On-Demand Workshop Videos

This workshop identified several ways digital accessibility directly impacts pathways to learning. Participants were introduced to the principles of accessibility and given a set of questions to guide them in embracing and understanding the practice. Strategies were provided to make some feasible, initial steps to increase access to their communication, assignments, and other activities so as to include all learners. 

During the session, an empathy exercise was shared. The personas and scenarios exercise aimed to stretch our perspectives in understanding how embracing small changes in practice, aligned with accessibility, actually benefit everyone. 

Participants were asked to remediate a sample PowerPoint and Word presentation on their own. The files and accompanying solution videos are available to all members of the JHU community by request.

This session was designed for faculty, teaching assistants, and staff who were already familiar with the CoursePlus editing role and were looking to finalize their courses for the AY24-25 Term 3. Watch this session recording to:

• Explore New CoursePlus Tools & Features: Learn about the latest updates to CoursePlus that can enhance your course setup and improve your course management.

• Get Recommendations for Start-of-Term Tasks: Walk through essential tasks to complete before the term begins and explain how CoursePlus can help streamline them.

• Find Answers to Your Start-of-Term FAQs: Bring your questions about the start of term and get answers from CTL staff.

• Access Essential Resources: Guide you through the process and ensure your course is fully ready for students.

Keywords: CoursePlus, tools, term, start

You know that refining your course based on student feedback is essential for fostering a learning environment, but how do you turn qualitative feedback into actionable next steps? Watch this workshop recording to:

• Explain why student feedback is crucial for course improvement and how it directly ties into the course revision cycle.

• Learn a method for analyzing qualitative student evaluations to uncover trends, identify areas for improvement, and refine your teaching strategies.

• Apply this method in a guided, hands-on activity designed to help you analyze real feedback from your own courses.

• Whether you are looking to improve course structure, engagement, or overall learning outcomes, this workshop recording will provide you with the tools to make informed, data-driven decisions for your teaching practice.

*We experienced technical difficulties during this workshop. We cut out parts of the video recording that captured our troubleshooting during the live session. We appreciate your understanding.

Keywords: course, evaluation, review, revision, data

Implementing and maintaining grading consistency can be challenging for faculty and teaching assistants. This workshop recording first explores the benefits and process of grade norming and how it supports fair grading practices. Next, it showcases the grade norming experiences of two BSPH teaching teams, who shared how they incorporated grade norming into their courses, followed by a discussion on how to grade norm assessments and some considerations when working with teaching teams.

Keywords: assessment and grading, grade norming, teaching assistantship

This session was designed for faculty, teaching assistants, and staff who are already familiar with the editing role in CoursePlus and are finalizing their course for the start of the AY24-25 Term 2. In this session recording, the speakers identified new CoursePlus tools and features, discussed recommended start-of-term tasks, explained how CoursePlus tools and features can be used to accomplish these tasks, and answered start-of-term FAQs (frequently asked questions).

Keywords: CoursePlus, tools, term, start