
Meme Media: Making and Using Attention-Grabbing Images and Animated GIFs
In this session we will focus on the practical elements of making memes and animated GIFs. We’ll walk through a few tools and techniques that…
Productivity & Creativity in the Cloud with Microsoft Office 365
TRU faculty, students, and staff now have free access to Office 365. Learn how to create and share content using 365 apps, and explore how…
