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Study Buddies: Creating course-based peer mentors to build community and support

August 25, 2020

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.

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Preparing Online Lectures for a Flipped Classroom

August 24, 2020

Professor Sanjeev Chandra shares his tips for creating engaging online asynchronous lecture (and cooking!) videos.

Weekly Quercus Updates (August 20, 2020)

August 20, 2020

This week: New RCE Released, New Integrations Deployed, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!

Hello Anna! ETO's Senior Educational Technologist, Academic Toolbox

Welcome back, Anna Limanni!

August 17, 2020

Meet the new EdTech Office Senior Instructional Technologist: Please welcome Anna Limanni back to FASE!

Weekly Quercus Updates (August 13, 2020)

August 13, 2020

This week: Upcoming Canvas Update, RCE Release Date, New Training and Documentation Blogs/Webinars!

How you can Gather in classrooms, dorms, and other enclosed spaces

August 13, 2020

Gather.town is an online platform used to engage and build communities

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How Slido Can Help Run Better Tutorials/Q&A Sessions

August 11, 2020

A platform for polling and Q&A for virtual events.

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How to safely implement non-vetted tools in your course

August 11, 2020

Thinking about using a non-vetted, third-party tool in your course? Give this post a read to ensure you are implementing these tools according to U of T’s guidelines for third party tools and using our practical safety suggestions.

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EdTech Lessons from your colleagues: Sharing your Online Teaching Experiences

August 10, 2020

Got something you’d like to share? We’d love to showcase what you’ve learned and share it with the FASE community. Registration forms for each session are included in the session […]