Categories - IT Teaching Resources

Building Your Own AI App

Deconstructing the process of developing a basic tool

Getting Things Done: Strategies and Digital Tools for Time and Tasks

Understanding personal energy and procrastination to improve productivity

SQL Workshop

Connecting datasets and sharing with research partners for greater insights

Boosting awareness with digital design tools

How to apply design tips to boost course or event offerings using ready-made templates

Setting up a sustainable data project

How to balance hidden costs, project structure, and reproducibility across the lifetime of a data project

Back-to-school workshop

Integrating tools new and old to elevate learning experiences

Chatbot as a teaching tool

Cases in which conversational AI supports learners and instructional teams

Slack as a teaching tool

Leveraging interaction-rich online discussion boards to optimize instruction

Hosting a Zoom event

Technical setup and organization for a small- to medium-sized remote audience

Tools for remote research

From data analysis to presentation, how to collaborate with a GSE-based research team

Building video-based learning experiences with Panopto

Now integrated into Canvas, the Panopto video platform can enhance presence and streamline access to media

Utilizing Kahoot to assess understanding

Kahoot is an online platform for hosting interactive quizzes and knowledge-based competitions

How Hyperdocs connect learning resources

Hyperdocs centralize instructional materials for a particular lesson, unit, week, or course into a single document

How to utilize Padlet, a customizable bulletin board

Padlet is a virtual, customizable ‘bulletin board’ with options to populate with text, images, audio, videos, and links

How to use Google Jamboard to build ideas visually

Google Jamboard is a virtual whiteboard that elevates collaboration via sticky notes and doodling tools

How to use Calendly to schedule meetings

Set up meetings and Zoom links efficiently via online booking tool

How to distribute weekly exit tickets to check-in on students

Exit tickets allow instructors to gauge how students are doing and collect course feedback

How to utilize Poll Everywhere, a surveying and data-collection platform

Poll Everywhere provides short and versatile polls for data-gathering and feedback in class

Canvas course organization: Recommendations and templates

A guide on how to use and import premade modules and templates to quickly set up a Canvas course

Bringing in guest speakers to deepen student learning

The why and how of bringing guests into a Zoom meeting

How to use the Slides as Virtual Background Zoom feature

The new Zoom presentation share screening option allows your meeting to be better accessible to students as well as less distracting

Zoom Breakout Room FAQs

Answers to common questions that arise when using breakout rooms in Zoom

How to use MURAL, a digital collaboration space

Improve productivity and collaboration in remote teams with real-time idea sketches

How to deploy a launchpad to centralize course materials

Improve communication through a shared document that organizes course content

How to handle unstable WiFi in Zoom

A short article on how to make Zoom meetings more accessible for students with poor or unstable internet connection

Recording and sharing Zoom meetings and chat

How to record a synchronous and asynchronous Zoom class and access the chat features

Canvas FAQ

A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Canvas courses and general Canvas tools and features

Zoom FAQ

A collection of answers to the most commonly asked questions about Zoom meetings and the general tools and website features

How to download and sign into Zoom

A guide on installing Zoom to your computer and attending a meeting as an authenticated user

Using Zoom breakout rooms

A descriptive guide describing the various ways to create and manage Breakout Rooms in Zoom

Recommended Zoom meeting security settings

Managing the Zoom security settings to protect your classes from unwanted interactions

Creating multiple pathways for student participation

Utilizing Zoom chat, Zoom polling, and PollEverywhere to increase student engagement and participation

Office hours in an online world

A guide presenting ways for instructors to make digital office hours accessible and meaningful to students

Hosting a Zoom meeting or class: Best practices

GSE-IT shares Zoom best practices and how to schedule and host a meeting

Participating in a Zoom meeting or class: Best practices

GSE-IT shares best practices and tips for participating in a Zoom meeting

Collection of teaching resources for instructors and TAs

This collection of internal and external resources can help instructors and teaching teams adapt in-person courses to an online format

Connecting in the virtual college classroom

Digital learning experts at the GSE share tips to help instructors build community and collaboration while teaching remotely.

IT Teaching Resources

Challenges for digital classrooms