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Episode 1: Online collaborative exams with Dr. Mariel Miller
Dr. Mariel Miller shares her experience delivering an online collaborative exam using Brightspace and Microsoft Teams.
Using online strategies to address absences and support accessibility
Instructors are advised to incorporate blended strategies into their in-person courses to address absences and support accessibility.Online strategies can help instructors to: Increase access to course materials and assessments for students in cases where they are...
Fall 2021 exams
To reduce the frequency and number of students sitting together for extended periods of time in examination gyms and rooms, the University of Victoria will not be holding further in-person exams. Instructors are asked to offer their assessments online or in another...
Teaching online
Learning and instruction in online courses can happen in many different formats or modes. Two major modes are synchronous (real-time, everyone together at the same time) and asynchronous (self-paced or flexible – activities do not necessarily take place at the same...
Term Start Quickguide for Instructors
This guide takes you through the key steps and resources available for developing online components of your course. Whether your course is being delivered online, in-person or a blend of these two modes, you can use the technologies we have at UVic to support learning...
How to support students with accommodations during Brightspace exams
Where to find student accommodation information?Instructors can find a student’s letter of accommodation by logging into the Centre for Acessible Learning (CAL) Online Instructor Services. Students are responsible for making their letters available to instructors on...
Recommendations for Online Uni-Directional Exams
What are uni-directional exams?Uni-directional exams refer to online exams in which students are required to proceed in sequence from first to last question and are not able to navigate between questions. In Brightspace, this is referred to as the 'paging' restriction...
Online Discussions Guide
Online discussions contribute to student learning, assessment and building a community of learners. Whether you teach an asynchronous or a synchronous course, online discussions would open the space for your students to ask...
Online Learning and Teaching Student & Instructor Survey Results
A survey was conducted with UVic students and instructors to better understand their experiences of learning and teaching within a predominantly online environment. The student survey was open between November 6-19, 2020 with the instructor survey occurring between...
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Using online strategies to address absences and support accessibility
Instructors are advised to incorporate blended strategies into their in-person courses to address absences and support accessibility.Online...
Planning for in-person absences
This site is designed to support you in planning manageable ways to adjust your teaching and support for students’ learning in the event of various...
Echo360 Workshop Series
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Class Recording for In-Person Courses
Basic class recording captures instructor audio/video and digital presentation materials and can be shared through Echo360 in Brightspace. In...
Term Start Quickguide for Instructors
This guide takes you through the key steps and resources available for developing online components of your course. Whether your course is being...
Academic Integrity Framework
Academic integrity is foundational to scholarship within the post-secondary environment. It refers to a standard of commitment and behavior in...
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