Workshops
Every alternate Rāapa/Wednesday Te Puna Ako host a Kai and Kōrero session in M.1.42 and online in Zoom focusing on the Waikato Extend teaching development programme.
Pipiri/June 7: Collaboration as a tool for inclusion
Presenters: Tracey Morgan & Alison Jolley (AJ)
Collaborative activities offer great potential for enhanced student engagement and peer to peer interaction, but these activities can also be challenging and isolating for students. In this workshop, we will look at strategies for facilitating more inclusive group work that will help to provide equitable experiences for our learners.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 1:00 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Questions? Contact alison.jolley@waikato.ac.nz
Previous workshops
Mei/May 24: ABCs of H5P
Presenter: Bredan Sheridan
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 1:00 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact brendan.sheridan@waikato.ac.nz
Mei/May 19: ✔️ Beyond Multichoice: Different Moodle Quiz Questions
Presenter: Stephanie Gibbons
This workshop looks at how to set up some alternative Moodle quiz questions such as matching, missing words, and multiple correct answers. Some of these question formats are more effective against GPT quiz extensions than traditional multichoice. There will also be an opportunity for participants to share examples of Moodle questions which have worked well.
Mei/May 10: 📚 Playing with Perusall
Looking for a way to help students engage more with their reading?
Perusall is a tool available through Moodle, which can help make reading an engaging, collaborative experience. This second workshop will focus on how to set up a Perusall component within your paper. This includes how to create a Perusall course in Moodle, how to upload materials, and how to create assessment tasks and link them to the Gradebook.
This workshop will run from 1 pm online via Zoom.
Questions? Contact Anthony.Richardson@waikato.ac.nz
Mei/May 5: 🛡️ Protecting Moodle Quizzes from GPT
Presenter: Stephanie Gibbons
It is now possible to add a plug-in to your browser that engages with AI to answer Moodle multichoice questions. This workshop looks at what the plug-ins can and can't do, and offers practical suggestions for adjusting your multichoice questions to make it more difficult for them to provide answers.
Āperira/April 27: 🛡️ The challenges and opportunities posed by ChatGPT for tertiary assessment
Presenters: Dr Nick Munn, Dr Dianne Forbes and Nigel Robertson
In this session, Dr Nick Munn and Dr Dianne Forbes will share their experiences of the challenges and opportunities posed by ChatGPT for tertiary assessment, and Nigel Robertson will discuss TurnitIn’s new AI detection tool.
Māehe/March 29: ♿ Accessibility tools
Join us Rāapa/Wednesday to explore and discuss captions, alt-text, and the Moodle accessibility block.
This workshop will run from 1 pm in M.1.42 and online via Zoom.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Pēpuere/February 23: 💬 A chat about ChatGPT
Join us next Thursday to explore and discuss the impacts of artificial intelligence tools on academic integrity. Our panel:
- Dr Judy Bowen, Associate Dean Academic HECS, Software Engineering Programme
- Stephanie Gibbons, Philosophy Programme
- Dr Rahat Hasan, Data Analytics Coordinator, Te Puna Ako
- Professor Roger Moltzen, Chair, Student Discipline Committee
- Professor Bernhard Pfahringer, Co-Director, Te Ipu o te Mahara Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Anthony Ryan, NZUWI English Programme
will share more information about AI tools including ChatGPT and discuss the issues surrounding their use, followed by an opportunity for open discussion.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:00 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
The webinar will be recorded if you are unable to join.
From textbooks to images, Open Educational Resources (OERs) are resources that you are free to use and adapt for your own teaching. Learn how to find OERs and some strategies for making any adaptation easy.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 1:10 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before. Note the earlier start time so participants can engage with other Open Access Week activities.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
Last year, evaluation response rates dipped to around 17%. By increasing your response rate, you can receive more meaningful information from your students while also gathering better evidence to demonstrate the quality of your teaching.
