Whether you are a new faculty member, a dedicated sessional faculty or an experienced faculty member looking to refresh your understanding of mêskanâs capabilities before the Fall term begins, check out the following mêskanâs sessions and go to the calendar to register!

mêskanâs Essentials is a five-part series designed to assist faculty with all the tools on mêskanâs. The online sessions are as outlined:

  • mêskanâs Essentials 1 – Organizing your course content effectively | August 25, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • mêskanâs Essentials 2 – Creating and marking assignments | August 26, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • mêskanâs Essentials 3 – Creating quizzes | August 26, 2-3:30 p.m.
  • mêskanâs Essentials 4 – Creating discussion forums | August 29, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • mêskanâs Essentials 5 – Using Gradebook | September 9, 12-2 p.m.
  • meskanas Essentials – One-stop session | 12-2 p.m.

mêskanâs Advanced sessions:

  • Best practices for conducting online exams (online) | August 6, 12-1:15 p.m.
  • New Features and Improvements (online) | August 8, 15, 22 and 28; September 3 and 12 | 12-1 p.m.
  • Teaching with AI Series: Formatting Questions for mêskanâs (online) | August 21 | 10-11 a.m.
  • Attendance Activity (online) | August 27 | 12-1 p.m.
  • Best Practices for Groups and Groupings (in person) | September 10 | 1-2:30 p.m.
  • Alternative Grading Methods (in person) | September 11 | 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.

mêskanâs Drop-in (in-person session, no registration needed) | 7-269 (Multipurpose Room) | September 2 | 12-3 p.m.

From the Centre for Teaching and Learning