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Weekly Quercus Updates (September 24, 2020)

September 24, 2020

This week: Upcoming BB Collaborate Update, Upcoming Canvas Update, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!

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Crowdmark available Faculty-wide!

September 22, 2020

Crowdmarkhas been officially licensed across the Faculty for the current academic year.

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First Week Back at FASE

September 22, 2020

Everyone had a whole summer to prepare – so, how are the results? Let’s take a look!

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Weekly Quercus Updates (September 17, 2020)

September 15, 2020

This week: Blocked Email Addresses, Student Zoom Licenses, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!

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Update on Video Server Access and Playback

September 11, 2020

As the term starts, sharing and hosting videos will be a large part of how you will share content with your students (either in terms of pre-recorded content or sharing recording of your live course sessions).

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Weekly Quercus Updates (August 27, 2020)

August 27, 2020

This week: Upcoming BB Collaborate Update, Upcoming Canvas Update!

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The Quirkiness of Quercus: Debriefing on the U of T Engineering Academy

August 26, 2020

Outreach coordinator Claire Heymans shares her experiences with managing (over 900!) students online.

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Study Buddies: Creating course-based peer mentors to build community and support

August 25, 2020

In this Lessons from your colleagues Webinar (see our previous sessions), Professor Elham Marzi discusses how the use of Study Buddies helped with challenges in a virutal classroom such as deterioration of community, illicit sharing of coursework, and lack of accountability and participation.

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Preparing Online Lectures for a Flipped Classroom

August 24, 2020

Professor Sanjeev Chandra shares his tips for creating engaging online asynchronous lecture (and cooking!) videos.

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Weekly Quercus Updates (August 20, 2020)

August 20, 2020

This week: New RCE Released, New Integrations Deployed, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!

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Hello Anna! ETO's Senior Educational Technologist, Academic Toolbox

Welcome back, Anna Limanni!

August 17, 2020

Meet the new EdTech Office Senior Instructional Technologist: Please welcome Anna Limanni back to FASE!

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