Educational Technology & Design in the School of Nursing
Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
There’s never any shortage of information here at UT.
So, this is just a friendly reminder about some of the services and resources available to you and other faculty in the School of Nursing.
Three resources that you may find most useful (I hope) are:
In exploring all the different ways we can customize our Canvas courses, one of the options that many of you have expressed interest in is the idea of adding buttons (or tiles) to your course home page to help your students navigate your course.
Well, here’s any easy way you can create your own, custom-made, buttons quickly and easily.
In addition to all the changes we’ve made within the Nursing building to keep each other safe, you’ve likely noticed there have been a lot of small changes in our classrooms. So, as you prepare for the beginning of classes next week, and you plan for your “trial run” later this week, I want to let you know about several things that you can expect will already be in your classrooms[1] or which are coming soon.
Because you will be using Zoom for some or all of your teaching and other interactions with students, I’ve put together some best practices and other resources based on the questions I get asked most often:
The Fall 2020 semester is quickly approaching. And, while there is much we are still unsure about, one thing is certain, Fall classes are likely to be a unique and challenging experience (for all of us). To help ensure that you (and your students) are prepared, here is a collection of some of the best available resources.
If you have any questions about instructional design or teaching technology, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Over the last several days, UT has made several changes to the security in Zoom to prevent unwanted visitors in our classes and meetings. And, that has also resulted in some confusion when trying to log in, join meetings, and more.
To try and alleviate some of that possible confusion, the screenshots below show you what it should look like when you log in and what options you should select.
Would you like to use Zoom for your next meeting but don’t know how? Do you want your guest speaker to be able to see and hear your students during Q&A?
These questions and more are addressed in the video below.You’ll also learn two key pieces of information if you want to use Zoom in any of the classrooms here in the School of Nursing.
That means it’s time to put the finishing touches on your syllabus, get your Canvas course up and running, make sure all your slideshows are finished, and so much more.
In addition to the 10,000 other things on your to-do list, here are a few resources that will help you start the semester strong.
Are you teaching in a “flipped classroom”?
Do you want to easily add a voice over to your PowerPoint slideshow?
Do you have VHS or DVD videos that you wish you could upload into Canvas for future use?
Zoom is not the university’s official video conferencing tool. However, work is ongoing that may change that in the coming months.
If you’d like to learn more, lot’s of Zoom tutorials are available here.
