These instructions are supplied for using Crowdmark, which is an online, collaborative grading and analytics tool for instructors and TAs. In this guide, you will be taken through how to access and set up your course in Crowdmark, create assessments, grade...
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Components of a well-designed course outline or syllabus
No single syllabus format or content applies to every university course. However, a number of components can make the course syllabus more informative, useful and engaging. The course syllabus serves as a contract between you and your students and can help when...
Course Communication and Office Hours
Educational research has shown that student–faculty interactions are important [1]. Therefore, it is essential that you include multiple ways for students to contact you and for you to interact with students. Frequent and quality student–faculty interactions lead to...
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...
Teaching in a multi-access room
Familiar teaching strategies might look a bit different in a multi-access classroom, but they have the same underpinning.In a multi-access classroom, you can deliver a lecture to both in-room and remote students, synchronously. You can also engage students through...
Interim strategies for livestreaming
Instructors considering ways to build flexibility in their courses this term may be wondering if students can attend class remotely. Two technologies (Echo360 Livestream or Zoom) offer the ability for students to remotely join an in-person class. The current...
Alternative forms of assessment
Although high-stakes exams have been a common assessment practice, many instructors are increasingly using alternative methods to promote other forms of learning while also offering flexibility for learners.Alternative assessment ideas While high stakes examinations...
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 kinds of course interruptions. Instructors are not expected to teach online and in person, concurrently. This site...
Video assessments & feedback in Echo360
This article explains how to create a video assignment using Brightspace and Echo360, and how to provide time-stamped feedback to learners.Video-based assessments provide opportunities for learners to practice and develop communication, presentation and critical...
Fall 2021 Learning and Teaching Resources
This page will continuously be updated as information is made available throughout the term.This consolidated resource includes information on classroom technologies, the new video platform, LTSI supports, accessibility, strategies for supporting student and...
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