DELTA supports many digital student engagement tools that are conveniently integrated into Moodle. The vendors of these platforms are dedicated to student success and to assisting with streamlining your efforts to reinforce connections and engagement. These tools can help foster better conversations, assess students on the fly, spice up lectures, add dialogue to readings, and engage students in video content. Use some time this summer to learn a new tool or advance your skills with these webinars and conferences straight from the source!
- Yellowdig – Online Training Available All Summer: Get an overview of this online discussion platform and an instructor certification with this online asynchronous course!
- Perusall – Online Conference June 9-15 plus Asynchronous Training Available All Summer. The Perusall Exchange is an annual community conference with synchronous and asynchronous participation opportunities. Attend at your convenience while engaging in dynamic dialogue with other attendees and presenters. Live keynotes include Jesse Thaler from MIT and Stephen Wolfram, creator of Wolfram Alpha, among other projects. Join the conference! The Perusall Academy is a series of online asynchronous training courses that are always available to help you use Perusall successfully in your courses! Sign up for courses!
- Top Hat – Online Workshops July 11, 18 and 25: Top Hat Summer Camp provides the insights and inspiration to elevate your impact on student success. Join weekly talks by acclaimed experts, including Dr. James Lang and Dr. Linda Nilson, on fostering engaging, high-impact learning. Plus, hear how fellow educators are putting the power of Top Hat to work in their classrooms. Reserve your seat!
- PlayPosit – Online Conference June 20-21: Learn PlayPosit techniques and strategies through user-led sessions and exchange ideas with PlayPosit power users nationwide. Register today and take your PlayPosit practice to the next level!
- VoiceThread – Online Workshops June 18 and 25: New VoiceThread: simpler, more accessible, and more powerful – June 18. In this session, participants will see a full tour of the new VoiceThread interface including changes to the media player, jump commenting, bulk actions, and the “one conversation” setting. Register! Using VoiceThread in Moodle – June 25: In this workshop, you will learn how to create VoiceThreads and then add them to your Moodle course as lessons, discussions, or assessments. This will be a hands-on workshop where you can follow along with the activities and add VoiceThreads into your course modules. Register here!
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