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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.

Planning Effective and Efficient Screencast Content

A very common method of creating lecture content it to record what is happening on your computer screen.

Maximixing Participation during a Webinar/Online Session

Some of these techniques will be determined by the nature of your online session, but there are also some general tips.

What is a SCORM package?

What is SCORM?

When you’re building course modules, you may hear members of your Education Technology team refer to something that sounds like “storm” packages. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who has no idea what they are talking about.

Developing Video for the Classroom (Virtual or otherwise)

This article offers suggestions and guidance for selecting a method by which to create re-usuable video learning objects. This list is not meant to be seen as definitive and will […]

How to Search Google for High Definition Images

If you are including an image, it is recommended that the resolution be as large as possible. This will help to ensure high quality, high definition video. The last thing you want in your video is a fuzzy image.

How to search Google Images for Images labeled for Re-Use/Non-Commcercial Use

When re-using images in your educational materials, you’ll want to play if safe by only using images that have been licensed for this re-use. Often, even though you’re “allowed” to re-use them, there is a requirement to provide attribution as part of your learning object.

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