Training and workshops
Overview of training and workshops
Learning Environments offers practical and needs-based workshops and resources for teaching and professional staff on a range of topics supporting learning and teaching at the University of Melbourne.
Session delivery options
Learning Environments is pleased to offer our range of LMS, technology enhanced learning (TEL) and designing for learning with technology workshops as online webinars, delivered through Zoom. Our live, interactive sessions should be your first port of call. For those who can't attend, we recommend exploring our independent online learning and recorded webinars options.
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Live workshops and webinars
Live, interactive workshops covering a range of topics such as using the learning technologies, the LMS and good practice in learning and teaching with technology.
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Recorded webinars
Our recordings of our LMS and TEL workshops give you the flexibility to watch anytime.
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Independent online learning
A self-paced program of online training modules for staff, delivered within the LMS.
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Related professional development across the University
Links to learning and teaching professional development offerings offered by departments, schools and faculties.
Upcoming workshop schedule
Keep up to date with the latest upcoming workshop sessions. Find out more about what to expect during a session or sign up to reserve your place for a live webinar session run by one of our facilitators. Our workshops are currently being delivered using Zoom.
Workshop definitions
Our hands on workshops are identified within two broad themes, offering a mix of learning and teaching and/or technology based material. See the definitions below.
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Technology enhanced learning (TEL) workshops
The TEL workshops are focused on being able to use the functionality of the technology. The delivery of these workshops consists of technology demonstrations and attendee’s following step-by-step instructions to complete tasks using the tool.
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Design for learning with technology workshops
◼These sessions are identified by a green left border in the calendar of sessions.
The focus of these workshops is on the learning design of subjects or activities within subjects. These workshops also may show specific technologies and how to use them to achieve your design objectives. The delivery of this workshop is focussed on theory and discussion activities around the theory.
Workshops for February 2022
Workshop registration opens 30 days prior to an event.
| Workshop | Date | Time | Location | Details and registration |
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| LMS: Getting started | Tuesday 8 February | 11:00am-12:30pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Enhancing the student experience with LMS | Wednesday 9 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive content and activities with H5P | Monday 14 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Monday 14 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Monday 14 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Addressing pedagogical challenges in Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) | Tuesday 15 February | 10:00am-11:30am | On-campus or online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Tuesday 15 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Tuesday 15 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Creating videos from existing lectures | Wednesday 16 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Wednesday 16 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Wednesday 16 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Thursday 17 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Thursday 17 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Collaborative reading with FeedbackFruits Interactive Documents | Friday 18 February | 10:00am-11:00am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Friday 18 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Managing groups and large cohorts | Monday 21 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Monday 21 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) drop-in | Monday 21 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Addressing pedagogical challenges in Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) | Monday 21 February | 2:00pm-3:30pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Collaborative viewing with FeedbackFruits Interactive Videos | Tuesday 22 February | 10:00am-11:00am | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Engaging students in Zoom | Tuesday 22 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Tuesday 22 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Wednesday 23 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Wednesday 23 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Wednesday 23 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Improving online learning: Three strategies for a successful experience | Thursday 24 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Thursday 24 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Thursday 24 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
* Learning designer in attendance.
Workshops for March 2022
Workshop registration opens 30 days prior to an event.
| Workshop | Date | Time | Location | Details and registration |
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| Self-recording videos with Echo360: Universal Capture | Monday 7 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Tuesday 8 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Facilitating asynchronous discussions | Wednesday 9 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Assignments | Thursday 10 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Padletry: Designing collaborative activities for engaged learning | Friday 11 March | 1:30pm-3:00pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive content and activities with H5P | Monday 14 March | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: What the research says | Wednesday 16 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Rubrics | Wednesday 16 March | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Engaging students in Zoom | Thursday 17 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Quizzes and question banks | Friday 18 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Managing groups and large cohorts | Monday 21 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Speedgrader and Gradebook | Tuesday 22 March | 11:00am-12:30pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: Presentations | Wednesday 23 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Choosing the right activity | Wednesday 23 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive activities with PollEverywhere | Friday 25 March | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Online | Register |
| Collaborative Viewing with FeedbackFruits Interactive Videos | Monday 28 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: Interviews | Wednesday 30 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Crafting great Quizzes | Thursday 31 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
Request a workshop
On request we run workshops for groups of six or more participants. To request a workshop for your group firstly browse our the full list of workshops before submitting the online form to request a workshop. Typically, our selection of currently delivered packages cover most needs, however, we do deliver customised options as well.
