Emory College Learning Design Workshops
The Emory College Learning Design team offers a variety of workshops for college instructors throughout the year. These workshops are designed to support teachers as they prepare to teach engaging and effective in-person, online, and hybrid courses.
upcoming Workshops
Encouraging Deep Reading Through Social Annotation with Hypothesis
2026 Back to School Workshops
Monday, August 17th, 10:00-10:45 AM
Discover how Hypothesis, a collaborative annotation tool, can transform student engagement with course readings. Learn how to annotate PDFs, webpages, and online texts, and how to integrate Hypothesis assignments directly into Canvas. This will be a hands-on workshop where you will practice using Hypothesis to annotate a document and consider how social annotation could support your course goals. We will also share a curated set of resources and examples for further exploration.
Addressing AI & Academic Integrity in Your Syllabus
2026 Back to School Workshops
Tuesday, August 18th, 10:00-10:45 AM
In this workshop, you will explore a range of policy approaches, from restricting AI tools to incorporating them intentionally, and consider how your choices connect to academic integrity and learning outcomes. We will introduce the traffic light framework as one practical model for communicating nuanced AI permissions to students: specifying which tasks permit AI use (green), which require caution or disclosure (yellow), and which prohibit it entirely (red). We will also share examples of real syllabus language illustrating a variety of policy approaches for you to draw on as you make decisions for your own course.
Designing for Accessibility in Canvas
2026 Back to School Workshops
Wednesday, August 19th, 10:00-10:45 AM
This workshop focuses on practical ways to build accessibility into your Canvas course so all students can engage with materials effectively. You will learn how to use built-in Canvas and CidiLabs checkers to identify common issues, apply quick fixes, and adopt a short list of design habits that improve readability and navigation for everyone.
Recent Workshops
Creating Alternative Assessments with Panopto or VoiceThread
2025 Fall Workshops
This session focused on designing authentic assessments that promote student voice, creativity, and engagement while reducing reliance on AI-generated work. Faculty explored tools like VoiceThread and Panopto to create multimedia assignments such as podcasts, video reflections, and presentations.
Using Collaborative Annotation for Deep Reading
2025 Fall Workshops
In an age where AI can summarize texts in seconds, how do we ensure students are truly engaging with course readings? This workshop introduced Hypothesis, a collaborative annotation tool that fosters deep reading and critical engagement. Faculty explored pedagogical benefits, practical implementation, and assignment design using Hypothesis.
Rethinking Assignments: Integrating or Resisting AI in the Classroom
2025 Fall Workshops
This workshop helped faculty navigate the rise of AI tools in education by exploring strategies to either integrate AI into coursework or limit its use to maintain academic integrity. It introduced an AI-Inclusive framework, sample assignments, and practical advice on syllabus language and citation policies.