Events

04/02/2025 4:00 pm

Impactful Resumes with ChatGPT

Join this pre-event workshop for NUS Career Fest 2025 to learn how to leverage on AI to boost productivity and confidence in resume drafting.

Open to NUS AlumNUS, Open to NUS Students only

04/02/2025 10:00 am

Using Generative AI for Course Design

Discover the productivity boost of generative AI as your teaching assistant! Explore effective strategies for prompt engineering and iterative refinement. Engage in hands-on activities to explore how ChatGPT can assist in crafting engaging course content, designing impactful activities, and providing valuable student feedback. Engage in a two-way conversation with facilitators to understand the benefits and pitfalls of incorporating this innovative AI assistant into your teaching toolkit. Explore ways to elevate your teaching experience with the use of generative AI in course design.

Open to NUS Staff only

22/01/2025 3:30 pm

Learning Analytics Dashboard Workshop

The Learning Analytics Dashboard provides an interactive, historical, personalized, and analytical monitoring display that reflects students’ learning pattern, status, performance, and engagement. In this session, you will be introduced to the different features of Learning Analytics Dashboard that allow you to see students’ demographics, how students are engaging with the different course content available, class performance in assessment, as well as identifying students who are maybe at-risk. Lastly, you will also see how the Learning Analytics Dashboard look like for the students.

Open to NUS Staff and Students

22/01/2025 3:00 pm

Navigating the AI Odyssey in Higher Education

Join Dr Mohamed Fadhil & Dr Jurgen Rudolph as they explore the opportunities and threats of GenAI in higher education. [Registration closed due to overwhelming response]

Open to NUS Staff and Students

16/01/2025 3:30 pm

Learning Analytics Dashboard Workshop

The Learning Analytics Dashboard provides an interactive, historical, personalized, and analytical monitoring display that reflects students’ learning pattern, status, performance, and engagement. In this session, you will be introduced to the different features of Learning Analytics Dashboard that allow you to see students’ demographics, how students are engaging with the different course content available, class performance in assessment, as well as identifying students who are maybe at-risk. Lastly, you will also see how the Learning Analytics Dashboard look like for the students.

Open to NUS Staff and Students

10/01/2025 10:00 am

Peer Feedback: Empowering Students, Supporting Faculty

This session delves into peer feedback as a sustainable practice in higher education, examining its potential to enhance learning experiences while alleviating the feedback burden on faculty. Drawing insights from our focus group discussions with students, we will explore the socio-affective factors—such as relationship dynamics and trust—that emerge during peer feedback activities. Our multidisciplinary learning community will also share strategies for integrating peer feedback into courses, addressing these socio-affective challenges while fostering student accountability and skill development. Join us as we reflect on our observations, explore practical solutions, and consider the broader implications of peer feedback for teaching and learning in higher education.

Open to NUS Staff and Students

09/01/2025 2:30 pm

Personalising Learning in Action: Using Canvas Mastery Paths

Imagine education as a tailored suit. In traditional classrooms, students often receive a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Personalised learning transforms this experience by tailoring learning content and pace to align with each student's unique needs, interests and abilities. In this interactive 1.5-hour workshop, you will explore the potential of implementing personalised learning through Canvas Mastery Paths, which enables instructors to automatically adjust coursework based on student progress and performance, optimising the learning experience through differentiated instruction.

Open to NUS Staff and Students

08/01/2025 2:00 pm

Scoring in ExamSoft

ExamSoft is a digital assessment system that manages the entire lifecycle of both high and low stakes Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) assessments for the entire NUS student population. Its core functions include question banking and blueprinting, assessment authoring, delivery and monitoring, as well as scoring and reporting capabilities. Additionally, the ExamID and ExamMonitor proctoring service can be used to facilitate remote assessments. This workshop is the second in a two-part series. The topics covered in this workshop include: Adjusting scoring after an assessment Online grading Points or rubrics Setup graders Essay grading Check grading progress 3. ExamSoft reports Summary Report Item Analysis Category Reports Strengths and Opportunities 4. Releasing results to students 5. Exporting marks for IMMS 6. Remote proctoring ExamID ExamMonitor  7. Q & A

Open to NUS Staff and Students

08/01/2025 9:00 am

Learning Journey 2025: Shaping the Future of Education with AI

Hosted by AICET, this panel discussion will discuss responsible integration of AI in education.

Open to Public

08/01/2025 10:00 am

Creating Canvas Assignments: From Design to Feedback

Assessment is a key driver of student learning—how and what students learn is shaped by how they think they will be assessed. This workshop focuses on the design of assignments in Canvas, emphasizing the role of assessment in motivating deeper learning and improving student learning outcomes. You’ll learn how to create well-designed assignment tasks that clearly communicate expectations, promote self-directed learning, and provide meaningful opportunities for practice and feedback. We’ll also explore how to use rubrics for grading, ensuring your assessments are not just a measure of achievement but tools that foster ongoing improvement.  

Open to NUS Staff and Students

07/01/2025 2:00 pm

Getting Started with ExamSoft

ExamSoft is a digital assessment system that manages the entire lifecycle of both high and low stakes Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) assessments for the entire NUS student population. Its core functions include question banking and blueprinting, assessment authoring, delivery and monitoring, as well as scoring and reporting capabilities. Additionally, the ExamID and ExamMonitor proctoring service can be used to facilitate remote assessments. This workshop is the first in a two-part series. The topics covered in this workshop include: ExamSoft overview 1. Examplify demo 2. ExamSoft portal: Accessing the ExamSoft portal Setting default question folder Creating questions Bulk importing questions Question tagging with categories Creating an assessment with questions Previewing an assessment using Examplify Posting an assessment for your students 4. On the exam day Releasing exam password Monitoring downloads and submissions Editing posting settings Contacting technical support 5. Q & A

Open to NUS Staff and Students

07/01/2025 10:00 am

Building a Well-designed Canvas Course

Building a well-designed Canvas course is about more than aesthetics—it's about creating a learning environment that fosters student success and engagement. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll apply the key principles of effective course design and incorporate Chickering and Gamson's Seven Principles of Good Practice to further enhance your course. By the end of this workshop, you'll walk away with practical strategies to build a Canvas course that is learner-oriented, pedagogically sound, and keeps students engaged and aligned with course learning outcomes from start to finish. 

Open to NUS Staff and Students

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