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  • Interactive Lectures With Poll Everywhere

    Have you ever asked your students: “Any questions?” only to look out at a room full of blank faces? Poll Everywhere allows you to pose interactive questions and allows ALL your students to respond in real time. Students tend to be more engaged, and their learning benefits from the immediate Read more…

  • Introduction to Assignments in Gradescope

    If you're regularly grading handwritten homework and exams, learn how Gradescope in Canvas allows you and your students to efficiently scan paper assignments and grade them online. Easily share the work with other faculty and TA's and create a dynamic grading rubric as you go. This session will cover the Read more…

  • Custom AI App Community of Practice

    Do you want to integrate AI into your teaching? Tufts Educational Technology Services (ETS) is offering a second round of its Community of Practice focused on the thoughtful use of custom AI apps. These tools, often called “Agents” or “CustomGPTs” are simply AI chatbots tailored to your instructional goals. This Read more…

  • AI & Teaching for Faculty & Instructors

    Are you grappling with the impact of AI on your teaching and your students’ learning? In this session we’ll cover concepts of AI literacy for faculty and students, discuss the impact of AI on course development workflows, explore how AI is impacting students learning (for both good and bad), discuss […]

  • Social Annotation with Perusall

    Have you ever wanted to turn your reading assignments into a social learning activity? Perusall is a collaborative reading and learning platform that prepares students for class. The tools connects directly to canvas and allows students to annotate files, documents and other multimedia content. This motivates students to actively participate […]

  • Visual AI Workshop for Faculty

    In this hands-on workshop for faculty we’ll explore visual AI tools available at Tufts and how they can be used responsibly by both instructors and students. We’ll take a look at more advanced prompt-writing to produce better results, and how to iterate with AI to get a range of outcomes. […]

  • Deter cheating with AI by using two tools: Rumi and LockDown Browser

    Are you concerned that your students may be using AI to do their coursework or take exams? Learn how students may be purposely or unintentionally circumventing their learning with AI, and how two educational technology tools — Rumi and LockDown Browser — can help you keep students on track doing […]

  • Improve your video editing with Camtasia

    Do you want to improve your video editing for better recorded lectures and course content? Learn how to capture and edit multiple video clips, add titles, graphics, and effects, and adjust sound levels to make more succinct, clear, and polished videos. Register here!

  • Deterring AI misuse: Using Rumi to support the writing process and support AI literacy

    Learn how Rumi Docs can deter AI misuse by making the writing process visible. This session will show you how to align Rumi with your AI use policy, support genuine student writing, and foster AI literacy. We will share best practices that promote transparency, student autonomy, and clear expectations. Register here!