Recent updates
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Overview of Education Technology Strategies
Updated onArticleIn the event of a campus closure or emergency, there are many tips and tools that you can use to lessen the impact on students and their learning. This guides provide technical instructions for how you can leverage educational technologies to support students in the event of an unexpected closure, cancellation, or any other disruption of schedule. These suggestions are not solely emergency tools or features; they absolutely can be implemented into your regularly scheduled courses.
Teaching with Technology Resources How to Begin Planning
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Tips to students for online learning
Updated onArticleWe care about your transition to the University of Toronto online environment and want to assist you in your learning during these challenging times. We hope that you will find this guide to online learning useful.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to plan your course
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How do I add external tools to my Quercus course?
Updated onArticleExternal tools can be added to Quercus either in the assignment creation process or through the Navigation tab in settings. Please keep in mind that not all external tools are integrated into Quercus (eg. Crowdmark) and you will have to request for access to these tools. Please also check the Edtech Catalogue for a list of supported tools that are available for use.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Administration
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Mirror your iPad to your computer
Updated onArticleLooking to mirror your iPad to your computer? Displaying your iPad on a computer offers you the capability to choose from two sources to screenshare when using Zoom, MS Teams etc. This article describes and compares three applications that can be used for screen mirroring your iPad to your computer.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Creating video content
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How to resolve application sharing issues with Catalina (iOS) (Prof. Dionne Aleman)
Updated onArticleWe wish we'd thought of it, but we didn't! This technique was documented by Prof. Aleman and resolve the issues experience while attempting to do screen sharing in webinar tools.
Teaching with Technology Resources Examples from Colleagues Webinar Tools
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Mentee Tips
Updated onArticleWhat is the TEAL COP Mentorship? Each year, mentors and mentees are matched based on interests, experience, and course type. These mentorships are informal and mentee-driven, with the goal that it will help with the (re)development and implementation of your projects. If you are interested in joining the TEAL COP, please email [email protected].
Teaching with Technology Resources TEAL (Technology Enhanced Active Learning) Resources How to get the most out of your Mentorship
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How can I submit handwritten (or paper-based) work?
Updated onArticleYour instructor might encourage you to submit handwritten (or other paper-based) work. But how do you get it from your desk to the instructor? Usually, you will submit a digital version of your work via an online tool (like Quercus' Quiz or Assignment tool, or perhaps Crowdmark). The trick is to get that paper version into a digital version, legibly, to ensure that you receive full credit for your work.
This guide documents some recommendations, but your instructor might have specific requirements for your submission. You should double-check in each of your courses, for each of your assignments, to confirm that you are submitting according to that assessment's specific guidelines.
"How to" Technical Guides (Students) Quercus Assessements
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Share expectations around take home final assessments
Updated onArticleWhile each course and assessment will be different, there are some general guidelines that can be shared to students (in addition to your specific parameters).
Teaching with Technology Resources How to Support and Prepare Students
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What to consider before you implement online proctoring
Updated onArticleU of T currently has agreements with two online proctoring services (who have been fully vetted for information security and data management practices): Examity and ProctorU (see CTSI's "Online Proctoring Guidelines" for full details regarding governance, academic integrity, and service agreements).
Teaching with Technology Resources Assessments (quizzes, tests, final assessments, etc) Online Proctoring