Yes, you can teach with Zoom. Yes, it is secure. UVic is implementing an institutional version of Zoom and at present, the Zoom server is located in the US. The date stored on the US server will be limited to student name, uvic.ca email address, UVic affiliation and...
Instructors can request to have two or more of their courses / course sections combined (cross-listed) into a single course. This can be useful when you are teaching multiple sections of the same course and want to have all the students in a single Brightspace site....
You can import questions from a quiz in Brightspace to the question library in Brightspace. Go to the Quizzes tab and select Question Library. Create a New section, from the dropdown menu. In this way, a new folder/quiz section will be created and named. Click on save...
There are number of ways to take handwriting online in Zoom: Use Zoom’s basic Annotation Tools. Annotation can be used in two ways. You can annotate using Whiteboard or you can click the Annotate button while screen sharing. Whichever method you choose, the annotation...
Zoom allows you to easily schedule and invite students to online sessions. Step by step instructions are provided in the video below. Tip: schedule a your sessions as a recurring meeting (no need to schedule a new meeting for each class). After scheduling your...
Please follow these guidelines to have a safe online session in Zoom. Before your session Require authentication to join. When setting up your Zoom sessions, consider turning on the 'Only authenticated users can join meetings' option, which is found when going to...
See the Brightspace tool guide for basic overview of various tools and features available in Brightspace. Tools in Brightspace are accessed under the “Course Tools” in the navbar. Need access? Join the “Getting Started with Brightspace” site for useful tips,...
Instructors and students can activate their Zoom accounts by going to uvic.zoom.us and signing in with their Netlink ID and password. Learn more about accessing UVic Zoom. It is important to sign into Zoom BEFORE joining any session. Sign in is required in order...
Customize your course by picking a course homepage. There are at least four to choose from: Standard (with content navigator) Activity Feed ( 'social media' style homepage) Visual Table of Contents (topics look like cards with flippable descriptions) Grid Table of...
Use the Discussions tool in your course to encourage users to share thoughts on course material with their peers. Set up forums and topics for users to ask questions, discuss course content and assignments, and work together in assigned groups and sections. This...
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