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ETO Studio Doors Open and Demo Sessions
The ETO is hosting a series of “Doors Open” (check out the studio and meet some of our staff) and demo sessions (learn about specific video setups) this summer for the FASE community to visit our space and ask us any questions about the different setups that we do.
Faculty Question of the Week (May 29, 2025)
What are my options for setting assignment weights in Quercus at semester end?
Stuff we learned from the 2025 conference season
Each ETO staff member shared their memorable moments from the 2025 conference season.
Faculty Question of the Week (May 15, 2025)
How can I share feedback with all group members if the group assignment was set as individual in Quercus?
FASE Faculty Perspective: Planning and recording an on-location instructional video
As one of the instructors for MIE100 Dynamics, Assistant Professor Fatemeh Jazinizadeh is interested in developing educational media for first-year undergraduate engineering courses. For the Winter 2025 term, she wanted […]
Lessons learned from The Centre of Teaching and Learning Celebration of Teaching Showcase 2025
Maggie and Yun discuss their key takeaways from the Centre of Teaching and Learning Celebration of Teaching Showcase 2025. They discuss how instructors are putting students first by understanding their perspective and working with them on key projects.
Quercus Updates (May 2025)
This update: Changes to ‘Assign To’ interface, Announcement timestamps, Discussion editing, SpeedGrader tools, and Group navigation.
Building Interactive Case Studies in Asynchronous Professional Development Courses
ETO’s Learning Module Designer, Maggie shares best practices for building case studies in asynchronous courses. She will use the example of a case study built for the Environment, Social, and Governance course for the Mining Industry Management Program (MIMP). Explore how interactivity, metacognition, and collaboration can be purposefully built into online modules.
MADE for U of T | Ep. 12 | Developing Online Courses
A new podcast episode on a new podcast platform (Spotify)! In the 12th episode of MADE for U of T, we hear from LinkedIn Learning instructor and author, Curtis Frye, who shares some of his experience developing online courses, and how his approach has evolved over time.
Faculty Question of the Week (April 24, 2025)
How can I assign a quiz/survey to different course groups?
Faculty Question of the Week (April 17, 2025)
How can I change the group membership mid-course without affecting anyone’s work?
Faculty Question of the Week (March 20, 2025)
Why can’t my students see upcoming discussions on the Discussions page?