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MADE for U of T | Ep. 13 | Generative AI in practice
In the 13th episode of MADE for U of T, we hear from artist and new media educator Jon Ippolito about the evolving role of generative AI in teaching, creativity, and the future of media.
Faculty Question of the Week (August 7, 2025)
If I want to create a lightboard video at the ETO, do I need to learn to write backwards and plan out what I want to write beforehand?
Behind-the-Scenes: How We Approach Capturing Backgrounds for Green Screen Productions
Marisa and James show the behind-the-scenes of capturing backgrounds for green screen videos.
Start Strong Learn Together Sessions: Summer 2025 Edition
The ETO is relaunching the Start Strong: Learning Together series this summer to help FASE instructors get their Quercus courses ready for fall. These practical, hands-on sessions cover course setup, assessments, and communication strategies. The sessions are offered both online (via Zoom) and in-person (in the ETO Studio, capped at 10 participants).
Lessons Learned from the Session: Using Crowdmark for Collaborative In-Class Activities at Scale at Crowdmark Community Conference 2025
Yun discusses her takeaways from the session at Crowdmark Community Conference 2025. She shares how it was eye-opening to see Crowdmark being used to support group collaboration during class time.
Faculty Question of the Week (June 26, 2025)
How can I hide my published announcements from students in Quercus after a course ends, without deleting them?
Faculty Question of the Week (June 12, 2025)
How can I import a multi-page file into MS OneNote so each page is displayed fully, not just as an attachment?
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 […]