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August 31, 2021, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Teaching & Learning

Mac Laptops & Classroom Speakers – known issues

Is your Mac Laptop not connecting to the classroom audio?

 

Have you tried using your Mac laptop in one of our Nursing classrooms and discovered that when you play a video from your desktop, the audio doesn’t play on the classroom speakers?

Well, it turns out this doesn’t happen automatically on Mac laptops. Instead, we have to select the correct device for sound output manually.

But luckily, the steps are super simple (if not entirely intuitive):

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August 20, 2020, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning

Nursing Classrooms and You in Fall 2020

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.

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March 19, 2020, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning

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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March 16, 2020, Filed Under: Media & A/V, Software & Apps, Teaching & Learning

Online Teaching Resources

 

Given the circumstances of what’s been happening around the world within the last few weeks, it’s safe to assume that what follows on this page is subject to change. That said, this is one of the resources available to you as you begin preparing to teach your classes completely on line beginning March 30th.

 

Evaluate and Revise Your Syllabus

Update any instructions around participation, assignments/deadlines, and other topics.

Submit a Course Plan for Instructional Continuity for each class you teach. The university must have this document for accreditation and other compliance purposes.

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May 4, 2017, Filed Under: Uncategorized

A small bug in Canvas…

Recently, it came to my attention that group assignments that had worked in a particular way in the past, no longer seemed to be behaving now.

So, as we prepare for summer and next fall, if you find that your group assignments aren’t letting you assign groups of people to them, try the following:

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Julia Wolfe
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Julia.Wolfe@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-4552

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