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Welcome! What's happening in the world of FASE EdTech this month? As we head into mid-term season, we’re continuing to support faculty through one-on-one consultations and our Assessment Set-Up Lab, where instructors can get hands-on help with upcoming Quercus and Crowdmark assessments (see Tip 01). We’re also nearing completion of a new Climate Science and Engineering module, featuring Prof. Karen Smith (check out Karen’s podcast listed in Worthwhile clicks from the web). Finally, we recently wrapped up interviews for a new Engineering Strategies and Practice video project (see Tip 04) which uses a multi-perspective approach. What's happening over the next few months? We’ll be moving into pre-production on a new Engineering Science video series, continuing to develop new teaching resources and guides, and connecting with colleagues at upcoming conferences and events. We’re looking forward to sharing more of this work in future newsletters. |
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1. Attend an assessment set-up lab for FASE instructors and TAs |
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Get your upcoming Quercus and Crowdmark assessments ready with hands-on support from the ETO team. This small-group session is for FASE instructors and teaching teams who want to make sure their Quercus assignments, Quercus quizzes, and Crowdmark assessments are set up correctly. Register in advance to join us in person (October 6) or online (October 8) for personalized guidance and troubleshooting. |
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Connect: If you can’t attend the Assessment Set-Up Lab but would like to learn more about assessment set-up, please book a consultation with our team. |
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2. Check in on your Quercus course with our new Mid-Term Checklist |
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Halfway through the term is a good time to give your Quercus course a quick check-up. Our new five-step Mid-Term Checklist walks you through key tasks for reviewing your Gradebook and assessments and preparing your course for the rest of the term. |
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3. Build your Crowdmark skills |
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| Crowdmark offers ongoing training sessions. If you're interested in learning more about Crowdmark's features and functionality, you can register for: |
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Quick tech tipKeep an up-to-date copy of your Gradebook |
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As assessments are completed throughout the term, make it a habit to export your Quercus Gradebook after each assessment has been graded. If a student leaves your course, their grades may no longer be available in Quercus. Regular Gradebook exports help ensure that you retain a record of grades entered earlier in the term. |
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Try it:Once grading for an assessment is complete, review your Gradebook for missing or incorrect grades. Make sure any grades and feedback you intend students to see have been posted. Export a copy of your Gradebook and store it securely. Repeat after each assessment is graded.
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| Keep student information secure:Gradebook exports contain personal student information and should be handled and stored appropriately. For guidance on managing University records and personal information, see: |
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4. Go behind-the-scenes of recording a multi-perspective video |
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The ETO recently recorded a series of interviews in the ETO Filming Studio with students and graduates who have completed Engineering Strategies and Practice (ESP). The final video will bring their perspectives together to give current first-year students different views of their project experience, the skills they developed, and what they learned along the way. |
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Bringing multiple voices together into one video allows students to hear different perspectives on a shared experience while also drawing attention to the common lessons and challenges across those perspectives. |
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Collaborate: If you’re interested in producing similar content for your FASE course, or curious about creating reusable instructional media to support your teaching goals, contact the ETO (fase.edtech@utoronto.ca) and we would be happy to set up a consultation with you. |
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Faculty questions of the weekEach week we answer a real question that we've received about Quercus and other Academic Toolbox and media tools, keeping the questions timely and relevant to you. Select the question below to read the full inquiry and response or see all previous faculty questions of the week. Read the faculty question of the week |
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Worthwhile clicks from the Web |
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| 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: AI Has No Idea What Your Week Costs | Slow AI From the blog post: “I was thinking about what to offer paid subscribers here…Claude proposed a Discord. It made the case well: community, engagement, another channel to grow. It called the thing low maintenance. None of that was backed by anything.” This post demonstrates how current AI tools are not good at time management and why it’s important to design a plan that doesn’t assume finite capacity. Envisioning the future of carbon removal in Canada with Na'im Merchant | Emerging Environments podcast From the podcast: “With over 10 years of experience in social impact and international development in health and environment, Na’im brings his expertise in building policies and programs in partnership with governments and stakeholders to the growing carbon dioxide removal technology space in Canada.” U of T professor Karen Smith, who is one of the project leads for Climate Science and Engineering, co-hosts this regular podcast which features people who are studying and thinking about environmental change. The future of media work isn’t AI. It’s us. | Media & Learning From the blog post: “AI is already transforming media production, and I see enormous opportunity in embracing it…Success, however, depends on building organizations that recognize both technological advancement and human expertise.” This post explores the future of educational media work and how media professionals are more important than ever during rapid technological change. We Need to Take Teacher Expertise Seriously | Substack From the blog post: “Teaching shapes our chances in life, social mobility, health, participation in democratic life, and access to knowledge…Yet for something so important, teacher expertise is still surprisingly vague in much of our thinking about education.” This is the first in a new series from Paul Kirschner and Nidhi Sachdeva that explores what teacher expertise is and how teachers (both novice and experienced) can develop it. The series draws on ideas from their new book, Becoming an Expert Teacher: Deliberate Practice for Effective Teaching.
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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 start of the Fall term: |
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| National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Commemoration (Marisa Curmi) |
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| Lake Ontario through a Kodak keychain camera (Yun Wu) |
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| Toronto skyline (Anna Limanni) |
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| Office espresso (James Zhan) |
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| U of T’s Racing Team (Inga Breede) |
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