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.
Provide a weekly update for students to recap the past week and highlight upcoming important activities or assessments Why use weekly updates Help keep students engaged and on track. This sets the tone for the week and can be a great way to make sure students know any...
The New Content Experience (NCE) is a course layout that is designed to be more user-friendly way to navigate Brightspace content. It can be turned on in your course by request for those who would like to try this new look and feel. Because the NCE is "new" not all...
Class Progress The Class Progress tool is available to instructors and students for the purposes of keeping track of grade, progress and participation in a course. Instructors can use Class Progress to more quickly see progress for all students in their course to...
If you encounter a technical problem during your exam, do not panic. If you are unable to troubleshoot the issue on your own, contact your instructor immediately with details about the problem. You may wish to have their email address in an accessible place in case...
Dear Students, Our [exam title] is scheduled for [date and time]. The exam is a [timed/flexibly-timed/same-day/multi-day]. This means that [explain how the exam works]. The exam will take [duration or estimated duration] to complete. You can find the exam in...
The online environment provides a number of ways for you to deliver exams. Each type of exam has advantages and disadvantages. Experience these exam types for yourself by trying the practice exams in the Deliver Online Exam module in the Teaching with...
Intro Text As an instructor, how can you use this resource to help your students? Content Please feel free to use the slide in any other way you would like. We hope that it provides your students with the resources to better navigate their online...
This UVic Edge branded PowerPoint slide is designed to be used in your lectures or teaching materials to notify students about some resources that they can use to improve their online learning experience. It contains a link to Learn Anywhere, as well as directions on...
Still adjusting to the new online learning environment? Worried that your students will get lost in your course? Check out our Course Navigation Guide for tips to make your course well-organized for students to easily navigate in Brightspace! Download the guide at the...
All credit courses are automatically provided with a demo student you can use to try things out from the student perspective. If you need a demo student for a non-credit course, please contact ltsisupport@uvic.ca What is the demo student? Demo students offer...
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