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Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
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Posted on February 24, 2021 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Canvas, Classroom, Discussion, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, PowerPoint, Proctorio, Rich Content Editor, Screencast, teaching, Video, Virtual, Zoom

You need help. So, who can you call?

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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:

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Posted on June 30, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, Proctorio, Screencast, teaching, Thinking, Troubleshooting, Video, Zoom

Preparing for Fall 2020 And Beyond – Online Teaching Resources

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.

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Posted on March 26, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps | Tagged With: Canvas, Office Hours, Screencast, Virtual, Zoom

Office Hours in Zoom

Now that Zoom is enabled in all your Canvas courses, you have a couple different options available to you when it comes time to schedule office hours.

But what’s the best option?

Should you schedule your Zoom meetings for office hours in Canvas? Or, should you do so from the Zoom website?

There are pros and cons in either case. So, to help you decide, I’ve created this short (10 min.) video to walk you through the steps involved in both options.

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Posted on March 25, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Media, Rich Content Editor, Screencast, teaching, Video

Please disable the Panopto Video link in your Canvas course(s).

Please disable the Panopto Video link in your Canvas course(s). Instructions below.

Yesterday, 3/24/2020, the University enabled a new tool called Panopto in every Canvas course.

However, under the circumstances, you probably don’t have hours of free time to spend learning how to use it. So my recommendation to you is that you disable Panopto in all your Canvas courses until further notice.

To do that, follow the simple steps illustrated in this 2-minute video, or the 6 steps listed below:

https://youtu.be/ZrkZuUGmKAY

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Posted on March 19, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Help, LAITS, Proctorio, Screencast, Support, teaching, Troubleshooting, Website

You need help. So, what now?

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You need help. But, who do you call?

 

Especially now that we’re all working remotely, when you need help, it’s not always clear whom to contact. So, here are some guidelines that might help.

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Posted on March 16, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Engagement, Learning, Media, Proctorio, Screencast, teaching, Video, Virtual, Zoom

Online Teaching Workshop

Are you ready for classes to resume on March 30th? Are you ready to teach and conduct business completely online?

All Nursing faculty and staff are invited in person or virtually to a workshop where we will explore new online teaching and communication tools like Zoom and all the other resources available to help you prepare to begin teaching your classes online later this month.

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Posted on March 13, 2020 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Canvas, Classroom, Discussion, Engagement, Learning, Proctorio, Screencast, teaching, Zoom

Preparing to Teach Online

3/13/2020

To help you prepare for the likelihood that most of our classes need to be conducted online once we return from Spring Break on the 30th, here are some resources available right now as well as a few others that will become available within the next two weeks:

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Posted on August 8, 2019 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning, Testing | Tagged With: Canvas, Classroom, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, PowerPoint, Screencast, syllabus, teaching, Video

It’s Fall 2019!

Ready or not, the Fall semester is upon us.

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.

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Posted on June 5, 2019 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Audio, Camtasia, Engagement, Interactivity, Learning, Media, PowerPoint, Screencast, Video

Camtasia and You

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? 

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Posted on June 1, 2019 | By Sean White | Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning | Tagged With: Conference, Engagement, Interactivity, Screencast, Video, Virtual, Zoom

Zoom Deeper Dive

Zoom is an easy-to-use (and FREE) video conferencing tool available for you AND your students.

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.

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