Let’s Talk about Teaching, Learning & Assessment!

Online Webinar

To begin the week-long series, Dr. Launa and Dr. Mariam will facilitate a live online discussion for the LUMS teaching community. There will be no formal presentation, but rather participants can in asking questions, sharing experiences and generating ideas for teaching & assessment.   Dr. Launa can be consulted for questions and other support by […]

Assessment using Sakai (LMS)

Online Webinar

In this session, Faryad will demonstrate how to set up different types of assessments like homework, MCQs, and timed exams using Sakai (LMS). Participants will also be invited to ask questions about specific assessment tools. In preparation for the webinar, please watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELEeh2kSPE0 After the session, Faryad can be consulted for questions & […]

Converting Courses to Independent/Group Study Format

Online Webinar

Imran will share details about assessment design and a concrete course plan for how to convert the remaining sessions of a course to an independent study format. To make this change in his course, Imran focused on examining the depth of concepts covered up until midterm whilst giving students the option to choose a topic […]

Teaching Across Various Online Mediums

Online Webinar

Furrukh has been live-streaming his course on Facebook and using the LMS for offering mid-term exams this semester. He has found that using closed Facebook groups for his classes has helped to make class communication work smoothly. In this session, Furrukh will share his experiences in his own course and discuss with participants how these […]

Managing Groups in Large Classes Using Online Tools

Online Webinar

Suleman teaches large classes where students complete a lot of group work, primarily using online tools. In this session, he will share with participants how he manages a large course using online tools for group work, collaboration and tracking.   After the session, Suleman can be consulted for questions & other support by contacting him […]

Assessment using Sakai (LMS)

Online Webinar

In this session, Faryad will demonstrate how to set up different types of assessments like homework, MCQs, and timed exams using Sakai (LMS). Participants will also be invited to ask questions about specific assessment.   In preparation for the webinar, please watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELEeh2kSPE0 After the session, Faryad can be consulted for questions & […]

Managing Groups in Large Classes Using Online Tools

Online Webinar

Suleman teaches large classes where students complete a lot of group work, primarily using online tools. In this session, he will share with participants how he manages a large course using online tools for group work, collaboration and tracking.   After the session, Suleman can be consulted for questions & other support by contacting him […]

Online Take-Home Exams and Assignments

Online Webinar

In this session, Yasira will share examples of take home/open book exams and lead participants in a discussion about the general principles she considers when designing these assessments. Zainab will also share examples of capstone projects and group assignments that she uses in her own courses.   After the session, Yasira can be consulted for […]

Teaching Across Various Online Mediums

Online Webinar

Furrukh has been live-streaming his course on Facebook and using the LMS for offering mid-term exams this semester. He has found that using closed Facebook groups for his classes has helped to make class communication work smoothly. In this session, Furrukh will share his experiences in his own course and discuss with participants how these […]

Online Take-Home Exams and Assignments

Online Webinar

In this session, Yasira will share examples of take home/open book exams and lead participants in a discussion about the general principles she considers when designing these assessments. Zainab will also share examples of capstone projects and group assignments that she uses in her own courses.   After the session, Yasira can be consulted for […]

Using Zoom in Online Teaching

Online Webinar

Dr. Hassan has been experimenting with conducting online lectures for his graduate course in synchronous and asynchronous formats. In this session, he will cover some of the basics of using Zoom for online teaching and share some of the ways in which he uses this tool in his own courses.    Dr. Hassan can be available for […]

Designing & Teaching a Blended Course Using Moodle

Online Webinar

  In this session, Mr. Zeehsan Hassan will talk about designing and teaching a blended course using Moodle.   After the session, Zeeshan can be consulted for questions & other support by contacting here at: zeeshan.hasan@lums.edu.pk   Join Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/184775040?pwd=WE5kZG5uZ3RWVzdoTm1IRU5SMmVlZz09