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.
In your scheduled meeting: Copy the URL found under “Invite Attendees”. Post the URL and invite text for students in Brightspace (e.g., as a page resource or in a Course Announcement). Students can join the session by clicking on the provided link. In addition to...
The best way to avoid disruptions is not admitting guests and following the “safe and secure” guidelines. However, the security icon on your meeting toolbar gives you an all-in-one place to quickly keep your meetings secure. It includes options to: Lock the Meeting...
Provided below are some tips to help you effectively facilitate a class session in Zoom. Keep all microphones muted unless you are speaking. Decide when and how you will take questions. For example, you can ask students to unmute themselves and ask verbally, ask a...
Use Zoom features to break up a long class session and guide different types of interactive activities. There are a few ways students can participate in a session: Raise Hand. In the participants window, students can click the raise hand icon. When you see a raised...
Click the share screen button located on your Zoom meeting toolbar to share your desktop, an individual application, whiteboard or file during a session. Share a PowerPoint presentation Play a video during a session. Share a whiteboard that you and other participants...
Participants can mute / unmute themselves in a Zoom session. However, as the host, you can assist: Select the Manage Participants button in the toolbar. Here you will find a list of all participants in your session. To mute/unmute a specific individual: Find the...
With research-enriched teaching, students actively engage in a research process, creative activity, or knowledge translation activity. This can all be done online, and can be done in collaboration with community. The following are some strategies to support RET in an...
For live presentations, ask students to present to you and their peers using Zoom. See Zoom FAQs for information about how students can do presentations. Or, have students create and submit a video: Step 1: Students film their presentation or performance using a...
Start managing group projects in CourseSpaces or Brightspace (starting Fall) by organizing your students into groups. After you make groups, you can: Set up a Group Discussion in Brightspace to give students a place to connect and discuss their group work...
Video transcripts and captions provide a way to create more universally accessible learning experiences. This article explains two types of transcription and caption services available at UVic: transcription services for academic accommodation, and automatic...
Access your LTSI Faculty Support Team & supports in four ways:
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