Before submitting a request see the available sessions and our full list of workshops.
Beyond workshops and webinars
Our workshops are just the starting point of your journey. Following all workshops you will be emailed a bundle of resources and links, and if you participated in an online event you will receive a link to the recording to rewatch when needed.
More training opportunities on teaching, learning and assessment are available via the MCSHE professional development website and on our related professional development across the University page.
Other support options available are our guides and resources, recorded webinars, the University Library website and the Copyright Office, and remember that you can always attend another workshop.
What you need to enrol in workshops
You are a University of Melbourne staff member
All workshops run by Learning Environments are only available to University of Melbourne staff members.You have an active University of Melbourne staff account
An active account is essential for you to receive emails, and log in to the LMS using your University of Melbourne username and password.
Please note that registrations for all workshops are completed via Eventbrite. Registrations close the day before the start of the workshop.
Live workshops and webinars
We offer a range of Zoom sessions including technology enhanced learning (TEL) workshops and designing for learning with technology workshops. The below two tables contain a comprehensive list of these workshops, some may not be on the current schedule. You can view our current schedule on the calendar of sessions page. For any workshops not currently scheduled, consider watching a recording, adding your name to the waitlist, or submit a support request with the Learning Environments team.
All live workshops and webinars
Jump to:
- Technology enhanced learning (TEL) workshops
- Vendor delivered workshops
- Design for learning with technology workshops
Technology enhanced learning (TEL) workshops
We offer a range of Zoom sessions focusing on how to use the educational technology the University provides. This table contains a comprehensive list of these workshops, some may not be on the current schedule.
| Session title | Description | View if scheduled |
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| Creating videos with Echo360: Universal Capture | Echo360 is an LMS integration that allows you to record and share videos with your students. This workshop is designed to give participants the skills to confidently use Echo360 to create DIY videos for teaching and learning. By the end of this workshop you will be able to Navigate the Echo360 interface, record and upload a recorded video into the LMS, and embed a video into an LMS page. | Go |
| Interactive videos with H5P | H5P is a tool that easily allows you to create interactive content types and activities, which can be embedded into the LMS via the integration. This hands-on workshop will focus specifically on the creation of interactive videos. Learn how to add multiple choice questions, external links and other activities into your videos. | Go |
| HTML for educators | HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages, including pages in the LMS. This workshop provides an overview of using basic HTML in the LMS along with understanding and accessing the customised interactive and layout features developed by Learning Environments for LMS subjects. By the end of this workshop you will be able to locate HTML templates, copy templates into your subjects and replace text fields to customise your HTML. | Go |
| Interactive activities with Poll Everywhere | Poll Everywhere is an online polling tool that allows users to create and collect responses to poll questions or activities. In this workshop participants will create polls and learn how to collect responses in a live session. By the end of this workshop you will be able to create polls, add polls to PowerPoint, activate polls and display responses to polls and add Poll Everywhere links to the LMS. | Go |
| Collaborative reading with FeedbackFruits Interactive Documents | Interactive Document is an online collaboration tool that allows students to discuss and answer inline questions within written study materials such as prescribed readings. This workshop provides participants with the skills to create and use Interactive Document Assignments using FeedbackFruits in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify which FeedbackFruits activities suit your teaching and learning needs, build FeedbackFruits Interactive Document assignments, explain to students how to complete the FeedbackFruits activities and understand how to create a suitable Rubric for the activity. | Go |
| Collaborative viewing with FeedbackFruits Interactive Videos | Interactive Video is an online collaboration tool that allows students to discuss and answer inline questions within visual study materials. This workshop provides participants with the skills to create and use Interactive Video Assignments using FeedbackFruits in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify which FeedbackFruits activities suit your teaching and learning needs, build FeedbackFruits Interactive Video assignments, explain to students how to complete the Interactive Video activities, and understand how to create a suitable Rubric for the activity. | Go |
| Peer Review assignments with FeedbackFruits | Peer Review enables instructors to create assignments for students to provide feedback to their peers on deliverables. This workshop provides participants with the skills to create and use Peer Review Assignments using FeedbackFruits in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify which FeedbackFruits activities suit your teaching and learning needs, build FeedbackFruits peer review assignments, explain to students how to complete the Peer Review activities, and understand how to create a suitable Rubric for the activity. | Go |
| Group member evaluation with FeedbackFruits | Group Member Evaluation allows students to assess their peers' collaboration skills. This is particularly useful for team project based work. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify which FeedbackFruits activities suit your teaching and learning needs, build FeedbackFruits group member evaluation assignments, explain to students how to complete the group evaluation activities, and understand how to create a suitable Rubric for the activity. | Go |
