EdTech Blog
Weekly Quercus Updates (October 1, 2020)
This week: BB Collaborate & Breakout Room Chats, New Email Security Banner, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!
Learning How to Create an Inclusive Online Space
Takeaways from the Open Conversation: Creating & Maintaining Inclusive Online Spaces session!
Weekly Quercus Updates (September 24, 2020)
This week: Upcoming BB Collaborate Update, Upcoming Canvas Update, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!
Crowdmark available Faculty-wide!
Crowdmarkhas been officially licensed across the Faculty for the current academic year.
First Week Back at FASE
Everyone had a whole summer to prepare – so, how are the results? Let’s take a look!
Weekly Quercus Updates (September 17, 2020)
This week: Blocked Email Addresses, Student Zoom Licenses, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!
Update on Video Server Access and Playback
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).
Weekly Quercus Updates (August 27, 2020)
This week: Upcoming BB Collaborate Update, Upcoming Canvas Update!
The Quirkiness of Quercus: Debriefing on the U of T Engineering Academy
Outreach coordinator Claire Heymans shares her experiences with managing (over 900!) students online.
Study Buddies: Creating course-based peer mentors to build community and support
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.
Preparing Online Lectures for a Flipped Classroom
Professor Sanjeev Chandra shares his tips for creating engaging online asynchronous lecture (and cooking!) videos.
Weekly Quercus Updates (August 20, 2020)
This week: New RCE Released, New Integrations Deployed, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!