Lunch & Learn

Building a Communication Rhythm: Messages That Matter (Part 1)

This session focuses on how consistent, intentional announcements help establish instructor presence and reduce student confusion. Participants explore how weekly scheduled messages augmented by responsive announcements can support engagement, with multimedia added especially during high-stakes weeks.

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Building a Communication Rhythm: Messages that Matter (Part 2)

In this hands-on session, participants build and schedule announcements in Brightspace. Emphasis is placed on creating clear, student-centered messages and using multimedia to support understanding and connection.

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Showing Up at the Right Moment: Thoughtful Automation to Support Students

This session introduces Intelligent Agents as a way to extend instructor presence through timely, supportive automation. Participants explore how automated messages can encourage, remind, and support students while reinforcing that automation supplements, not replaces, human interaction.

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Showing Up at the Right Moment: Thoughtful Automation to Support Students (Part 2)

Participants create and configure an Intelligent Agent in Brightspace. The session emphasizes clear language, instructor email as the sender, and thoughtful use of media to maintain a personal tone.

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Listening on Purpose: Using Surveys for Feedback and Understanding (Part 1)

This session focuses on using surveys to elevate student voice without adding pressure. Participants explore how ungraded surveys can be used to check understanding, gather feedback, and inform instructional decisions for upcoming class sessions.

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Listening on Purpose: Using Surveys for Feedback and Understanding (Part 2)

This session reviews how to create a survey on Brightspace. Emphasis is placed on choosing settings intentionally and generating results to guide next steps.

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Connecting the Dots: Communicating With Students Using Course Data

This session brings together communication and data to support timely, caring outreach to students. Participants learn how to interpret engagement indicators and use that information to guide supportive, student-centered communication.

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Building Once, Reusing Often: Using Your Sandbox (SBX) to Save Time and Stay Consistent

This session helps faculty use their sandbox as a space to build, store, and refine reusable course elements. Participants explore templates and strategies that promote consistency while reducing course setup time each semester.

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