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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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Review how to administer OpenCast (OCCS) in your course
Updated onArticleThis guide provides an overview of to administer OpenCast within your Quercus course, throughout your course's life cycle. OpenCast is a lecture capture system implemented by the Office of Learning Space Management (LSM) and is currently installed in classrooms with full teaching podiums (see if your classroom has OpenCast using LSM's Instructor Portal).
OpenCast records your live sessions in a classroom automatically (based on your course schedule and it requires opt in). It ONLY captures your digital display (e.g. content projecting on the display, through the teaching podium) and your audio feed (please use the in room microphone for best quality audio). See our feature overview of OpenCast.
Before starting, ensure that OpenCast is the right lecture capture solution for you (see the ETO's overview of in class lecture capture solutions). Then, you can make sure that you've configured it according to your preferences, and finally, when your course concludes, confirm that you've securely archived your recordings for future use.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) / OpenCast (Automatic Lecture Capture) / Before you begin
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How do I set up Crowdmark in my course?
Updated onArticleAs of September 1st, 2020, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering has acquired a faculty-wide license for Crowdmark. While the faculty is licensing the tool, scanning of Administered Assessments (paper-based) remains the responsibility of each instructor (and their department). If you are a first year course, you can contact the Registrar's Office for scanning support.
To use this application within your course, you'll be creating, setting up and distributing your assessments to students via Crowdmark. Through the Crowdmark integration, grades will be synced to your Quercus course.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) / Crowdmark / Before your Course Begins
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Which webinar tool should I use (and when)?
Updated onArticleSynchronous activities (from courses to meetings to research groups) are when people participate in the activity in real time (though the session is often recorded). They usually entail some interaction between attendees and vary in size from 1:1 to 1:+10, 000. If you want to run something in real time, chances are you're going to want to pick from one of the below online tools to support it. You'll want to keep in mind that the different tools have different strengths, and you might actually use a combination of the tools in order to achieve your goals.
Teaching with Technology Resources / Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) / Overview of Tools
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Review tips for creating effective instructional videos
Updated onArticleThis guide contains guidelines and techniques you can apply to your videos to ensure that your students can get the most out of your content. You'll likely find that some are more applicable to the type of content that you are creating - this is OK! The goal is not to implement every 'rule' all the time, but to thoughtfully and purposefully think about how you are creating content and how to best support your students as they view, and learn from, that content.
Teaching with Technology Resources / Self-Capturing (Video/Screen Captures, Filming-at-home videos, etc.) / Creating video content
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How can I assign an individual grade for a group assignment?
Updated onArticleGroup assignments in Quercus offer the ability to assign a single grade to the entire group. However, after you grade a group submission at the group level, you can change the assignment's settings to assign individual grades as needed.
This guide offers step-by-step instructions for assigning a different grade to an individual group member after you've assigned a group grade.
"How to" Technical Guides (UofT's Academic Toolbox) / Quercus / Assignments
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Communicate the plan with your students
Updated onArticleThe goal for this guide is to support you in providing clear instruction on where and how students can find definitive information about your course: what do you want them to do and where should they go to find this information? Communicating your plan with your students early in the course, as well as checking in during the course, can help to alleviate stress for your students. In addition to addressing your plan in person, you might choose to use technology to support communication with your students.
Teaching with Technology Resources / Academic Continuity & Course Resiliency / How to finish the Winter 2020 term
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How to Setup and Use Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)
Updated onArticleOpen Broadcaster Software (OBS), is a popular free and open sourced software used for video recording and live-streaming. Managing multiple content windows, audio, and visual inputs, it helps you create a professional video or streaming experience. This guide will introduce the basics of OBS, and how you can use it to deliver your course content.
"How to" Technical Guides (Non-Academic Toolbox Tools) / OBS (Open Broadcaster Studio) / Set up
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Consider your creative commons licensing
Updated onArticleWhen creating new content for sharing online, you'll want to consider how (or if) you'd like to allow others to (re)use your materials. Creative Commons licensing is a way to license your online content and to tell others the parameters around use.
Teaching with Technology Resources / Module Building Toolkit / Before you Begin