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How to use SnagIt to self-capture in person activities
Updated onChecklistThis quick 6-step checklist will help you get set up with using SnagIt for lecture capture. For a full guide on using SnagIt at U of T, please see CTSI's guide to using SnagIt for lecture capture. For additional documentation and video tutorials on SnagIt features, refer to the Snagit Tutorials site.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Self-lecture capture of in-person teaching activities (e.g., lectures, tutorials)
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How can I download SnagIt?
Updated onArticleTechSmith Snagit replaced TechSmith Relay as U of T's new lecture capture software as of January 2019. TechSmith Relay and TechSmith Fuse are no longer available. TechSmith Snagit is available to Faculty, Staff and Students with a valid UTORid. The University of Toronto has licensed TechSmith Snagit as the institutional lecture recording solution to provide screen and audio recording. Resulting videos are saved locally on the computer where they were recorded and can be shared via streaming services such as U of T Libraries' MyMedia or Microsoft Stream.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) TechSmith SnagIt Set up
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Designing student learning activities
Updated onArticleIn online/remote delivery, it is important to provide engaging opportunities through active learning (in both synchronous and asynchronous modalities). Evidence shows numerous benefits of using active learning activities to engage students: motivates them to be engaged learners increases content knowledge, critical thinking and recall of course content allows for inclusion of different learning needs gets students involved in higher order thinking such as analysis, synthesis, creating thinking, adaptability, problem-solving, etc.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to engage students
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Communicate expectations to your attendees (includes editable email templates)
Updated onArticleJump to: Send your attendees an announcements, email, inbox messages, etc. Include U of T's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement
Teaching with Technology Resources Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) Before your session
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Consider production support for your non-academic hybrid events and activities
Updated onArticleThis guide is on how and where to access different media services on campus that the FASE community can book to support their media and audio visual needs. This includes livestreaming, hybrid events, filming, and other media services. Hosting and moderating hybrid and/or recorded events lends an extra layer of complexity for planning and managing your event. We highly recommend working with a team that can provide specific support for your needs. Typically, this type of support includes a cost per hour and requires lead time; planning and budgeting early is key.
Teaching with Technology Resources Assisted-Recording (e.g. filming including on location, lightboard, chalkboard, lecture capture) Before you Begin
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What to consider before you implement education technology within your course
Updated onArticleFrom snow days to conferences to preventative health and safety measures, there are a number of reasons why you might consider implementing a technological strategy to help support both anticipated and unanticipated disruptions of your regularly scheduled courses. Implementing educational technology requires thought and planning - so let's get started!
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to plan your course
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Check your attendance log
Updated onArticleYou might want to track attendance for your session. Some webinar tools provide this as part of the tool. If not, you might choose to set up a survey or other mechanism by which you collect information on who has attended. As with many online things, it is difficult to make attendance tracking 100% accurate, so consider this when deciding how strictly you will need to enforce it.
Teaching with Technology Resources Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) After your session
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What is the difference between livestreaming and webinars?
Updated onArticleIt is fairly common now to want to share a session online, while it is happening. There are many different tools that let you do this, but in order to choose, you likely need to think about what type of session you are sharing - if you are hoping for an interactive session, with crisp content sharing (ex. slides) and easy set up, you are likely looking at a webinar. If you have a broadcast session, where you'd like to share video content to a wide audience (and you have the technical knowledge or a support team), then you might be looking at livestreaming. This document will help you choose between a livestreaming event and a webinar.
Teaching with Technology Resources Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) Overview of Tools
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Academic Support Services & Accessibility Offices at FASE
Updated onArticleThis list has been modified from the comprehensive tri-campus list of services available via Academic Support Services & Accessibility Offices at the UofT.
Teaching with Technology Resources Accessibility (Captioning, Accommodations, etc.) Share student-facing resources in your course
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Connect with a librarian (or make use of library resources)
Updated onArticleThe Engineering & Computer Science Library is located in the Sandford Fleming building on U of T's beautiful St. George campus.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to build your course