| Interactive content and activities with H5P | H5P is a tool the easily allows you to create interactive content and activities that can easily be embedded into a LMS page. This introductory workshop is designed to give participants the confidence to create interactive content with H5P and embed the activities into the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to recognise the different reasons to use H5P, understand the technical specifications of the LMS integration and create new and reuse existing H5P activities | Go |
| LMS: Getting started | This Workshop is an introduction to the LMS aiming to provide participants with the skills to building content in a subject along with identifying and interacting with the interface of the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be familiar with the interface of the LMS and be able to create and edit pages and modules. | Go |
| LMS: For Tutors | This workshop is designed to give tutors the skills to confidently use the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to navigate the LMS and communicate with students through various tools, provide grades and feedback using SpeedGrader and navigate the Gradebook. | Go |
| LMS: Assignments | This workshop is designed to give participants the confidence to create LMS assignments. By the end of this workshop you will be able to differentiate Assignments and Assignment Groups, create various assignment types and recognise the purpose of weighted Assignment Groups. | Go |
| LMS: Quizzes and question banks | The workshop is designed to support formative or summative assessment through the use of Quizzes. By the end of this workshop you will be able to create a quiz, set quiz conditions, view results, and providing quiz feedback and grades. | Go |
| LMS: Rubrics | This workshop explores different Rubric setups and provides insight into how Rubrics can be used in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to recognise the benefits of Rubrics in the LMS, create rubrics and grade assignments using rubrics within SpeedGrader and differentiate between several Rubric set up options. | Go |
| LMS: SpeedGrader and Gradebook | This workshop gives participants the skills to confidently use SpeedGrader to annotate and grade student submissions in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to set the Grade Posting Policy in the LMS, provide grades and feedback using SpeedGrader and navigate the Gradebook. | Go |
| LMS: Managing groups and large cohorts | This workshop is designed to give participants the skills to effectively manage large groups in the LMS using Sections and Groups. By the end of this workshop you will be able to differentiate between Sections and Groups, create, manage and track groups and administer and facilitate collarboative activities in the LMS. | Go |
| LMS: Advanced Gradebook | This session will give participants an in-depth overview of Gradebook in the LMS. By the end of this workshop you will be able to understand various LMS gradebook settings and functionality to streamline marking activities, discuss strategies for reviewing and interpreting gradebook data and troubleshooting gradebook issues. | Go |
| Managing video in the LMS with Kaltura | Kaltura is a video management system (VMS) which can be used by staff to create videos and share with students directly through the LMS. This workshop is designed to give you the skills to confidently manage video within the LMS, using Kaltura. By the end of this workshop you will be able to Record and upload videos into Kaltura, embed videos in your LMS subject | Go |
| Qualtrics surveys for teaching and learning | Qualtrics is an online survey tool that allows users to easily create surveys, design them collaboratively and share responses with others. This session gives participants an in-depth overview of using Qualtrics for teaching and learning purposes. | Go |
| Setting up Gradescope exams | This session is designed to provide participants with the information they need to set up their online exam using Gradescope. It will review the LMS assignment created in your subject and take you through the steps and decisions needed to set this up as a Gradescope exam. | Go |
Vendor delivered workshops
| Session title | Description | View details and registration |
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Delivering Assessments Remotely with Gradescope Enrol on vendor site | Gradescope is an assessment tool that supports online submission, grading, and feedback. It is particularly relevant for STEM subjects and other areas that require hand written and hand drawn responses from students. This workshop demonstrates how to create and mark Gradescope assignments. By the end of this webinar you will be able to set up fully online and paper-based assignments, create rubrics to maintain grading consistency and access assignment analytics. | Go |
| Social and engaging reading with Perusall | Perusall is a collaborative social reading platform a that allows students and teaching staff to digitally and collaboratively annotate readings. This online webinar presented by Perusall will give an overview and provide best practice techniques for using Perusall. In this workshop you will view a demonstration of how Perusall works, review research results on the use of Perusall in higher education, and understand how you can share Perusall with your students. | Go |
| Virtual assessment with Cadmus | Cadmus is an online assessment tool, where subject coordinators create and students complete written assessment tasks in a dedicated environment, accessed through the LMS. This webinar will demonstrate setting up a Cadmus assignment and how can Cadmus be used as an exam alternative. | Go |
Design for learning with technology workshops
Learning Environments and the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education offer professional development opportunities for staff. Sessions span a diverse range of topics looking at good practice in learning and teaching with technology.
