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How can I add an MS Form as an add-in to PowerPoint?
Updated onArticleA new Forms Present mode feature is now available in Microsoft PowerPoint and enables you to solicit real-time feedback from students and encourage active participation by embedding MS Forms surveys or quizzes into your PowerPoint presentations. This feature is a free and easy-to-set-up alternative to other Student Response Systems (SRS) (also known as classroom response systems (CRS), such as Mentimeter.
This guide shows how to access and use the Forms Present mode feature in Microsoft PowerPoint on Windows OS and MacOS.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft PowerPoint
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How do I get student email addresses from Quercus?
Updated onArticleAlthough it is recommended to use the Quercus Inbox/Conversations tool to communicate with your students, there are times when you would choose to email your students instead of using the Inbox tool.
There are two methods to download students' email addresses in a CSV format. Both options also include student names and UTORids. The option you select will depend on what additional information you require:
- A New Analytics Report: Select this option if you have sections in your course and would like to include information about section membership in your file download.
- The UT Advanced Group Tool: Select this option if, in addition to UTORid information and email, you also need Student Number information in your file download.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Administration
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How can I add U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP) into my Quercus Course?
Updated onArticleThe U of T Telus Health Student Support (formerly U of T My SSP) provides students with real-time and/or appointment-based confidential, 24-hour counselling support for any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to the student. Students can call or chat with a counsellor in over 146 languages whenever, wherever they are.
You can add a link to U of T Telus Health Student Support in your Quercus course navigation by using the Redirect tool. The tool can be a little finicky so, if you need support in doing this, please reach out to the FASE EdTech Office.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus MySSP
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How to set up an Assigned (online) Assessment in Crowdmark
Updated onArticleAn Assigned (online) Assessment in Crowdmark is administered fully online. It allows students to receive the assessment via email and submit their responses digitally within a specific time frame. Students can complete the assessment on paper and take photos using a mobile phone or complete it digitally using Microsoft Word and save it as a PDF file.
This guide outlines the steps to create an Assigned Assessment in Crowdmark.
Teaching with Technology Resources Assessments (quizzes, tests, final assessments, etc) Consider using Crowdmark
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How can I add accommodations for a Crowdmark Assigned Assessment?
Updated onArticleAccommodations are often related to the time a student has to take the assessment and when they have access to the assessment. Crowdmark offers two ways to build these parameters into an assessment; either by:
- Adding settings for specific students in assessment - this is best for when assessments are distributed at the same time, or
- By duplicating the assessment and releasing it specifically to one student - this option is best when the student is required to complete the assessment at a different time. For accommodations requiring a different start time and that are to be completed within a designated window, you may want to duplicate the assessment and create a timed assessment.
This guide outlines the first option where you can customize the due date, time to complete or lateness penalty for a specific student.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Crowdmark During your Course
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How do I get support to build assessment accommodations?
Updated onArticleWhen building an assessment (Quizzes or Assignments) in Quercus, you will sometimes get requests for accommodations for specific students (or groups of students). Often, this takes the form of extended writing periods, alternate submission types, or other variances to the assessment as originally designed. Accommodated Testing Services (ATS) coordinates quiz, term test, final exam, and online assessment accommodations for St. George Campus students with documented disabilities who are registered with Accessibility Services. The ATS supports both on-site assessment accommodations and online assessment accommodations. The ATS has been granted access to input accommodations into Quercus (with written permission of the instructor). This support includes extending times for individual students. Note that the assessment needs to be created and published first.
This guide answers some frequently asked questions regarding the process of setting up accommodations using the Accommodated Testing Service (ATS), including who to contact to help you build these accommodations into your Quercus assessment and what type of support they can provide.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) Quercus Accommodations
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Designing your formative and/or summative digital assessments
Updated onArticleAssessing student learning online can be challenging, but there are several tools that can help support your assessment strategy. There are a number of assessment tools that are available to you. Though often named very specifically (e.g. Quizzes tool), they can be used in a myriad of ways; don't limit yourself to think that a quiz tool can only be used for quizzes. It is important, before you decide on a tool, to map out what your assessment looks like and what outcomes you are trying to measure. Then, you can map a tool that supports the achievement of those goals.
FASE's summative assessment recommendations focus on three tools:
- Quercus Quizzes
- Quercus Assignments
- Crowdmark Assigned Assessments (see our guide to administering Crowdmark to get started; Crowdmark has been licensed for all FASE courses - it is available to you at no charge but does require some ahead-of-time planning if you plan to use it to adminstered (in person) assessments as these require scanning).
Teaching with Technology Resources Online/Remote Course Design How to assess learning
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Will Students be recorded?
Updated onArticleIn general, students will not be visible in the recordings. However, it is recommended that a section be added to your course syllabus to explain how this will work. This is also a good chance to explain your expectations around lecture capture use (e.g., it does not replace attending in person).
It is important to consider the privacy of your students. If you plan to include students in your recording, you should read and consider the policy laid out regarding privacy considerations by CTSI. The ETO does not recommend recording student activity. The Lecture Capture Program focused on capturing instructor activity; if your class is largely active learning (or learner-focused), then we'd recommend not recording this course (or class session).
Teaching with Technology Resources Assisted-Recording (e.g. filming including on location, lightboard, chalkboard, lecture capture) Lecture Capture Program