EdTech Blog
Faculty Question of the Week (April 17, 2025)
How can I change the group membership mid-course without affecting anyone’s work?
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EdTech Tip Sheet: April 2025
In this Issue: Quercus End-of-Term Checklist | New MADE podcast episode | Upcoming conferences
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Faculty Question of the Week (March 20, 2025)
Why can’t my students see upcoming discussions on the Discussions page?
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Faculty Question of the Week (March 13, 2025)
Can students see my feedback in SpeedGrader before grades are released?
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EdTech Tip Sheet: February 2025
In this Issue: Update migrated Stream video links in Quercus | Lighting and Video Quality | TESS2024 | Register for Winter 2025 Institute for Engineering Teaching
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Faculty Question of the Week (January 30, 2025)
Why can’t I upload a file to my course?
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Updating your migrated MS Stream Classic video links in Quercus
What is happening? Review the decision tree for key actions related to updating your MS Stream video links.
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How lighting, audio, & camera settings impact talking-head video quality
ETO’s Education Media Specialist, James, shares behind-the-scenes hardward upgrades that improve our production quality of “talking-head” educational videos. We’ll use a recent example, a video created for Professor Alan Chong from Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP). James will discuss the technical setup for lighting, audio and camera, and how each contributes to the quality of the final video.
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EdTech Tip Sheet: December 2024
In this Issue: Meet Yun | Quercus End-of-term Checklist | Select the tools to use next term
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Welcome to the ETO, Yun!
Yun is starting her 19-month secondment in ETO as an Educational Technologist (as Irina has moved onto a new role at UTM). You will likely see her responding to inquiries sent to fase.edtech@utoronto.ca. As she gets settled, she’ll also be updating our support documentation, authoring new guides, and running Quercus Toolbox consultation meetings.
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Lessons learned from TESS 2024
ETO member, Maggie, shares her experience of attending the TESS 2024 Conference (November 5 and 6, 2024). She summarizes memorable conference sessions and key takeaways from the event.
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Faculty Question of the Week (November 21, 2024)
What is a video release form and should I use it for my project?
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