Here at DDL we help our students succeed and our faculty teach in exciting news ways through the innovative use of technology.

Upcoming Events

  • Tube-Torial: YouTube Channel Creation for Educators

    Virtual

    Learn how to launch a YouTube channel that reflects your teaching style and supports your students. We’ll guide you step-by-step through channel setup with Gmail, crafting your brand, designing banners, and posting your first video. You’ll also discover the essentials of captions, playlists, and sharing tools to boost visibility and accessibility. In this workshop, you'll learn to:  identify ways YouTube …

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  • How to Use Yellowdig to Enhance Online Discussions

    Virtual

    Want to create online discussions that are more engaging, interactive, and fun? Or save time and effort on grading your students’ participation? If yes, then you need to check out Yellowdig!Join us for an interactive one-hour workshop to see how Yellowdig can spark interaction in your online course community. Faculty will explore the purpose of Yellowdig, learn effective strategies for …

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  • Leveraging Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    This session will explore how Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor can be effectively used to secure online assessments. Attendees will explore configuring exams, understand monitoring analytics, and implement best practices to ensure secure and fair testing environments. In this workshop, you'll learn to:  summarize concerns around academic integrity in online assessments. review techniques and quiz settings in Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) to …

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  • ThingLink Basics: Upload, Create, and Share (Hybrid)

    Faculty Multimedia Center, Classroom Building 1: Room 201

    Transform simple multimedia into immersive experiences with interactive images, videos, and virtual tours. Follow along with a live demo that gets you started in ThingLink, which is available for all UCF faculty, staff, and students. In this workshop, you'll learn to:  navigate the ThingLink interface to upload, organize, and manage course media. create interactive learning experiences using images, videos, 3D …

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  • Accessibility Tools in Webcourses@UCF: Improve Your Course Using UDOIT and More

    Faculty Multimedia Center, Classroom Building 1: Room 201

    This hybrid workshop introduces the built-in accessibility tools available in Webcourses@UCF (Canvas), with a focus on using UDOIT 4.0 to identify and resolve accessibility issues in your courses. Participants will explore the Canvas Accessibility Checker, accessible templates, and student accessibility resources through live demonstrations and guided hands-on activities, leaving with practical strategies to improve course accessibility for all learners. In …

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  • Identifying the Human Contribution: AI-Informed Assignment Redesign

    Faculty Multimedia Center, Classroom Building 1: Room 201

    Bring a current assignment and leave with a reimagined version that showcases what students know and how they think. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll test the assignment instructions with generative AI, identify the student thinking and “human signature” the activity should reveal, and revise one element to make that contribution more visible. In this workshop, you'll learn to:  Analyze what …

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  • Leveraging Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    This session will explore how Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor can be effectively used to secure online assessments. Attendees will explore configuring exams, understand monitoring analytics, and implement best practices to ensure secure and fair testing environments. In this workshop, you'll learn to:  summarize concerns around academic integrity in online assessments. review techniques and quiz settings in Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) to …

    Division of Digital Learning Events