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Choose your course modalities
Updated onArticleMost courses are a mix of modalities, with both collaborative, real-time activities and individual, self-paced activities. This mix is determined by considering your high level learning outcomes, while remembering that neither modality is better than the other. The goal is to come up with activities that meet your goals and that you feel confident in achieving, within the constraints of your design process (e.g. time, resources, funding, etc.).
You could also consider:
- class size
- required instructor to student interaction
- required student to student interaction
- necessity to schedule class at a specific time
- your comfort with managing live sessions
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to plan your course
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Video captions and audio transcripts
Updated onArticleThis guide provides an overview of your responsibilities as an instructor to provide accessible content within your course. It also includes technical "how to" instructions to enable you to add captions to your video content (using automatic tools and processes for commonly used video hosting tools as well as options for captioning services).
Teaching with Technology Resources Accessibility (Captioning, Accommodations, etc.) How to
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What Quiz analytics can I see?
Updated onArticleOnce a quiz has at least one submission, you can obtain quiz reports. There are a variety of reports and data available in Quercus to make it easy to see what is happening in your course.
Reports can help you to better understand the effectiveness of quiz questions, through quiz logs, statistics, analysis reports and question breakdowns.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Quizzes
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Ensure copyright compliance
Updated onArticleWhen using content online/remotely, copyright usually remains similar to the use outlined for in person courses. There are exceptions (you can contact your local librarian), and fortunately, there are resources (linked below) that help ensure that you are using content within your class fairly and equitably.
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to build your course
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Mastering Engineering - How to Register
Updated onArticleThis lesson describes how to register for Mastering Engineering. You only have to register once (even if you have multiple courses using this tool).
"How to" Technical Guides (Students) Mastering Engineering How to Guides
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Record a "Meet your Instructor" video
Updated onArticleThis guide includes multiple PowerPoint templates (some with an "on camera" presence and some without) that you can download and use to self-record your own introductory video. This video design is intended for re-use term over term as well as in multiple courses.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Creating video content
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What's the best way to record my Zoom sessions?
Updated onArticleZoom offers two ways to record your sessions: Local recording and Cloud recording.
- Local recording saves your meeting video and audio directly to your computer or local drive.
- Cloud recording saves your meeting video and audio to the Zoom cloud storage (online) and includes some additional options and layouts.
This guide compares the features available for local and cloud recordings so that you can select the recording option that will work best for you.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Zoom Using Zoom
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How do I make a local recording in Zoom?
Updated onArticleThis guide outlines the basic workflow for recording, saving, and sharing your recordings made using Zoom's local recording option. Zoom's local recording option lets you save your meeting video and audio directly to your computer or local drive.
- For information on Zoom cloud recordings, please see our guide: How do I make a cloud recording in Zoom?
- For a comparison table of cloud and local recordings in Zoom, please see our guide: What's the best way to record my Zoom sessions?
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Zoom Using Zoom
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Consider using a video template
Updated onArticleThis guide summarizes important video components to include in each of your videos (see also our content tips to create effective videos). Included is an overview of the different elements as well as downloadable template files that you can use as the baseline of your video projects.
This file is intended as a guide; it is very bare bones and plain. The idea is to take this file and spruce it up to your design tastes (see the difference between the file pre and post "sprucing"). This is also something the EdTech Office can help you with - we'd be happy to generate a custom design (we'll ask you a few questions about what you like) based on the components included on the template and any components you think you'd like to include in your videos.
Teaching with Technology Resources Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) Creating video content
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How can I request Quercus access for non-U of T (external) people?
Updated onArticleInstructors can request guest accounts that can then be shared to their external guests. These "QQ" accounts are associated with the external person's email and have a set expiry date.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Guest Quercus Accounts