◼ These sessions are identified by a green left border in the calendar of sessions.
| Session title | Description | View if scheduled |
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| Activities for encouraging interaction in online classes | During this workshop we will discuss strategies for encouraging student interaction in live online teaching. By the end of this workshop you will have experienced some activities yourself and share with others strategies that have been working for you in your Zoom sessions. | Go |
| Creating and using rubrics for assessment | A well designed rubric will ensure that students are clear on the expected aims of assessable learning tasks. By the end of this workshop you will learn about the key features to consider when designing a rubric for assessment, recognize various types of rubrics and become familiar with adding rubrics to the LMS. | Go |
| Design for online learning: Crafting great quizzes | Discover how you can craft and deliver high quality formative and graded quiz questions as a part of your assessment strategy. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify where quizzes are most suitably used as an assessment option, design effective quiz questions, and identify suitable online tools for the delivery of online quizzes. | Go |
| Designing for online learning: Choosing the right Activity | Learn about approaches and strategies for selecting and designing appropriate activities for online learning and teaching. By the end of this workshop you will identify a range of activities different learning strategies and outcomes, assess relevance and alignment of activities and identify digital tools that support relevant online activities. | Go |
| Designing for online learning: Facilitating asynchronous discussions | Asynchronous online discussions are an important learning component of blended, flipped and fully online subjects. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify the uses of LMS-hosted asynchronous online discussions, assess and adapt a design framework to create online discussions, and develop and facilitate a discussion activity. | Go |
| Designing for online learning: Providing feedback to students | Feedback and assessment are among the most critical aspects of effective design for learning in higher education. By the end of this workshop you will be able to implement practical strategies and tactics for providing good feedback and identify online tools to help facilitate and communicate feedback. | Go |
| Designing for online learning: Rethinking your lecture slides | In this workshop we will look at how you can transform your existing lecture materials into a more engaging online format that’s sure to enhance the overall student experience. By the end of the workshop you will be able to break down existing lecture content and redesign or replace parts of a lecture with online activities or videos that can be staged in the LMS for a better online student experience. | Go |
| Designing for student engagement in Zoom | Zoom is an LMS integration that allows teachers to facilitate synchronous online sessions with students. This workshop is designed to build confidence in teaching live online classes in Zoom. By the end of this workshop you will be able to identify which Zoom tools are appropriate to your learning and teaching goals, troubleshoot common issues and facilitate a zoom activity. | Go |
| Improving online: Three strategies for a successful student experience | This workshop will offer straightforward and practical strategies to implement three key aspects in your subject. BY the end of this workshop you will be familiar with practical strategies increase Interaction and engagement, provide academic staff presence and provide more clarity in LMS site structure. | Go |
| Padletry: Designing collaborative activities for engaged learning | Padlet is an online tool that supports virtual brainstorming, collation and collaboration activities. By the end of this workshop you will be able to set up a Padlet account, identify the key features and how to use Padlet, and consider how different activities can be incorporated into a particular teaching context. | Go |
| Presenting to webcam | This workshop explores how to better present using a webcam for sessions like online lectures and tutorials. By the end of this workshop you will be able to setup self-recording equipment, prepare your environment, plan for a self-recording session and enhance your communicate with your students through the use of video. | Go |
| Using learning analytics for teaching and learning | Learning analytics can give teaching staff detailed insight into how learners are engaging with the subject content and learning activities presented to them. By the end of this workshop you will be able to define learning analytics, evaluate learning analytics resources currently available, apply the presented framework to use learning analytics in teaching. | Go |
| Video for teaching and learning: presentations | This presentation session will show you how to redesign your presentations from the ground up to make better videos. We will discuss the differences between presenting to camera and narrating a slideshow, show you how to rethink your lecture slides, discuss strategies for scripting, and explain the strengths and weaknesses of different recording approaches and university-supported tools. | Go |
| Video for teaching and learning: what the research says | This presentation we will give a brief overview of the existing research, share tips on how to best use prerecorded video in your teaching, and encourage you to gather and interpret your own data about how your students respond to your videos. | Go |
| Video for teaching and learning: interviews | This presentation will show you how to plan, execute and record a well-designed interview. We will discuss different interview genres, how to draft great questions, how to build rapport with your interviewee, strategies for conducting, recording and editing interviews, and discuss the pros and cons of audio vs video interviews. | Go |
| Video for teaching and learning: video editing | This presentation will show you how to perform the most common editing functions using a range of accessible software options. We will cover basic ‘top and tail’ trim functions in the cloud using Kaltura and Echo, how to clean up an audio recording using Openshot, how to assemble and export a narrated slideshow using Openshot, and how to edit a multi-track video using Adobe Rush. | Go |
As an optional pre-workshop activity, participants can log in to the LMS and access and experiment in their 'Playpen' subject.