In this session, we will go over some strategies for increasing response rates. We will also hold a roundtable discussion to better understand staff needs and what the Evaluation Team can do to assist.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Questions? Contact Rahat.Hasan@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will explore the concept of “metacognition”, which is often described as “thinking about thinking”. Participants will discuss the role that all instructors can play in developing more self-directed learners regardless of year level or discipline. We will learn about teaching approaches that help students become more aware of their own learning and support them in leveraging this knowledge to better self-regulate during the learning process.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
Students with impairments should not be disadvantaged, Logan Robinson will be discussing the new requirements from the Tertiary Education Commission for a Disability Action plan and how developing University Policy can support greater equity in learning and teaching outcomes, along with a more fulfilling University experience for students with impairments
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Mahuru/September 28: Mātauranga Maori
This workshop will explore what mātauranga Māori is, and how the models such as Te Whare Tapa Whā and the Ranga model can provide a framework for understanding and integrating relevant elements in an educational environment.
Mahuru/September 21: Waikato History
The University of Waikato is unique among New Zealand universities in terms of the Māori context it rests within. This workshop will explore some significant events of the Māori history of the region, as well as the key contextual elements which contribute to this uniqueness of the university.
Mahuru/September 16: Feedback for Assessment
Wasana Karunarathne explores aspects of student and teacher feedback literacy and the improvements in student work
Wasana Karunarathne and her co-author Tracii Ryan, are both from the University of Melbourne.
Mahuru/September 14: Pepeha for Pākehā
Pepeha is a uniquely Māori way to reference identity – incorporating both whakapapa (genealogy) and geographical location, it is a very specific locator of who you are. This workshop will explore some ways that Pākehā (non-Māori) can develop authentic ways of identifying themselves which enhance identity connections.
Hereturikōkā/August 31: 💡 Top tips from Te Puna Ako
Te Puna Ako staff share their top teaching technology tip.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Hereturikōkā/August 26: Putting quizzes in lecture videos is easy - and students ❤️ it!
Online Assessment Strategies Series 2022
Presenter: Dan Weijers (School of Social Sciences – DALPSS)
Format: 20 minutes presentation, followed by discussion. Watch the recording.
Hereturikōkā/August 24: Zoom to Moodle
Learn how to automatically move zoom recordings to the Panopto block.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Join our Zoom link waikato.ac.nz/go/tahi
Join us to learn about different types of feedback, reflect on assessment and feedback timelines in your paper(s), and develop effective strategies for providing meaningful feedback - even with large classes!
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
Do you want to increase the amount of feedback you get from students?
To access the recording of this session click here.
Because portfolios tell stories, it makes sense that a teaching portfolio tells the story of your teaching. This workshop will look at portfolios in general and how stories might be used to reflect on the artifacts contained in a portfolio.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
The answer is a resounding yes! Alternative (alt) text helps improve accessibility by providing an image description that is read aloud by screen readers and displayed when images fail to load. In this workshop, participants will learn how to include alt text in Moodle, see examples of helpful and unhelpful alt text, and have the chance to practice writing some alt text of their own.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will discuss the concept of sense of belonging, its relevance to teaching and learning, and common barriers to its development. Participants will learn about interventions that help to support sense of belonging in face-to-face and online environments to ensure that all students have the opportunity to thrive in their learning.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
The workshop will cover:
- the format of the ASP teaching portfolios,
- how to approach different sections of the portfolio,
- types of evidence and information you could include in a portfolio, and
- common questions and concerns about teaching portfolios.
Questions? Contact Nicole.Pepperell@waikato.ac.nz
This workshop looks at key principles of good slide design - colour backgrounds and font colours, font style and sizes, how much text is too much text, and also sources for stunning looking free open source images.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Bright@waikato.ac.nz
Experience ten different learning activities on Zoom, in quickfire succession.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Clementine.Annabell@waikato.ac.nz
The workshop will cover:
- the format of the ASP teaching portfolios,
- how to approach different sections of the portfolio,
- types of evidence and information you could include in a portfolio, and
- common questions and concerns about teaching portfolios.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Nicole.Pepperell@waikato.ac.nz
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
Join Logan Robinson, Manager of Accessibility Services, and Te Puna Ako staff to discuss why captions are important, potential approaches to captioning, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Participants will leave the session with knowledge of how to embed captions immediately and strategies for refining their accuracy.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
During this session, we will highlight a tool that helps you find this out and identify areas for growth. We will work through how to add the review tool in, what the review report looks like, and how to take action on the recommendations.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will be joined by former Te Puna Ako Summer Scholars who will share some of their findings related to inclusive teaching and learning at the University of Waikato and beyond. Bradley McNamara will share how different universities across Australasia address aspects of inclusion in their public-facing resources and policies. Shannon Hodge will briefly outline the learnings from our Open Textbook staff survey. Finally, we will discuss how we can take action on these findings within our own practice.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 1:10 pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
In this session, we discuss the practical aspects of how to design, deliver, and develop marking criteria for verbal assessments. We explore how verbal assessments can help address academic integrity concerns for online assessment. And we discuss how to control the workload of verbal assessments, particularly for larger classes.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Nicole.Pepperell@waikato.ac.nz
One of the ways we can do this is to continually improve our teaching. In this session, we will discuss how to set up paper evaluations for the semester and gain a better understanding of the process.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Rahat.Hasan@waikato.ac.nz
Anthony Ryan will look at utilising classroom dynamics and student expectations to create more impactful lessons for Chinese students.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Clementine.Annabell@waikato.ac.nz
Perusall is a tool available through Moodle, which can help make reading an engaging, collaborative experience. This second workshop will focus on how to set up a Perusall component within your paper. This includes how to create a Perusall course in Moodle, how to upload materials, and how to create assessment tasks and link them to the Gradebook.
