Brightspace Open Labs

Location: Meyer Library, Room 206

Have questions about Brightspace? The FCTL is hosting a series of open labs devoted to answering questions and assisting with issues you may be having with migrated content, building new content, or navigating Brightspace. The labs will be BYOD or Bring Your Own Device sessions.

Schedule

Training dates and resources for Brightspace training

Visit Teaching and Learning with Brightspace to find information about the transition from Blackboard to Brightspace, including upcoming fall and spring training dates for faculty.

Brightspace user accounts

Faculty now have access to the new Brightspace LMS and a sandbox course to begin learning tools and features.

Logging into Brightspace

Teaching and learning with AI

Find sample course syllabus statements and strategies for implementing AI to promote student thinking.

Artificial Intelligence conversations for faculty

Dates: Nov 17

The FCTL is hosting an opportunity for faculty to engage in cross-disciplinary discussions around teaching and learning with generative AI. Register through My Learning Connection.

Teaching Academy for early career faculty

Dates: Dec 1
Times: 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Meyer Library, Room 206

The Teaching Academy provides information and resources to support your teaching success at MSU. The Teaching Academy includes four 2-hour sessions where content will be delivered through modeling of best practices and the use of effective adult learning theories, such as discussion, real-life application, and critical reflection. This is a great opportunity for networking with other early career faculty members, and participants attending all sessions will receive a certificate of completion, which can be included in the professional dossier.

Session Topics

• Contemporary Instruction
• Thinking and Learning
• Student-Centered Practices & Strategies
• Teaching as Inquiry

Box lunch is provided.

Register through My Learning Connection.