As we prepare for the start of the spring term, we want to share what you can do to help “weather-proof” your courses – in the event of a major snowfall or other extreme weather event.
Trusting and respectful relationships are key to belonging (Thomas 2012). Being able to develop a sense of belonging within higher education is an important factor for both students and instructors to ensure success. Belonging often begins with the question, “How do I...
There are many issues related to the practice of assessment. This series addresses the different facets of grading, such as formative and summative assessment, grade inflation, and aligning assessment with learning outcomes. If you attend the whole series (all...
Migration of instructor videos from Kaltura to Echo360 is now complete. This post will provide details about the migration and what supports are available to assist in this transition.Migration is now complete! Echo360 replaced Kaltura as UVic's video platform in Fall...
Every month, UVic's learning technologies release new features and updates. This post will give you a quick overview of what's new and exciting.Brightspace The latest Brightspace release includes several updates to the Quiz tool. A new and improved text editor arrives...
This article explains how Echo360 can be used to create interactive powerpoint presentations and videos, including polls, discussions, confusion flags, notes and morePresentations, discussions, polls and interactive media allow instructors to promote learner...
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Every month, UVic's learning technologies release new features and updates. This post will give you a quick overview of what's new and exciting.Brightspace The latest Brightspace release includes the addition of LaTeX rendering in the HTML text editor, and updates to...
Every month, UVic's learning technologies release new features and updates. This post will give you a quick overview of what's new and exciting.Brightspace This month, Brightspace has increased the size limit for file uploads from 1 GB to 2 GB, improved annotations...
This month’s Brightspace release highlights include: Accommodations - Improvements in Classlist, Quizzes, User Purge, and User Progress Assignments - New Assignment Evaluation Experience Action menu for group assignments Anonymous marking Context menu on the...
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We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the University of Victoria stands, and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.