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| Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot | Tue Jan 13, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | GMCTL Event | This session will introduce you to using one of USask’s AI tools: Microsoft Copilot. A licensed and protected version of Copilot is available to USask faculty, staff, and students. We’ll start with the basics, so even if you’ve n ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Helping Your Students Use AI Tools Effectively | Wed Jan 14, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | All students at USask now have access to Microsoft Copilot as an approved and supported generative AI tool. Alongside this, USask has a set of guidelines for student AI use. As instructors, we should take this opportunity to begin to support stude ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Storytelling as Strategy: Indigenizing Teaching for Sustainable Futures | Thu Jan 15, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | GMCTL Event | In this session, participants are invited to explore how storytelling can serve both as a pathway for Indigenizing education and as a tool for promoting sustainability. Through collaboration, educators will discover the significance of storytellin ...(more) |
Rachel Regier, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask Jade Hupé, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| AI Literacy: It's about more than just prompting | Thu Jan 15, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | GMCTL Event | GenAI seems to be almost everywhere, including teaching and learning. While being able to effectively prompt tools like CoPilot or ChatGPT is important, there's a lot more to AI Literacy. In this session, participants will learn about, dis ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Assessment (re)Design | Fri Jan 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Bring your lunch, and learn with us! Discover how to use USask’s AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA) to begin redesigning an existing assessment. Grounded in the University’s Assessment Principles, the session ...(more) |
Anne-Marie Rollo, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| AI Exists: Rethinking Assessments | Fri Jan 16, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | As AI becomes increasingly embedded in student learning, educators face the challenge of designing assessments that both leverage its potential and maintain academic integrity. This workshop explores how to create assessment tasks that make room f ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Supporting Learners to Leverage Technology Effectively and Ethically | Mon Jan 19, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | GMCTL Event | In this session, participants will explore how to support learners to meet the USask Student Competency, Leveraging Technology. Participants will discuss key considerations and resources available, and will outline some initial ideas for integrati ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Using Canvas Quizzes as Practice and Feedback | Wed Jan 21, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Using Canvas quizzes for digital exams is just one piece of the assessment puzzle. This 90-minute workshop will explore the basics of creating Canvas New Quizzes and focus on how to design quizzes that genuinely serve as powerful tools for student ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Lesson Planning 101: Constructive Alignment | Fri Jan 23, 2026 | 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM | GMCTL Event | New Series!Kick off the Assessment 101 series with a deep dive into Constructive Alignment-the foundation of effective course and assessment design. When your learning outcomes, activities, and assessments all align, students n ...(more) |
Jennie Green, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| The Inclusive Classroom Toolkit: Small Shifts, Big Impact | Mon Jan 26, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | This interactive session emphasizes how small pedagogical adjustments can significantly enhance executive functioning for all students, particularly those who are neurodivergent, by fostering flexibility, clarity, and accessibility in course desig ...(more) |
Roberta Campbell-Chudoba, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY Library G3 | Register |
| Can AI Ace My Assignments and Exams? | Tue Jan 27, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | GMCTL Event | Explore the capabilities and limitations of artificial intelligence with this interactive workshop. Participants will want to bring a real assessment piece with them in order to get the most value out of this workshop (assessments can be old/no lo ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| AI kiyohkewin - Anthropomorphising of AI | Tue Jan 27, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | GMCTL Event | AI kiyohkewin is a lightly facilitated, informal gathering for faculty and staff to share ideas and experiences about Artificial Intelligence. kiyohkewin, the Cree word for visiting, captures the idea that these meetings ...(more) |
Kristine Dreaver-Charles, University of Saskatchewan Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| piihtikway - An Open Conversation About Indigenous Education | Wed Jan 28, 2026 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | piihtikway is an open invitation to enter a learning space grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing. The Heritage Michif word piihtikway, meaning “come in,” reflects the workshop’s purpose, which is to welcome participants into int ...(more) |
Jade Hupé, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| AI and Intellectual Property: Best Practices | Thu Jan 29, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | GMCTL Event | What does responsible use of generative AI look like when working with intellectual property and sensitive data? How can we make our processes transparent and meaningful for both instructors and students? In this hands-on session, we’ll exam ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Getting started with AI: Microsoft Copilot | Wed Feb 4, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | GMCTL Event | This session will introduce you to using one of USask’s AI tools: Microsoft Copilot. A licensed and protected version of Copilot is available to USask faculty, staff, and students. We’ll start with the basics, so even if you’ve n ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Helping Your Students Use AI Tools Effectively | Thu Feb 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | GMCTL Event | All students at USask now have access to Microsoft Copilot as an approved and supported generative AI tool. Alongside this, USask has a set of guidelines for student AI use. As instructors, we should take this opportunity to begin to support stude ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
Online - Web Link | Register |
| Oral Assessments that Work | Fri Feb 6, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | GMCTL Event | Bring your lunch, and learn with us! In a world where AI can write and generate content with ease, offer a powerful way to hear what students actually know. Bring your lunch and learn about redesigning assessments, whethe ...(more) |
Anne-Marie Rollo, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| Introduction to Open Educational Resources | Mon Feb 9, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | More than 13,000 students are benefitting from the use of open educational resources (OER) at USask during the 2025-26 academic year. In this session, participants will learn about what OER are, why they benefit learners and instructors, and how t ...(more) |
Heather M. Ross, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| Group Discussion Strategies for All Class Sizes | Tue Feb 10, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM | GMCTL Event | This interactive workshop focuses on fostering communities through intentional dialogue and collaborative practices. Participants will co-create a Community Charter and explore group discussion strategies that elevate all voices, aligning ...(more) |
Roberta Campbell-Chudoba, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |
| AI Exists: Rethinking Assessments | Tue Feb 10, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | GMCTL Event | As AI becomes increasingly embedded in student learning, educators face the challenge of designing assessments that both leverage its potential and maintain academic integrity. This workshop explores how to create assessment tasks that make room f ...(more) |
Kurt Bergsma, Gwenna Moss Centre, USask |
MURRAY GMCTL 50.12 | Register |