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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Blog: Part III: The importance of communication in effective online learning

By Dr. Kathleen Lucas, Contract Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Creating a connection with students is one of the key components that makes teaching a joy for... More

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Blog: Part II: The things I wish somebody told me about using pre-recorded lectures to deliver lecture content

By Dr. Chris Rudyk, Contract Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current world situation has given us this new challenge of modifying our teaching styles to teach... More

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Blog: Part I: Your needs as an instructor matter in online course design

By Dr. Ashley Thompson, Contract Instructor, Department of Neuroscience This is the first of a four-part series by Neuroscience instructors on their experiences with the sudden and rapid transition to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When we were thrust into online teaching in March, I did not think I was ready. While... More

Monday, September 28, 2020

Blog: Jump-Start Teaching Online – A just-in-time journey to support colleagues in times of global pandemic

By Maristela Petrovic-Dzerdz, Supervisor, Instructional Design, TLS March 2020 was a month when our lives abruptly changed. While still busy with our everyday tasks of teaching and supporting faculty and instructors in their teaching, Prof. Anne Trépanier (School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies) and I were well aware that our colleagues and... More

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Blog: Boosting lecture video participation through mini-lessons

By Lindsay Richardson, Instructor, Department of Psychology & e-Learning Designer, EDC In mid-March, I found myself, like many of my colleagues, suddenly required to create an online learning experience, in lieu of designing a face-to-face (F2F) course. For many of us, this meant recording online lecture videos and asking ourselves, “How do... More

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Blog: Using cuPortfolio to Support Students and Build Course Resiliency

By Shawn O'Connor (Student, BPAPM) and John Cadham (Instructor, NPSIA)  I recall one of my first-year professors telling me the goal of higher education was to transform students from knowledge consumers to knowledge producers. In one sense, I suppose the undergraduate structure does support that goal, as students move from lectures to seminars... More

Monday, August 31, 2020

Blog: A Virtual Hug from TLS

By TLS Staff We know that moving your courses online is just one piece of life that’s been knocked out of place by Covid-19. Worse, that piece is now perched on top of a wobbly pile of other tasks and responsibilities. Wherever you’re at in your course planning and whatever your comfort level with... More

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Blog: Their cheatin’ hearts: Assessment online and off

By Bruce H. Tsuji, Instructor, Department of Psychology Although cheating is one of the “zombie ideas” that emerges repeatedly in conversations about online teaching (Lalonde, 2020) it is important to keep in mind that academic integrity violations happen in both online and offline environments. Yes of course, cheating happens in proctored... More

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Blog: Their cheatin’ hearts: Assessment online and off

By Bruce H. Tsuji, Instructor, Department of Psychology Although cheating is one of the “zombie ideas” that emerges repeatedly in conversations about online teaching (Lalonde, 2020) it is important to keep in mind that academic integrity violations happen in both online and offline environments. Yes of course, cheating happens in proctored... More

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Blog: An Effective Low-Tech Check for Learning: In Praise of Worksheets

By Morgan Rooney, Educational Development Coordinator, EDC So, you’ve created a series of screen-capture lecture videos and linked students to other relevant resources (videos by third-parties, readings, etc.). Your content is wonderful, rich, informative, and easy for your students to access. Excellent! But, suddenly a voice in the back of your... More

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Blog: Fragility and agility in teaching

By Kevin Cheung, Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics Since I started using digital technology in my teaching, I have always had a bit of anxiety for what could go wrong and when. After all, Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Still fresh in my mind are... More

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Blog: Teaching Online for Dummies, by a Fellow Dummy

By Morgan Rooney, Educational Development Coordinator, EDC So, you’ve built your course with face-to-face in mind and suddenly have to move everything online. Feel free to curse loudly and bang a few desks: I know I have. Once that’s out of the way, we can get down to the task at hand. Few things... More

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