Live Workshop Calendar | Distance Education

The workshops listed below are offered by SRJC's Distance Education, the Online Network of Educators, and by EdTech providers. Topics include:

Various Canvas Features
Effective Online Teaching Practices
EdTech Tools to Enhance Course Interaction
Equity in Online Learning

If you or your department has a need for a workshop on a particular topic, please reach out Matt Pearson (mpearson@santarosa.edu) or Lauren Mitchell (lnahas@santarosa.edu). We'd love to design a workshop to fit your needs!

Review the current list of workshop offerings below and click the "Register" link to sign-up. Once you submit the form, you will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link.

FLEX code: FF:33 Distance Education Trainings

Workshop

Date & Time

Registration Link

Building Your Own Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing AI Misuse in Writing Assignments

Strategies for authentic engagement, accountability, and pedagogical uses of AI to reduce misuse in writing.

Thu, Sep 18, 2025

1:00 PM (60 min)

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Hypothes.is: Modeling & Prompting Meaningful Annotations

Social annotation offers students a way to build community while they annotate course documents, but just because we create an annotation assignment does not mean that students automatically know how to write meaningful annotations. This session provides strategies for increasing instructor presence in annotation activities, prompting meaningful original annotations from students, and inviting students to respond to each other. You will leave with strategies that you can apply to your assignment prompts to start seeing better results from student annotations & discussions immediately.

September 18, 2025

2:30-3:15 PM Eastern

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AI Breakout Room Challenges

Hands-on workshop: collaborative AI tasks in breakout rooms; prompt writing; designing assignments to reduce misuse; comprehension support.

Mon, Sep 22, 2025

11:00 AM (60 min)

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Hypothes.is: Social Annotation for Digital Reading in the Age of AI

How do digital environments and generative AI shape student reading? This workshop explores how social annotation with Hypothesis supports active, critical, and mindful reading in the digital age. Participants will examine research on digital reading, learn how annotation can reduce distractions and deepen comprehension, and explore ways to foster authentic engagement with or without AI tools.

September 25, 2025

2:30-3:15 PM Eastern

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Prepping Like a Pro: Setting the Stage for a Great Learning Experience

Organizational and pedagogical preparation before the term: class structure, pacing, workload, use of AI tools, etc.

Mon, Sep 29, 2025

10:00 AM (60 min)

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Scroll Less, Talk More: Humanizing the Online Learning Experience

Bringing more peer interaction and authentic communication into online courses; strategies to reduce passive content scrolling and increase engagement.

Mon, Oct 06, 2025

1:00 PM (60 min)

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Hypothesis: Activating Annotation in your LMS

Prepare for your school term with this workshop focused on getting started with Hypothesis. The Hypothesis team will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing. Also includes a demonstration of using Hypothesis with course readings in your LMS.

October 9, 2025

2:30 PM Eastern

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Designing for the Future: Leveraging AI, UDL, and Flexible Course Design for Inclusive Learning

Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL), AI tools, and flexible design to support inclusion, metacognition, and learner variability.

Tue, Oct 14, 2025

11:00 AM (60 min)

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You Say You’re My A11y, But Then UX Me

Explores the gap between accessibility (a11y) and usability (UX) in higher ed; how UX failures hurt inclusivity even when compliance is met.

Thu, Oct 16, 2025

1:00 PM (60 min)

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Peer Online Course Review (POCR) Rubric Listening Session

A workgroup is reviewing updates to the POCR rubric (including AI, privacy/security, equity); this session allows review and feedback.

Mon, Oct 20, 2025

1:00 AM (60 min)

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Peer Online Course Review (POCR): Plug and Play

Introduction to the POCR Plug and Play process; how to adopt courses; overview of available courses; what to expect from implementation.

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

11:00 AM (60 min)

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Leaning into Our Values: Incorporating GenAI into Our Teaching Practice

Working with generative AI in teaching while aligning with personal & professional ethics; exploring authorship, connection, analysis in the AI era.

Mon, Oct 27, 2025

11:00 AM (60 min)

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Human-First Teaching with AI

Ways to keep human connection while using AI tools: automating repetitive tasks without sacrificing quality, equity, or student interaction; managing digital busy work.

Thu, Nov 06, 2025

10:00 AM (60 min)

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