Questions? Contact Anthony.Richardson@waikato.ac.nz
To access the recording of this session click here.
This workshop was facilitated by John McDonald-Wharry.
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
Perusall is a tool available through Moodle, which can help make reading an engaging, collaborative experience. This first workshop will focus on the possibilities Perusall can offer – it will be a ‘hands on’ session focussed on the student experience of Perusall. If you are planning to attend this workshop then please enrol yourself in the Moodle classroom (Perusall Demonstration) which we will be using for this sessions. The instructions for enrolling yourself in this shell are below: 
For further information or assistance please email Anthony.
Questions? Contact Anthony.Richardson@waikato.ac.nz
This workshop will be facilitated by Stephanie Gibbons and Nick Munn (ALPPS).
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will discuss different question structures and strategies that will help limit unproductive silences and enhance student engagement in your classroom. You will have the opportunity to develop questions for your own setting, get feedback from others, and discuss approaches to question delivery.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will discuss no-fuss strategies for teaching synchronous online classes.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
In this beginners workshop, we will look at how to add a Zoom activity to Moodle, ensure you are able to start a meeting, record it and use the basic features of Zoom. (Oh, and we'll be sure to show you how to raise your hand.)
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
Covid disruptions (lockdowns; students and staff self-isolating) are likely to be a feature of teaching this year. There are some easy ways to tweak your teaching to make it more Covid-friendly. This workshop will introduce some adjustments, and discuss what does (and doesn’t) work. Bring examples of what has worked for your papers, and any problems specific to your teaching that you’d like to trouble-shoot.
The workshop was organised by Te Wānanga o Ngā Kete - Division of Arts Law Psychology and Social Sciences and was facilitated by Stephanie Gibbons and Nick Munn, both recent recipients of teaching awards in the area of e-learning.
We will joined by colleagues providing student wellbeing support and training. Come along and learn about the services to which you can point students in need.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
Studiosity is a free online platform for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students, available 24/7 through their Moodle papers. How does Studiosity work? What are the different services offered by Studiosity? How can students use Studiosity wisely? These and other questions about Studiosity will be addressed in this workshop.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Maryam.Mariya@waikato.ac.nz
Join Te Puna Ako staff and Logan Robinson, Manager of Accessibility Services, to explore this important question. We will take a look at a number of strategies that enhance inclusion and some of the key concepts that underpin them. Participants will leave with approaches and perspectives that may be readily implemented into their practice.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Bright@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we will discuss ways to help speed up and increase consistency and fairness in your marking. We’ll pick apart the purpose and structure of rubrics and develop strategies for how they might be implemented for you and your marking teams.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
The Taskforce Report has directed university attention to the need for staff teaching in all disciplines to be more attentive to Kaupapa Māori and how this might be integrated into teaching programmes. This workshop will give some starting points and suggest key resources for engaging with this challenge.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Bright@waikato.ac.nz
Come along to this session to find answers to questions like: What is academic integrity? What is a Turnitin similarity score? How do I interpret this score and use it with students to enhance academic integrity? Be prepared to share your own examples of how you use Turnitin in your students' learning.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Victor.Fester@waikato.ac.nz
Find out that and other answers to the most common Zoom questions you have asked us, plus our top Zoom tips.