What you need to enrol in workshops
You are a University of Melbourne staff member
All workshops run by Learning Environments are only available to University of Melbourne staff members.You have an active University of Melbourne staff account
An active account is essential for you to receive emails, and log in to the LMS using your University of Melbourne username and password.
Please note that registrations for all workshops are completed via Eventbrite. Registrations close the day before the start of the workshop.
Due to social distancing measures all current LMS workshops are delivered online using Zoom. To download Zoom, head to the University Zoom conferencing portal and view our Zoom guides.
Recorded webinars
Our series of recorded webinar Zoom sessions are available on demand at a time convenient to you. Our recordings give you the opportunity watch, jump back, and re-watch from the comfort of your desk.
These training sessions are recorded versions of our live Zoom webinar events. Focusing on the LMS and other supported learning technologies, this format allows you to watch, revisit, and share the knowledge with others.
To participate in a live webinar session facilitated by an instructor - including a Q&A - view our calendar of sessions to reserve your spot.
All recorded webinars
◼ Design for learning with technology sessions are identified by a green left border.
| Session title | Description | Full description and view recording |
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| LMS: Getting Started | This webinar is designed to provide participants with the skills to build a basic LMS subject presence, including the key elements considered essential under the LMS framework guidelines. | Go |
| LMS: Assignments | This webinar is designed to give participants the confidence to create LMS assignments. The assignment setup process and exploration of various assignment settings will be covered. | Go |
| LMS: Communication | This recorded session provides a brief overview of communication tools in the LMS. | Go |
| LMS: Managing tutorials and student collaboration (Sections and Groups) | This webinar explores how to use Sections and Groups for tutorial management of student collaboration in the LMS. | Go |
| LMS: Quizzes | This workshop will equip staff with the fundamental skills to create and manage quizzes and question banks in the LMS. | Go |
| LMS: Rubrics | This webinar explores different Rubric setups and provides insight into how Rubrics can be used in the LMS. | Go |
| Introduction to H5P | This webinar provides participants with an overview of the H5P integration with the LMS and the skills to build a basic H5P activity. This webinar also covers reusing existing H5P content. | Go |
| Collaborative documents and videos with FeedbackFruits | This webinar provides an overview of the Interactive Documents and Interactive Video tools used for online collaborative learning with FeedbackFruits. | Go |
| Peer review and group evaluation with FeedbackFruits | This webinar provides an overview of the Peer Review and Group Evaluation tools by FeedbackFruits. | Go |
| Overview of the online exam options | This webinar is designed to give subject coordinators an overview of the exam types available for Semester 2 online open-book exams. | Go |
| Creating and using rubrics for assessment | In this session, participants will learn about the key features to consider when designing a rubric for assessment. Various types of rubrics will be discussed and examples from a number of disciplines and learning activities will be shared. | Go |
| Breakout room facilitation in Zoom | In this recording this we will give an overview of breakout rooms and tips on facilitation in Zoom. We cover why use breakout rooms, options for breaking up groups, facilitation tips and activity ideas. | Go |
| Social and engaging reading with Perusall | This webinar presented by Perusall aims to give an overview and provide best practice techniques for using Perusall. | Go |
| Unpacking the Improving Online Learning LTI | The webinar discusses the Improving Online Learning Quality Initiative LTI funding and demonstrates seven straightforward ways to increase the participation and engagement of students in online subjects. | Go Content restricted to staff (login required) |
| FlexAP LTI: Designing a fully-online subject with LE | The webinar intended for subject coordinators and teachers who would like to know more about collaborating with a Learning Environments (LE) team to design and develop a fully online subject using funds from the latest Round 2, 2020 Learning and Teaching Initiative. | Go Content restricted to staff (login required) |
| Gradescope: Getting started with Remote Assessments | Offering guidance on how to deliver assessments remotely and outlines various assessment options to meet your immediate needs - including fully online assignments - no paper required, existing paper-based assignments, and combining online and paper-based approaches. | Go Recording offered via an external web site |
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Live workshops and webinars
Live, interactive workshops covering a range of topics such as using the learning technologies, the LMS and good practice in learning and teaching with technology.
