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MADE for U of T | Ep. 10 | Nidhi Sachdeva, M.A., Ph.D
In the 10th episode of MADE for U of T, we hear from educator and researcher, Nidhi Sachdeva, who discusses educational myths, a term used to “describe a commonly held but inaccurate belief or misconception about education and educational practices.”
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Faculty Question of the Week (January 11, 2024)
This week’s question is: “How can I set all of the Zoom Cloud recordings I share via the Quercus integration to publish automatically?”
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EdTech Tip Sheet: January 2024
This is a short issue of the ETO’s newsletter (regular features to return for the next issue) but we wanted to kick of the Winter 2024 term with a few recommendations and reminders. We’re focusing on tips that you can complete (or things that you should know) before your class launches next week.
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Quercus Updates (January 2024)
This update: Crowdmark Exam Matcher, MS Copilot, Ed Discussion, and Quercus Calendar.
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EdTech Tip Sheet: December 2023
We’re getting ready to close up shop for the holiday closure! On the content production side, this means wrapping up the lecture capture program for the term, sneaking in a few scratch track recordings (see our prep sheet to learn more about scratch tracks) for the latest online course we’re working on, and (of course!) putting the lightboard into action.
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Faculty Question of the Week (November 30, 2024)
This week’s question is: “How can I provide feedback to individual students on a rubric for a team assignment? “
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Compare and select your tech tools with our handy comparison tables
Over the years, we’ve developed a special collection of comparison tables that compare and assist you in selecting a tool.
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Organizing the EdTech Workshop’s Digital Colouring Activity: An Exercise for Finding the Artist Within
At this year’s EdTech Workshop 2023: CTRL +Shift, the ETO had an exciting Digital Colouring station that offered attendees the opportunity to explore their “inner artist”.
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Faculty Question of the Week (November 16, 2023)
This week’s question is: “Why is Quercus randomly changing students’ grades from my in-class exam?”
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Creating video content with AI tools
Explore a new video AI tool and consider possible production implications in the future.
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Salutations, Maggie!
The ETO is happy to announce our new Learning Module Designer! As part of the ETO’s production process, Maggie will be working with faculty and industry experts to analyze what they currently do and transform it for digital consumption.
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EdTech Tip Sheet: November 2023
We’re starting by revisiting a tech tip that we got a bit wrong but that’s ok because it ended up being a very helpful Faculty Question of the Week (see Tip 01). We find ourselves rushing right through the middle of term, which means it’s the perfect time for mid-term feedback surveys! We have some tips for implementing a feedback mechanism in your course (see Tip 04).
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