[U]Tech’s Teaching and Learning Technologies team is offering virtual training sessions this week designed to assist faculty and students in the transition to remote teaching and learning. A variety of workshops are scheduled.
For faculty
Getting Started with Remote Technologies
Learn which technologies are available and when to use them, as well as information for communicating with students and effectively using online tools.
- Tuesday, March 31, 11 a.m.-noon: View more details and calendar with Zoom link for Getting Started with Remote Technologies.
Getting Started with Canvas
Learn how to access Canvas, create a course, and understand the course life cycle in Canvas. Get more information about using assignments, modules, and files in an organized way and how you can use Canvas to communicate with students.
- Tuesday, March 31, 1-2 p.m.: View more details and calendar with Zoom link for Getting Started with Canvas.
Making videos with Echo360 Universal Capture
Learn how to log in and download Universal Capture, record instructional content and share what you have recorded.
- Wednesday, April 1, 11 a.m.-noon: View more details and get calendar with a Zoom link for Making videos with Echo360 Universal Capture.
Getting Started with Zoom
Learn how to successfully create, start, and record a Zoom session, including information on how to share your screen and provide participants the meeting information.
- Wednesday, April 1, 2-3 p.m.: View more details and calendar for a link to Getting Started with Zoom.
- Friday, April 3, 9-10 a.m.: View more details and calendar for a link to this session of Getting Started with Zoom.
Remote teaching preparedness drop-in hours
Learn more about these training sessions on the Faculty Training Opportunities site. To learn more about teaching and learning remotely, check out the Prepare to Teach and Learn Anywhere site.
For students
Students are invited to join a short “practice class” to test equipment and learn the basics of using the Zoom platform:
- Thursday, April 2, 8-8:15 a.m.: View “Learning Guides for Students” and see the calendar with a link to Zoom practice classes.