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Independent online learning
A self-paced program of online training modules for staff, delivered within the LMS.
Independent online learning
LMS online training specifically designed for those of you who learn best at your own pace, and in your own time and place. This training offers an in-depth look at the LMS including assessment and feedback, quizzes, and more.
Learning Environments online learning modules
There is simply no better way to learn about a tool, than to learn within the tool itself! Whether you are a first-time Canvas LMS user, or looking to build on your skills, this training suits all skill levels. Taking an in-depth look at assessment and feedback, quizzes, and more, this is also a handy resource throughout the year.
You can choose to use this training in the following ways:
- Only complete the relevant online training.
- Do some online modules and attend some live online webinars.
- Use the self-paced training to reinforce learnings from workshops or webinars.
Available modules include:
- LMS: Getting started
- LMS: Assessment and feedback
- LMS: Designing your subject
- Zoom: Facilitating synchronous online classes
- Kaltura: Managing video in the LMS
- LMS: Quizzes
- LMS: For tutors
- LMS: Communication and collaboration
Example LMS subject
This subject has been designed using the technology enhanced learning (TEL) framework and serves as an example for staff on how you could set up and an LMS subject. Accessing the subject in a student role, you can view and interact with the content, assessments and discussions.
How to unenroll
If you have finished making use of the subject content you can unenroll by following the steps below. By unenrolling you will no longer have access to the subject material.
- Go to the LMS Subjects and Communities Catalogue.
- Login with your University username and password.
- Click on ‘your name’ in the top right and select ‘Student Dashboard’.
- Find [subject title] in the list.
- Click the cog icon and select ‘Drop Subject’ and then ‘Drop’.
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Related professional development across the University
Local learning and teaching professional development is available across the University of Melbourne. The links below share some of the options available to staff.
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MCSHE professional development programs
MCSHE provides a range of professional development programs and activities for staff and higher degree research candidates of the University in four main areas: teaching and learning, research, engagement, and leadership and management.
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The Williams Centre for Learning Advancement
Professional development and teaching support services offered by the Williams Centre for Learning Advancement in the Faculty of Business and Economics.
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Built Environments Learning + Teaching
The Built Environments Learning + Teaching (BEL+T) group works with staff and students of the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning to improve teaching quality and student engagement.
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Arts Teaching Innovation
Arts Teaching Innovation supports excellence and innovation in teaching and learning across the Faculty of Arts.
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Arts eTeaching and eLearning
The Arts eTeaching unit supports teaching staff with integrating technology in their teaching, to develop innovative blended learning approaches and teaching materials, to stimulate active learning, and enhance student engagement.
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Melbourne Law School LMS community
This LMS community from the Melbourne Law School is designed to assist staff in becoming familiar with the key features of the LMS as well as other learning technologies such as Echo360, Kaltura and Zoom. It also serves as a hub to provide technical tips and to showcase and support best practice in online and blended teaching.
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Melbourne Graduate School of Education LMS community
This self-enrol LMS community is designed to support MGSE staff in using the LMS. This support community provides information and links to advice on LMS tools and functionality. Subscribers receive timely LMS news and updates via announcements, and have access to a directory of LMS supports and weekly tips.
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University Library
The University Library offers a broad range of services and support for staff. Offering help with teaching resources, expert advice, using collections in your teaching, and more.
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The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences is committed to the continuous improvement of the student learning experience, and the professionalism and effectiveness of our teaching activities.
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The University Copyright Office
The University Copyright Office works with staff and students to maximise the permitted uses of copyright material for education and research. In so doing, we seek to ensure that the University community complies with copyright obligations. Copyright Office staff provide online information and resources, assistance with queries and training and awareness sessions.
Calendar of sessions
Our workshops cover a range of subject options and are designed for new and existing academic and professional staff. All hands-on live sessions are currently delivered via Zoom and are open for registration.
Upcoming live sessions
Our hands on workshops are identified within two broad themes, offering a mix of learning and teaching and/or technology based material. See the definitions below.
