TechKitchen: Exploring and Making with AI Tools
Wilson Media Lab, Davis Family Library 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury, VT, United StatesDLINQ is hosting activities to encourage members of the Middlebury community to introduce themselves to digital technologies with the guidance of DLINQ Interns. The “TechKitchen” format allows participants to try out different “recipes” with a variety of equipment and software. Activities range from creating eye-catching posters to decorate your dorm room or office using graphic
TechKitchen: Exploring and Making with AI Tools
Wilson Media Lab, Davis Family Library 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury, VT, United StatesDLINQ is hosting activities to encourage members of the Middlebury community to introduce themselves to digital technologies with the guidance of DLINQ Interns. The “TechKitchen” format allows participants to try
Canvas Drop-In Support
OnlineThursday, December 7, 2023 4:30-5:30 pm Pacific / 7:30-8:30 pm Eastern Online via Zoom Have a question about Canvas? Come by our Zoom room to chat with DLINQ staff about your question or what you're looking to accomplish with Canvas. Please register below to receive the Zoom link, and feel free to drop by any
Canvas Drop-In Support
OnlineTuesday, December 12, 2023 8:00-9:00 am Pacific / 11:00 am - noon Eastern Online via Zoom Have a question about Canvas? Come by our Zoom room to chat with DLINQ staff about your question or what you're looking to accomplish with Canvas. Please register below to receive the Zoom link, and feel free to drop
Canvas Drop-In Support
OnlineWednesday, January 3, 2024 9:00-10:00 am Pacific / noon-1:00 pm Eastern Online via Zoom Have a question about Canvas? Come by our Zoom room to chat with DLINQ staff about your question or what you're looking to accomplish with Canvas. Please register below to receive the Zoom link, and feel free to drop by any
MIIS Tech Kitchen: Exploring Extended Reality (XR) Tools for Place-Based Education & Digital Storytelling
Digital Learning Commons, Monterey & OnlineCo-sponsored by DLINQ and the Collaborative for Conflict Transformation Join us for a special pop-up "Tech Kitchen" with special guest Daniel Kinzer, Crew Member with Hōkūleʻa and the Polynesian Voyaging
Elevate your Portfolio Creation: an AI Tools and Career Path TechKitchen.
Wilson Media Lab, Davis Family Library 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEver wondered how you can make your portfolio stand out in a digital world filled with possibilities? Join us for a TechKitchen adventure where we are unleashing the power of
AI Prompting Basics
OnlinePrompting matters. How you and your students interact with generative AI can have a big impact on how useful those tools are for supporting learning. This workshop introduces approaches to prompting and gives participants a chance to try prompting techniques in a hands-on way. We’ll also discuss how to teach students about prompting, and strategies
Explore your Environmental Advocacy with AI: a TechKitchen for the Climate Change/AI Create-a-Thon
Wilson Media Lab, Davis Family Library 110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury, VT, United StatesStep into the forefront of innovation and activism with our Climate Change/AI Create-a-thon, perfectly timed during Earth Week. Join us for an immersive TechKitchen experience where we dive deep into
AI Prompting Basics
OnlinePrompting matters. How you and your students interact with generative AI can have a big impact on how useful those tools are for supporting learning. This workshop introduces approaches to prompting and gives participants a chance to try prompting techniques in a hands-on way. We’ll also discuss how to teach students about prompting, and strategies
Digital Teaching & Learning Fellows Showcase
Wilson Media Lab (VT), Digital Learning Commons CA), and onlineJoin us for a session featuring presentations and informal conversations with the current Digital Teaching & Learning Fellows about their projects, offering insights and inspiration for your own teaching practices. Interact with several projects firsthand and celebrate the culmination of the 2023-2024 Digital Teaching and Learning Fellowship with light snacks provided. This is a hybrid
Getting Started with Canvas for Language Teachers
OnlineThis workshop is geared to language faculty who are new to Canvas, and/or new to using Canvas at Middlebury. We will cover the following topics as an introduction to Canvas: Creating a course site using CourseHub Importing a template Setting up your home page Using Canvas alongside in-person language teaching How to use Canvas in-language
Using New Quizzes and SpeedGrader in Canvas
OnlineIn this hands-on workshop, we'll dive into the features of the New Quizzes and SpeedGrader tools available in Canvas. We'll demonstrate how to create, customize, and deploy quizzes with the New Quizzes tool. You'll also learn how to use SpeedGrader for more efficient grading of Assignments, Discussions, and New Quizzes.
Tools for Active and Engaging Learning
OnlineDuring this workshop, we’ll demo and discuss some of the most popular Middlebury-supported tools for active and engaging learning: StoryMaps: is a web-based story-authoring application that allows you to easily integrate maps alongside narrative text and other multimedia content. Panopto: a video and audio storage service that allows you to upload, edit, store and share
Creating Accessible Digital Materials for Diverse Learners
OnlineWhen creating or using digital materials in your course, you will want to ensure that those digital materials are accessible to the broadest range of learners. There are small steps that you can take in creating digital materials that may have a large impact for your learners. This session will introduce you to several strategies
Setting up Effective Discussion Boards in Canvas
OnlineAsynchronous discussion boards can be a site of active learning and participation. This session will introduce strategies for creating asynchronous discussions to support meaningful student learning, including: creating discussion board activities that generate actual discussion how to structure the discussion board to scaffold participation options for going beyond text-based discussion, and how to encourage synthesis
Getting the Best out of Generative AI
OnlinePrompting matters and it’s all about language! How you and your students interact with generative AI can have a big impact on how useful those tools are for supporting learning. This workshop introduces approaches to prompting and gives participants a chance to try prompting techniques in a hands-on way. We’ll also discuss how to teach
Using Generative AI in the Language Classroom
OnlineLed by Dr. Thor Sawin, Associate Dean of Curriculum for the Language Schools, this workshop offers concrete strategies on integrating AI tools into immersive language instruction. All activities presented will be in the context of the Language Pledge. The focus is on activities that will help learners enhance - rather than outsource or replace -
Getting Started with Canvas for Language Teachers
OnlineThis workshop is geared to language faculty who are new to Canvas, and/or new to using Canvas at Middlebury. We will cover the following topics as an introduction to Canvas: Creating a course site using CourseHub Importing a template Setting up your home page Using Canvas alongside in-person language teaching How to use Canvas in-language
Giving Meaningful Feedback on Learning in Canvas
OnlineMeaningful feedback is especially important to learning, as it provides students with detailed information about their work that helps guide them toward enhanced understanding of a subject, as well as mastery of the skills required to deliver a longer-term assignment in a professional and impactful manner. Meaningful feedback is specific, timely, and purposeful. In this
Drop-in consultation: Canvas
OnlineHave a question about Canvas, or any of the tools that integrate with Canvas (Panopto, Hypothes.is, etc.)? Come by our Zoom room to chat with a DLINQ instructional designer about your question or what you're looking to accomplish with Canvas. Please register below to receive the Zoom link, and feel free to drop by any
Drop-in Consultation: Canvas
OnlineHave a question about Canvas, or any of the tools that integrate with Canvas (Panopto, Hypothes.is, etc.)? Come by our Zoom room to chat with a DLINQ instructional designer about your question or what you're looking to accomplish with Canvas. Please register below to receive the Zoom link, and feel free to drop by any