CTL Workshops

Fall 2026 Workshops

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Workshop	Description
Brush Up on Brightspace: Thurs, Sept. 10, 11 am to 12:30 pm on Teams	Need a quick refresher in Brightspace? This workshop reviews key Brightspace tools and best practices, including updating the home page, using modules to organize course content, using announcements, and creating assignment and discussions. There will also be a brief overview on how the Course Progress tool can help you keep track of your students' engagement with the course materials.  Facilitator: Alexandra Belanich
Accessible Audio Feedback in Brightspace (ADA Compliance): Tues, Sep.15, 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm on Teams	Learn how to use Brightspace Video Notes to offer effective feedback in the Grades tool. Video Notes allow you to record feedback for individual students or the class, and it will add closed captions automatically. Also, learn how to create audio-only comments and edit the automated closed captions. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Use Intelligent Agents to Monitor Student Progress and Reach out Proactively: Thurs, Sep. 17, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm on Teams	This workshop will demonstrate the application of the intelligent agent tool in Brightspace. An intelligent agent serves to recognize and automate notifications triggered by a student's inactivity or academic performance that could threaten their success, including late submissions, course access frequency, and grades. Participants will learn to develop an intelligent agent that sends a message to students who have not logged into the course for a duration of one week (7 days).  Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Converting Word Document Quizzes into D2L Brightspace Quizzes: Fri, Sep.18, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm on Teams	This workshop will demonstrate the application of the Quiz Conversion tool in Brightspace. Do you have quizzes formatted as Word documents (.docx) that you'd like to convert to Brightspace quizzes? Join this workshop to learn how to make that conversion seamlessly!  Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Make Your Course Content in Brightspace ADA Compliant: Mon, Sept. 21, 2 pm to 3:00 pm on Teams	This workshop will demonstrate how to use Brightspace's integrated accessibility tools to make your course ADA compliant. The workshop will begin with an overview of accessibility principles. Facilitator: Alexandra Belanich
Lumi Pro in D2L Brightspace: Wed, Sep. 23, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm on Teams	D2L Lumi Pro is an AI-powered content creation tool that is integrated into Brightspace. In this workshop, you will learn how to generate content summaries, quiz questions, assignment ideas, and discussion ideas based upon the content in your course. Bloom’s Taxonomy will be introduced. Limitations of this tool will also be discussed. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D.
Make a Word Document ADA Compliant: Fri, Sept. 25, 11 am to 12:30 pm on Teams	Learn to make text, paragraphs, tables, and images ADA compliant so that your Word documents can be successfully navigated by screen reading software. The workshop will begin with an overview of accessibility principles.  Facilitator: Alexandra Belanich
Make PowerPoint Presentations ADA Compliant: Fri, Oct. 2, 2 pm to 3:00 pm on Teams	Learn how to create ADA-compliant PowerPoint presentations. Bonus: Learn how PowerPoint can be used to make simple flyers! The workshop will begin with an overview of accessibility principles. Facilitator: Alexandra Belanich
Sufflex Certification Part 1: Fri, Nov. 20, 11:15 am to 1:00 pm, Location: Grant Campus, LRC 224	The Sufflex learning environment combines real-time (synchronous remote) and face-to-face instruction. To teach in Sufflex, one must learn to use the classroom equipment and software. Part 1 of the Sufflex certification process focuses on the use of classroom equipment. Part 2 is fully online in Brightspace, and you work at your own pace. Participants complete the learning modules, take a quiz and then receive certification. All participants have until the end of the semester to complete part 2. Facilitator: Robin Hill, Ph.D. Location: Grant Campus, LRC 224
Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric, 7th Edition	Quality Matters (QM) is a rubric used to design online and blended courses to best promote student learning. Applying the QM rubric helps instructors enhance their reflective practices by identifying areas for improvement in course design and delivery, which in turn increases student engagement and learning outcomes. Instructors who complete the training may also list this professional development on A forms towards promotion. Training is two weeks, asynchronous online and requires a minimum commitment of 10 to 12 hours per week. The training is rigorous and will have daily deadlines. The training runs twice a month and will be provided through the QM website. If interested, please contact us directly at CTL@sunysuffolk.edu. Registration is limited.
Free AI Training for Community Colleges from the National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC)	The National Applied AI Consortium offers free training on AI basics and more for community colleges. CTL recommends the following workshops:  Gen AI and Microsoft CoPilot training for Community College Faculty (101 & 102) Gen AI and Microsoft CoPilot training for Community College Staff (101 & 102) Microsoft Copilot Agents Workshop for Community College and High School Educators Register: NAAIC Microsoft Events Registration
Lumen Circles Fellowships	SUNY has collaborated with Lumen Learning to offer all faculty Lumen Circle fellowships at no cost. Lumen Circles Fellowships provide opportunities to connect with other faculty members as you explore effective instructional practices that support student success and apply them in your own teaching. Through the fellowship, you can learn, share ideas, and develop professionally in the areas you want to grow.  Topics include Evidence Based Teaching with AI, Advanced Generative AI, Active Learning, Making Materials More Accessible, Course Design for Student Success, and more. Register: Lumen Learning SUNY Circles