Academic Year 2025–26
Join the CGS Online Instructional Design Team and your CGS colleagues for a hands-on series of virtual workshops and in-person roundtables designed to help you build new skills, exchange ideas, and create more engaging, effective online courses.
Past Workshops and Recordings
Record, Edit, Engage: Building Better Video Lectures with Panopto
Led by: Jim Reed, Senior Instructional Designer, CGS
Format: Virtual Workshop
Join us for the first workshop in CGS's online design series! Learn essential Panopto skills to make your video lectures crisp, professional, and engaging. This hands-on session will cover basic editing techniques, adding and editing closed captions for accessibility, and embedding quizzes to engage students with multiple choice, true/false, and open-ended questions.
When: Wednesday, November 19, 1:00–2:00 PM
RSVP: This workshop has passed.
H5P and the Art of Active Learning: Designing Engaging Activities
Led by: Chris Longo, Instructional Designer, CGS
Format: Virtual Workshop
Move beyond passive lectures and design interactive content that brings your course to life. This session introduces the H5P toolset and guides you in creating dynamic, engaging activities that actively involve students in their learning.
When: Tuesday, February 3, 12:00–1:00 PM
RSVP: This workshop has passed.
Feedback Literacies: Using Learning Science to Increase Feedback Effectiveness in Online Courses
Led by: Kimmy Rehak, Instructional Designer, CGS
Format: In-Person Roundtable
When, how much, and how often should you give feedback in online courses? Kimmy Rehak and Lisa Votodian from OMET discuss evidence-based feedback practices that improve student engagement and learning.
When: March 19, 2026 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
RSVP: This workshop has passed.
Questions or Ideas
Contact Jeff Reamer at jcr184@pitt.edu.
We look forward to collaborating and learning with you!