Using ulwazi’s New Analytics to improve student engagement

In an online class we don’t receive feedback from our students in the same way that we do in a face-to-face class, so how do we know how our students are doing in an asynchronous learning environment? The Canvas New Analytics tool helps you see the interaction students are having with the course materials in your course on ulwazi. These analytics can help you identify which students may not be as engaged and allow you to reach out to those students.

This webinar will look at how to:

• enable the new analytics tool.

• view student page views and participation activity

• track average course grades using interactive graphs or tables.

• message students who meet certain criteria.

• download student views and participation data.

Mode/Venue: Online

Facilitators: Mr Shane Pachagadu shane.pachagadu@wits.ac.za

Ms Mei Luo mei.luo@wits.ac.za

Contact: Instructional Design Support IDSupport.cltd@wits.ac.za

Smart Educational Technologies for Student-centered (Inter)active Learning

The evolution of technology has changed the landscape of education. The use of smart technologies that could enable agentic, interactive learning and teaching have become widespread. Smart learning environments have been gaining traction in education since it allows the fostering of collaborative learning opportunities where educational technologies are used meaningfully. Our two-day training webinar and face-to-face workshop consist of the following:

Day 1: Online (9:00—10:30)

This session will introduce participants to the Smart Classroom teaching and learning technologies and suggest ways to use these technologies to create an (inter)active student-centred learning experience.

Day 2: Face-to-face (10:00—12:30 in Gatehouse building GH403, East Campus)

This face-to-face workshop occurs the day after the webinar and will demonstrate how smart technologies may be applied in real-life teaching and learning situations and will offer participants an opportunity to test out various teaching and learning scenarios.

Bookings need to be made at least 48 hours prior to the training session and participants should arrive at the onsite workshops at least 15 minutes before the session begins.

To support you further, we have also developed a self-directed course that provides suggestions of various approaches that one could use in the Smart Classroom. To learn more about this course, please visit the ulwazi CLTD – Smart Educational Technologies Course.

Coordinator: Ms Mei Luo mei.luo@wits.ac.za

Facilitators: Ms Mei Luo mei.luo@wits.ac.za

Ms Zamalotshwa Mlotshwa zamalotshwa.mlotshwa@wits.ac.za

Contact: Instructional Design Support IDSupport.cltd@wits.ac.za