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Hello << Test First Name >> << Test Last Name >>, What's happening in the world of FASE EdTech this month? A few weeks ago, the ETO hosted an internal “Summer Camp” — a one-day team activity that encourages us to reflect on our work from a higher altitude than we usually get to operate from day-to-day. This was perfect timing as the ETO was selected to participate in this stage of FASE’s Faculty Self-Study. While we have submitted our report, we’re still looking for your feedback (see Tip 04). Planning is well underway with the Construction & Development (C&D) course as we continue to meet with each of the instructors involved. In the meantime, June offers a few more U of T workshops and webinars we’re looking forward to attending. These sessions will build on the insights we've gained from recent conferences and webinars (see Tip 01), enhancing our ability to support and collaborate with the FASE community more effectively. What's happening over the next few months? Over the summer months, we’ll be planning smaller scope video projects that instructors can reuse for their course (see Tip 02). We are also excited to be offering a series of “Doors Open” and Demo days at our ETO studio, to meet with any FASE faculty who have never been to the space or are curious about what kind of projects we can collaborate on (see Tip 03). We will also be taking a break for July from the monthly newsletter to start planning more sessions for the Fall and Winter terms. We plan to resume in early August with updates on those sessions and new resources to help get you ready for the Fall term. If you do one thing after reading this newsletter, consider using OneNote for Windows to record and transcribe your notes (see Quick tech tip). |
| | 1. Discover what we learned at U of T Conferences this year |
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| Read our blog post, Stuff We Learned from the 2025 Conference Season, where each ETO staff member highlights a key takeaway. These include how we can support students' AI literacy, what AI can’t teach, how instructors collaborate with shared services to create educational videos, and what it means to learn. |
| | Attend: If you’re also looking for workshops and sessions that are coming up, check out the ETO’s EdTech Related Events Calendar which collects EdTech related events from around the Faculty and the University. |
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| | 2. Read a faculty perspective on planning and recording an instructional video |
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This was Fatemeh's first experience with working on a video project that required capturing footage off-campus. You hear the ETO's perspective on media creation regularly, but what do faculty think? In the blog FASE Faculty Perspective: Planning and recording an on-location instructional video, we asked Fatemeh the following questions about her experience after the project was complete: How was planning for a video different from preparing for a lecture? How did Fatemeh prepare for recording at the ice rink? What would she do differently if she were to plan another similar video?
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Collaborate: Interested in producing reusable video content for one of your courses? Contact the ETO (fase.edtech@utoronto.ca) to chat about how we can help you plan it out before you hit record! |
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| Use OneNote for Windows to record and transcribe notes OneNote for Windows lets you upload or record audio and automatically transcribe it, making it easy to create audio-linked notes from meetings, lectures, or research interviews. While recording, you can type or handwrite notes, and OneNote will timestamp each note and link it to the exact moment in the audio when you wrote it. Use case:As an instructor, you can use OneNote to record your lecture while jotting down key points and annotations. When you share the page with students, they can click on any part of the transcript to jump to the corresponding audio and view your synced notes. This makes it easier for them to revisit complex material with both spoken and visual support. To record or upload audio:Open OneNote and go to the page where you want to take notes. On the Home tab, select Transcribe > Transcribe. In the Transcribe pane, select Start recording or Upload audio. While recording, type or handwrite notes. These notes are timestamped and linked to the audio at the moment you write them.
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| To transcribe and review:After recording, select Save and transcribe now. OneNote will generate a transcript in the Transcribe pane that you can play back and edit. To review the audio, select any line in the transcript to play back the audio starting at that exact point. This feature lets you jump directly to the parts you want, without searching through the whole recording.
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| Note:This feature is available only to Microsoft 365 subscribers using OneNote for Windows. There is no current transcription time limit, but Microsoft may reintroduce one.
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3. Visit the ETO Studio this summer |
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Over the 2025 summer, we will be hosting a series of “Doors Open” (check out the studio and meet the ETO content production team, Cheryl, James, Marisa, and Inga) and demo sessions (learn about specific video set-ups). While these sessions demonstrate how the ETO supports the FASE community, they are open to everyone in the U of T community. No registration or preparation is required, just drop-in at anytime. All our sessions will be open between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. |
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4. Submit your thoughts on the ETO (as part of FASE’s Self-Study) |
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The ETO is currently undergoing a comprehensive review as part of FASE’s Faculty Self-Study. This periodic review represents an important opportunity to reflect on our successes and challenges while striving for continuous improvement. That's where your voice becomes essential. Whether you're a frequent user of educational technology or just getting started, your experiences and insights are crucial to this process. Your feedback—highlighting successes, identifying challenges, or suggesting new directions—will directly inform how we enhance, shift, and expand education technology services for the entire Faculty community. Every perspective helps us better understand what's working, what isn't, and what we should prioritize moving forward. We genuinely appreciate you taking a few minutes to contribute to this important review process. This survey welcomes responses from everyone (inside and outside of FASE; if you’re reading this newsletter, and you’re not from FASE, we’d love to know why you read it or use our resources!). Your input will help shape the future of educational technology support at FASE. The survey closes at 3:00 PM on June 12, 2025. |
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Faculty questions of the week |
| Each week we answer a real question that we've received about Quercus and other Academic Toolbox tools, keeping the questions timely and relevant to you. You can select on the question to read the full inquiry and response or see all previous faculty questions of the week. |
| Read the faculty questions of the week |
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Worthwhile clicks from the web |
| Looking for something to read/watch/listen to? Each month we round up things that we've interacted with that we think are worth sharing: |
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| A picture is worth a thousand words, or at least whatever we can fit in the description! Here are a few photos taken by the ETO team during the past month: |
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| Engineering Marching Band (Cheryl Lee) |
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| Inga and Anna presenting at TEP1203 (Marisa Curmi) |
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| Cat supervisor
(Allison Van Beek) |
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| Giraffe lunch gathering
(Yun Wu) |
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| Play session at TLS
(Maggie Laidlaw) |
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