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Join us to learn about different types of feedback, reflect on assessment and feedback timelines in your paper(s), and develop effective strategies for providing meaningful feedback - even with large classes!
This workshop will virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
You can add video almost anywhere you type text: a topic intro; a lesson; the paper convenor block. In this workshop, we will cover how to record and make your video message shine. Bring your phone and/or laptop with webcam. No special software needed.
This workshop will run in person in M.1.42. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
Off campus locations (e.g., field trips, work-integrated learning, and virtual learning) offer rich opportunities for uniquely situated, authentic learning. In this session, we will discuss some of the benefits and challenges of learning and teaching in these special environments and identify commonalities between them. We welcome all voices to this discussion - even if you are not currently teaching in these spaces.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
- depending on how it is set up and the scaffolding put into place to give students fair and well-defined parameters to work in. Group work also raises a number of questions such as - should you let students 'self-select' their group? How do you deal with complaints from students about other students 'freeloading' on the group tasks? What are the best ways to grade group work? These and other questions about successful group work will be addressed in this workshop.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Bright@waikato.ac.nz
New to Moodle? This session is designed to cover the basics to get you up and running with Moodle. Specifically we will focus on good design principles. Student acitivity, communication, flexibility, accessibility, and design for all
Note that you do not need to have attended the previous workshops to participate in this workshop.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
In this workshop, we’ll discuss strategies for initiating and sustaining student motivation, thus supporting engagement and improving outcomes for our learners.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Alison.Jolley@waikato.ac.nz
We take a look at the two tools, what they are, and when and where they work best.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Developing a learning resource from scratch can be a time intensive undertaking. Often a time-saving compromise is to find an existing resource and, with a little adaption, use it in your teaching. We will look at places to look for learning resources, how to quickly evaluate the resource and some ways in which you can add value to them.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
This session will introduce you to the lifecycle of a Moodle paper and the requirements of your role within that lifecycle. Included will be adding staff to papers, the capabilities of different roles in Moodle, and how other University systems are integrated.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Brenda.Hawkins@waikato.ac.nz
We will be using a jigsaw activity to discuss strategies for three challenging classroom situations. So, you will both experience an evidence-based high impact learning activity plus get a range of ideas for managing sticky moments.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Clementine.Annabell@waikato.ac.nz
New to Moodle? This session is designed to cover the basics to get you up and running with Moodle. Specifically we will focus on the Moodle gradebook and assessment set up. Using wizards, categories, zero weighted items, activities than can be marked, and Turnitin.
Note that you do not need to have attended the first workshop to participate in this workshop.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
A desire to do less talking at students and instead teach in ways that make learning more active has been the focus of Vic Arcus, Ian MacDonald, Brett Langley, Jo Hicks, Linda Peters, Will Kelton, Renata Sawyer and Kirsten Petrie. In this session members of the project team will share the ‘low tech’ approaches they have been trialling for the last year as they have made a start with Active Learning. These are all simple pedagogical approaches that require minor tweaks to how we already go about delivering ‘lectures’. The team will also share some infographics that act as reminders to try new approaches in our teaching.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
New to Moodle? This session is designed to cover the basics to get you up and running with Moodle. Specifically we will focus on the following Moodle activities:
- Forum
- Assignment
- Lessons
- Zoom
- Dialogue
Note that you do not need to have attended the first workshop to participate in this workshop.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
Can you see the potential of H5P multimedia, but don’t have the time to realise it? After a brief introduction to H5P we’ll look at strategies for involving students in the development of multimedia activities for your paper.
This workshop will run virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
When planning teaching it’s tempting to dive straight into the course content. After all, often there’s just so much content to get through. Backward Design turns things on their head and starts with evidence of learning. How will you know that students understand and can apply knowledge? Working backwards from there, Backward Design ensures your learning goals, activities and assessment are aligned.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Stephen.Harlow@waikato.ac.nz
New to Moodle? This session is designed to cover the basics to get you up and running with Moodle.
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.
Questions? Contact Tracey.Morgan@waikato.ac.nz
This workshop will run face-to-face in M.1.42 and virtually in Zoom. We will start promptly at 2:10pm, feel free to join a few minutes before.