Fall 2025 Workshops
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Learn to make text, paragraphs, tables, and images accessible so that your Word documents
can be successfully navigated by screen reading software. The workshop will begin
with an overview of accessibility principles.
Facilitator: Alexandra Belanich
This workshop will demonstrate how use Brightspace's integrated accessibility tools
to make your course accessible. The workshop will begin with an overview of accessibility
principles.
Facilitator: Alexandra BelanichLearn how to create accessible PowerPoint presentations. Bonus: Learn how PowerPoint
can be used to make simple flyers! The workshop will begin with an overview of accessibility
principles.
Facilitator: Alexandra BelanichAre you looking for ways that students can show what they're learning but go beyond writing a
research paper or taking an exam? Join Vanessa Diaz, Admissions Counselor at the Grant
Campus, as she provides teaching faculty an overview for how to use digital storytelling
and design-focused methods to help students create digital artifacts. Workshop attendees
will be provided with digital storytelling handouts, references, and examples of assignments
that can be used across disciplines, while keeping in mind ADA Title II compliance.
The Sufflex learning environment is Suffolk’s interpretation of a Hyflex learning
environment. This classroom combines real-time (synchronous remote) and face-to-face
learning environments. To teach in Sufflex, one must learn to use the classroom equipment
and software. Part 1 of the Sufflex certification process focuses on the use of classroom
equipment. Part 2 is fully online, and you work at your own pace. Participants complete
the learning modules, take a quiz and then receive certification. All participants
have until the end of the semester to complete part 2.
Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.Location: Grant Campus, LRC 224
This workshop will demonstrate the application of the intelligent agent tool within
Brightspace. An intelligent agent serves to recognize and automate notifications triggered
by a student's inactivity or academic performance that could threaten their success,
including late submissions, course access frequency, and grades. Participants will learn to
develop an intelligent agent that sends a message to students who have not logged
into the course for a duration of one week (7 days). Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Join Dr. Jill Giresi, Associate Professor of Psychology and Academic Chair, Social
Sciences Department at the Grant Campus, to learn how to utilize YuJa in your teaching.
Dr. Giresi will discuss how she uses the tool to help students understand and apply
course concepts. She will also share additional tips and tricks on how to use the
tool effectively.
This workshop will demonstrate the application of the intelligent agent tool within
Brightspace. An intelligent agent serves to recognize and automate notifications triggered
by a student's inactivity or academic performance that could threaten their success,
including late submissions, course access frequency, and grades. Participants will
learn to develop one intelligent agent that sends a message to students who have received a quiz
grade of >=80 or develop one that sends a different message to students with a quiz
grade of <60. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Lumi Pro is an AI tool developed by D2L. The revised version of Bloom's Taxonomy
is used to support the generation of quiz questions, discussion ideas and assignment
ideas. You might ask "What is Bloom's framework and how does it support teaching
and learning? If you would like to discover the revised version of Bloom's taxonomy
register for this session. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
D2L Lumi Pro is an AI-powered content creation tool that is integrated into the D2L
Brightspace LMS. In this workshop, you will learn how to generate content summaries, quiz questions, assignment ideas, and discussion
ideas based upon the content in your course. Limitations of this tool will also be
discussed. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Join us for a discussion on adult learning theory and how it can impact your teaching.
Adult learners come to our classrooms with their own lived experience, intrinsic goals,
and desire for choice in their educational activities. What strategies can you apply
when engaging adult learners? What have you already tried that was successful and
why? Facilitator: Carol Hernandez, Ed.D.
In this session, we discuss best practices for assessment of student learning by using
the gradebook tool in Brightspace. You will learn how to set up a blank grade book,
clean up a grade book that has been copied over from a previous course, enter grades
and provide feedback that helps students master learning outcomes.
Facilitator: Alexandra BelanichQuality Matters (QM) is a rubric used to design online and blended courses to best
promote student learning. Applying the QM rubric helps instructors enhance their reflective
practices by identifying areas for improvement in course design and delivery, which
in turn increases student engagement and learning outcomes. Instructors who complete
the training may also list this professional development on A forms towards promotion. Training is two weeks, asynchronous online and requires a minimum commitment of 10-12
hours per week. The training is rigorous and will have daily deadlines. The training
runs twice a month and will be provided through the QM website.To register: Please contact us directly at CTL@sunysuffolk.edu. Registration is limited.
Contact Us
Assistant Dean of CTL
hernanca@sunysuffolk.edu
631-451-4524
Robin A. Hill, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Instructional Design
hillro@sunysuffolk.edu
631-451-4677
Alexandra Belanich
Specialist I
belania@sunysuffolk.edu
631-451-4763
Questions?
CTL@sunysuffolk.edu
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