LX Lab Events
Thursday, 10 May, 2018
Get hands-on with Lynda.com
- 1:30 pm-2:15 pm
- UTS
Gain a deeper understanding of the Lynda.com library and resources and to discover how to tailor the site to your learning needs.
Friday, 15 June, 2018
Targeting ‘threshold concepts’ in student learning
- 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
- UTS
Learn more about transformational ‘disciplinary threshold concepts’, and specifically, how to identify and design for maximal conceptual student learning and disciplinary ways of thinking.
Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
Introducing a mobile technology capacity building framework for workplace learning
- 11:00 am-12:30 pm
- UTS
Explore resources that were developed as part of an OLT funded project, aimed at helping students, academics and workplace placement educators make better use...
Wednesday, 11 July, 2018
Using AcaWriter to help develop student writing
- 10:00 am-11:00 am
- UTS
Use a writing analytics software called ‘AcaWriter’, developed by the Connected Intelligence Centre (CIC) to help develop students’ academic writing by providing automatic feedback...
Wednesday, 23 May, 2018
Where is the teacher? Making the use of UTS learning spaces translucent
- 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
- UTS
This hands-on session aimed at defining the pedagogically and ethically informed best practices for using such technology. It will showcase an in-house UTS Classroom...
Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
A Brief Introduction to Telling Stories with Data | 29 August
- 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
- UTS
How can we tell a story based on data? Work with one or two examples to understand the importance of decluttering graphs and adding...
Tuesday, 05 June, 2018
Up to speed with blogging
- 10:00 am-11:30 am
- UTS
Get up to speed with blogging, and learn some cheats for how to engage your audience!
Tuesday, 03 July, 2018
Tips for creating safe classrooms when teaching for Indigenous Graduate Attributes
- 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
- UTS
This short workshop will draw on a range of research to make practical suggestions for creating safe classrooms for all.
Tuesday, 12 June, 2018
Preview new resources to support Academic Integrity!
- 2:00 pm-2:30 pm
- UTS
Help students understand the importance of learning with academic integrity and preview new resources.
Thursday, 14 June, 2018
Using Student Data to Provide Semi-Automated, Personalised Feedback: A Hands-on Tutorial
- 9:00 am-12:00 pm
- UTS
This tutorial introduces a learning analytics tool called OnTask, which provides some automation for sending feedback messages, while preserving the educator’s voice. The tutorial...