TXST faculty and staff are invited to attend the virtual Microsoft Teams for Education training event on Tuesday, August 11, and Wednesday, August 12. This event is split into two parts:
Teaching & Learning Event – Day 1 Agenda (3 hours)
- 10 a.m. – Modern Learning with Microsoft for Education & New to Teams
- 10:30 a.m. – Synchronous teaching sessions with Microsoft Teams
- 11 a.m. – Receiving feedback from students
- 11:30 a.m. – Break
- 11:45 a.m. – Collaboration during synchronous teaching
- 12:15 p.m. – [Note: Feature not available currently at TXST] Microsoft Teams with your Learning Management System (LMS)
- 12:45 p.m. – Microsoft Bookings for easy coordination of tutoring and meeting requests
- 1 p.m. – Event ends
Teaching & Learning Event – Day 2 Agenda (3 hours)
- 10 a.m. – Modern Learning with Microsoft Education & New to Teams
- 10:30 a.m. – [Note: Canvas is the preferred method] Surveys and quizzes with your students using Microsoft Forms
- 11 a.m. – 3D immersive content delivery with SharePoint Spaces
- 11:30 a.m. – Break
- 11:45 a.m. – On-demand learning with video and Microsoft Stream
- 12:15 p.m. – [Note: Canvas is the preferred method] Assessment with Microsoft Teams assignments
- 12:45 p.m. – Professional development and recognition resources
- 1 p.m. – Event ends
This training is being offered by the Microsoft Corporation, and not all features and tools presented will be available at Texas State. Teams can be a powerful collaboration tool for teaching and learning when used in conjunction with TXST Canvas, however Canvas is not integrated with Teams at this time. We also encourage our faculty to use the Canvas LMS for quizzes and assessments. Learn more about Canvas.
Be sure to register now if you are interested in attending one or both of these virtual trainings. We encourage you to take advantage of these free training opportunities not only to gain working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, but to specifically build collaboration skills for the education setting as well. Microsoft Teams is free for all Bobcats as part of the Microsoft 365 suite.
Jenny Van De Walle is a content designer for the IT Assistance Center.
