EdTech Blog
Quercus Day – May 11, 2018
This week we have Quercus Day at Robarts Library! The day has a drop-in format, so need to register. Come by anytime throughout the day: 10:00am – 3:30pm.
The Q: Pages vs Module Course Organization
You’re faced with your first choice – how do you want students to navigate your course?
The Q: What support is available?
Even though the winter semester is just ending, it’s already time to start thinking about your Summer 2018, Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 courses. Summer 2018 courses are available in the Q right now, and Fall courses will be available soon (in the meantime, you can start building in your demo “sandbox” course shell).
Why not try a Lightboard Video?
The Lightboard offers instructors a way to leverage the benefits of the chalk n’talk lecture while making a video. Come and try it out!
What About Our Organizations?
The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering has hundreds of active organizations that fulfill a variety of adminstrative and academic needs.
10 Steps to Export your Blackboard Course and Upload it to Canvas
There are several reasons why you might lean one way or the other – time to re-build is certainly going to be at the top of the list. But, equally as important, is the technical consideration.
Preparing for the Migration to Canvas
You’ve attended the Info session, you know Blackboard/Portal is shutting down August 31, so now what? What can you do right now to ensure a smooth migration?
Blackboard to Canvas Migration: Info Session
We know that everyone has questions about what is happening, when it is happening, and how it is happening. We’ll do our best to answer them!
Teal Session: Students as Examiners – Crowd-Sourced Exam Preparation
Prof. Paul Denny presents on Peerwise, a tool that supports students in the creation, sharing, evaluation and discussion of assessment questions.
TEAL Session (Part 1): Instructor and TA Experiences teaching in a TEAL Room
This was a two part session. Part 1: “What is it like to teach in a TEAL room?” was led by Prof. Sanja Hinić-Frlog (Ornithology Course) and Prof. Christoph Richter (Stats Course).
TEAL Session (Part 2): Instructor and TA Experiences teaching in a TEAL Room
This was a two part session. Part 2: “What was it like to TA in a TEAL room?” was led by two TAs for ESC103 – Engineering Mathematics and Computations, Saima Ali and Valentin Peretroukhin.
Collaborative Doodling at the EdTech Workshop 2017
Discover how the ETO’s 2017 EdTech workshop harnessed collaborative doodling to foster creativity and innovation in educational technology.