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Technology enhanced learning (TEL) workshops
These make up the majority of workshops. The workshop and its outcomes focus on being able to use the functionality of the technology. The delivery of these workshops consists of technology demonstrations and attendee’s following step-by-step instructions to complete tasks using the tool.
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Design for learning with technology workshops
◼These sessions are identified by a green left border in the calendar of sessions.
The focus of these workshops is on the learning design of subjects or activities within subjects. These workshops also may show specific technologies and how to use them to achieve your design objectives. The delivery of this workshop is focussed on theory and discussion activities around the theory.
Workshops for February 2022
Workshop registration opens 30 days prior to an event.
| Workshop | Date | Time | Location | Details and registration |
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| LMS: Getting started | Tuesday 8 February | 11:00am-12:30pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Enhancing the student experience with LMS | Wednesday 9 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive content and activities with H5P | Monday 14 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Monday 14 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Monday 14 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Addressing pedagogical challenges in Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) | Tuesday 15 February | 10:00am-11:30am | On-campus or online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Tuesday 15 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Tuesday 15 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Creating videos from existing lectures | Wednesday 16 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Wednesday 16 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Wednesday 16 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Individual learning design consultations | Thursday 17 February | Multiple times available | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Thursday 17 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Collaborative reading with FeedbackFruits Interactive Documents | Friday 18 February | 10:00am-11:00am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Friday 18 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Managing groups and large cohorts | Monday 21 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Monday 21 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) drop-in | Monday 21 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Addressing pedagogical challenges in Blended Synchronous Learning (BSL) | Monday 21 February | 2:00pm-3:30pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Collaborative viewing with FeedbackFruits Interactive Videos | Tuesday 22 February | 10:00am-11:00am | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Engaging students in Zoom | Tuesday 22 February | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Tuesday 22 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Wednesday 23 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Wednesday 23 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in | Wednesday 23 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
| Improving online learning: Three strategies for a successful experience | Thursday 24 February | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| O-Week LMS drop-in | Thursday 24 February | 12:00pm-1:30pm | Online | Register |
| Blended synchronous learning (BSL) drop-in* | Thursday 24 February | 1:00pm-2:00pm | On-campus or online | Register |
* Learning designer in attendance.
Workshops for March 2022
Workshop registration opens 30 days prior to an event.
| Workshop | Date | Time | Location | Details and registration |
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| Self-recording videos with Echo360: Universal Capture | Monday 7 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Getting started | Tuesday 8 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Facilitating asynchronous discussions | Wednesday 9 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Assignments | Thursday 10 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| Padletry: Designing collaborative activities for engaged learning | Friday 11 March | 1:30pm-3:00pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive content and activities with H5P | Monday 14 March | 2:00pm-3:30pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: What the research says | Wednesday 16 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| LMS: Rubrics | Wednesday 16 March | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Engaging students in Zoom | Thursday 17 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Quizzes and question banks | Friday 18 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Managing groups and large cohorts | Monday 21 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
| LMS: Speedgrader and Gradebook | Tuesday 22 March | 11:00am-12:30pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: Presentations | Wednesday 23 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Choosing the right activity | Wednesday 23 March | 1:00pm-2:30pm | Online | Register |
| Interactive activities with PollEverywhere | Friday 25 March | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Online | Register |
| Collaborative Viewing with FeedbackFruits Interactive Videos | Monday 28 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Video for teaching and learning: Interviews | Wednesday 30 March | 11:00am-12:00pm | Online | Register |
| Designing for online learning: Crafting great Quizzes | Thursday 31 March | 10:00am-11:30am | Online | Register |
To join a waitlist, requesting a workshop, or if you experience difficulty registering please submit a support request.
How to register
Registrations for all workshops are made via Eventbrite. Find the workshop that suits you in the schedule and click on Register to be taken to the Eventbrite registration page. Please note that registrations will close the day before the start of the workshop. All registered participants will receive an email with confirmation of the event details and location prior to the workshop.
If you experience difficulty registering please submit a support request.
What you need to enrol in workshops
You are a University of Melbourne staff member
All workshops run by Learning Environments are only available to University of Melbourne staff members.You have an active University of Melbourne staff account
An active account is essential for you to receive emails, and log in to the LMS using your University of Melbourne username and password.
Please note that registrations for all workshops are completed via Eventbrite. Registrations close the day before the start of the workshop.