Training Calendar

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Monday. 12 April, 2021 - Sunday. 18 April, 2021
WEEK 15
Monday. 12 April, 2021
11:00 am

Staff VU Collaborate Virtual Hive Drop-In (Online, 11am & 3pm)

Online

These virtual drop-in sessions are available to all VU staff who have a question about VU Collaborate, Zoom, Panopto and teaching online. They run from 11:00-11:30am and 3:00-3:30pm every weekday through the Zoom Classrooms section of VU Collaborate Essentials. You can work alongside a team member to ensure your questions are answered as you share your screen in Zoom.

There are no bookings to be made, just login to VU Collaborate Essentials during one of the sessions.

Tuesday. 13 April, 2021
11:00 am

Staff VU Collaborate Virtual Hive Drop-In (Online, 11am & 3pm)

Online

These virtual drop-in sessions are available to all VU staff who have a question about VU Collaborate, Zoom, Panopto and teaching online. They run from 11:00-11:30am and 3:00-3:30pm every weekday through the Zoom Classrooms section of VU Collaborate Essentials. You can work alongside a team member to ensure your questions are answered as you share your screen in Zoom.

There are no bookings to be made, just login to VU Collaborate Essentials during one of the sessions.

Wednesday. 14 April, 2021
11:00 am

Staff VU Collaborate Virtual Hive Drop-In (Online, 11am & 3pm)

Online

These virtual drop-in sessions are available to all VU staff who have a question about VU Collaborate, Zoom, Panopto and teaching online. They run from 11:00-11:30am and 3:00-3:30pm every weekday through the Zoom Classrooms section of VU Collaborate Essentials. You can work alongside a team member to ensure your questions are answered as you share your screen in Zoom.

There are no bookings to be made, just login to VU Collaborate Essentials during one of the sessions.

12:00 pm

Using the Dropbox – Originality Check (Urkund by Ouriginal) (Online) 12pm-1pm

Online

In this session we will discuss and demonstrate the capabilities of the originality check by Urkund (Original) for the dropbox in VU Collaborate.  The session will cover: 

Accessing and switching on the originality check Viewing originality check results Managing originality check issues 

The workshop is held online using Zoom. Get access by going to the VU Collaborate Essentials space, selecting the Communication tab then choosing Zoom Classroom from the dropdown list. You then click on Join next to the title and date of the workshop to get started.  See this 20 second video for how to get there

Thursday. 15 April, 2021
11:00 am

Staff VU Collaborate Virtual Hive Drop-In (Online, 11am & 3pm)

Online

These virtual drop-in sessions are available to all VU staff who have a question about VU Collaborate, Zoom, Panopto and teaching online. They run from 11:00-11:30am and 3:00-3:30pm every weekday through the Zoom Classrooms section of VU Collaborate Essentials. You can work alongside a team member to ensure your questions are answered as you share your screen in Zoom.

There are no bookings to be made, just login to VU Collaborate Essentials during one of the sessions.

12:00 pm

Grading & Assessing in VU Collaborate (Online) 12pm-1pm

Online

This workshop is for academic staff to learn various ways how to grade and mark assessments in VU Collaborate.  It can help to save you time as well as provide students with the feedback they need to succeed.   

The focus of this workshop will be:  

Understanding how to use the Assessment Dropbox and Rubrics   Using the new annotations tool for feedback  Sending through final results  Marking quizzes.  

The workshop is held online using Zoom. Get access by going to the VU Collaborate Essentials space, selecting the Communication tab then choosing Zoom Classroom from the dropdown list. You then click on Join next to the title and date of the workshop to get started.  See this 20 second video for how to get there.  

Friday. 16 April, 2021
11:00 am

Staff VU Collaborate Virtual Hive Drop-In (Online, 11am & 3pm)

Online

These virtual drop-in sessions are available to all VU staff who have a question about VU Collaborate, Zoom, Panopto and teaching online. They run from 11:00-11:30am and 3:00-3:30pm every weekday through the Zoom Classrooms section of VU Collaborate Essentials. You can work alongside a team member to ensure your questions are answered as you share your screen in Zoom.

There are no bookings to be made, just login to VU Collaborate Essentials during one of the sessions.

12:00 pm

Using Office365 & Padlet for Teaching (Online) 12pm-1pm

Online

You can add some interactivity and collaboration to your Zoom classes using Office 365 shared documents and Padlet.

Office 365 allows you to create shared documents which work like Google docs.

Padlet is web based software that enables people to add virtual 'post it notes' to a virtual 'wall', so they can record and share their ideas.

In this one hour session you'll see some examples, then get hands on and learn how to:

  • create a padlet  
  • embed a padlet directly into your VU Collaborate site
  • create a shared document
  • share the link with students in VU Collabroate and Zoom

Admin Only