Workshops and Events
Below are some of the upcoming workshops and events of interest to GW faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants. See all upcoming workshops on the GW Libraries website.
Hands-On Video Production at the CREATE Digital Studio
Friday, October 7, 2022 10am–12pm
Join us in the A/V Production Suite at the CREATE digital studio for a hands-on experience with video production.
Statistical Inference with R: Inference for Continuous Data
Friday, October 7, 2022 10am–12pm
This workshop will walk you through the R functionality you'll need to use when conducting hypothesis tests on continuous variables.
Blackboard: Using Groups
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11am–12pm
Participants will learn how to enable and manage group tools as well as viewing and grading group activities such as assignments.
Location, Location, Location: Creating Maps of Your Location Data
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11am–12:30pm
Learn how to create maps of location data, like places and addresses, in this introductory workshop.
Teaching Network for Early Career Faculty
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 12–2pm
The Teaching Network for Early Career Faculty is a cohort-based program for faculty who consider themselves new, or relatively new, to teaching at GW.
Transform Your Assignments: A Hands-On Session
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 12:30–2:30pm
We’ll use the Transparent Assignment Design Framework to develop assignments that more clearly convey standards and expectations to your students and align fully with your course goals.
Create Beautiful and Accessible Class Documents and Slides
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 3–4pm
We will cover easy ways to not only remediate your existing documents to be accessible, but how to also create better looking and more organized “born accessible” documents.
You've Already Done This! Creating and Publishing OER Courseware
Thursday, October 13, 2022 11am–12pm
Join the WRLC for a brief introduction to open textbooks and a panel discussion featuring faculty members who teach with them.
Blackboard: Discussion Boards
Thursday, October 13, 2022 2–3pm
Explore ways to enhance the student experience outside of the traditional classroom through Blackboard Discussion Boards.
Creating Impressive Videos with Premiere Pro
Thursday, October 13, 2022 3–5pm
In this workshop, beginning learners will become familiar with the full video editing workflow from beginning to end.
Statistical Inference with R: Inference for Categorical Data
Friday, October 14, 2022 10am–12pm
This workshop will walk you through the R functionality you can use to compute correlations between continuous variables.
Introduce Universal Design for Learning into Your Class
Monday, October 17, 2022 1–2pm
In this workshop we will talk about the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework that applies this mindset into the classroom.
Blackboard: Administering a Test
Monday, October 17, 2022 2–3pm
Learn how to create a Blackboard Test and set it up for students.
Facilitating Inclusive Discussions
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 10–11am
Join us for a look at different tools and methods for facilitating discussions in both face-to-face and online settings.
Why and How to Start Being More Digitally Accessible
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 1–2pm
We will discuss what digital accessibility means and the universal design for learning (UDL) framework.