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Increase academic integrity
Updated onArticleThe University of Toronto is committed to the values of independent inquiry and to the free and open exchange of ideas. Visit U of T’s Academic Integrity website for further resources and the university’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to assess learning
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Using online tools for summative (final) assessments
Updated onArticleThis guide provides an overview of suggested ideas for your course's assessment for the Winter 2020 term. For guidance for the Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 term, please see the updated article (included in the Online/Remote Course Design > How to assess learning guide). The Faculty’s primary aim is to support our students in completing this term by providing them with the best possible learning and assessment experience that we can at this point.
For consistency, the Faculty suggests that courses use one or a combination of the following approaches for the final assessment:
- Take-Home Exam (due the same day as your regularly scheduled final exam; can be posted earlier)
- Assign a Final Report, Essay, Project, or Lab
- Quercus Online Quizzes
When you've selected your tool, don't forget to consider a contingency plan for what happens if something goes a little off track.
Teaching with Technology Resources How to Prepare for Summer and Fall 2020
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For Participants: What should I do if I can't see my course on my Dashboard?
Updated onArticleWhen you login to Quercus, you might see not see all of your courses listed under Courses. If you are a student and you do not see your course, it may not be available on your Dashboard. Follow these steps to view all of your course and choose which ones to see on your Dashboard.
"How to" Technical Guides (Students) Quercus Account Support
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How do I use the UT Advanced Group tool to create project groups in large classes?
Updated onArticleUnless you are using random assignment, creating and assigning students to project or assignment groups in Quercus can be time-consuming, especially in large classes.
This step-by-step guide shows you how to use the UT Advanced Group Tool (UTAGT) in combination with the built-in Quercus Group tool to make the process of creating a large number of groups and assigning students to specific groups faster and easier.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Groups
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Track U of T system updates and outages
Updated onArticleWhen using a tool, there might come a time where you are asking yourself, "is this not working because of something I am doing or is the tool itself down?" To help you answer that question, the ITS System Status Page provides an overview of current service status messages (and scheduled maintenance) for major University of Toronto systems and services. You may contact the Joint Operations Group (JOG) using the e-mail [email protected] or by calling 416-978-4621. The JOG is staffed Monday to Friday, 7am-5pm.
Teaching with Technology Resources How to finish the Winter 2020 term
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What should I do if I can't see my courses?
Updated onArticleCanvas/Quercus is an information display system. This means that all the pieces of information that are "contained" in the Q actually come from other U of T systems and databases. Student information comes from ACORN, for example (if you are a student who can't see their course, please contact your registrar and then conf. Instructor data, however, comes from ROSI. Before you'll see your courses in Quercus, you need to be enrolled as the Instructor (or co-ordinator) of that course.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Account Support
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Accommodate follow up conversation and questions
Updated onArticleOne of the things that is most missed online is that one-to-one connection; this is especially noticeable at the end of "class" when you cannot simply walk up to your instructor and ask follow up questions. To mimic this time of connection, you might consider alternate ways of building and maintaining this process.
Teaching with Technology Resources Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) After your session
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Overview of how to self-capture (and share) course content
Updated onArticleThis guide takes you step-by-step through how to self-capture a video on your computer (or tablet) from your location. Self-capturing content allows you to author your own content to be used in your courses.
To do this, you need both hardware (a webcam/microphone are required) and software (both to author content and to record what is happening on your screen) installed and tested. After you're done recording, you'll need to "render" (produce) your video and then share it back to your class using a video streaming website (see our comparison table to evaluate which video hosting service is right for you).
If you are looking for support during this process, please review if the EdTech Office could help support your video production via the Remote Editing Process.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Before you Begin
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Design your (alternative or traditional) assessment strategy
Updated onArticleAnecdotally, we have learned that more feedback opportunities provide grade transparency for students and creates a steady information flow in an environment in which student-teacher communication is crucial to success.
Visit CTSI's guide for Assessing Learning to learn more about designing alternatives for graded assessments, feedback and checks for understanding, and using Rubrics to support students and faculty.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to assess learning
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Download and/or test access to applicable EdTech Tools
Updated onArticleThere are a variety of education technology tools that you can use within your course. It is recommended to download and test these tools pro-actively; this not only ensures that the tool is working technically but that it provides the functionality you are looking for. This guide lists software and hardware that have been used for projects within the FASE Education Technology Office.
This guide is intended as a quick reference for recommended tools; in each section there are links to technical support guides (these provide further information on things to consider before implementation and how to incorporate them into your course).
Teaching with Technology Resources How to finish the Winter 2020 term