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…
Educational Technology & Design in the School of Nursing
Serving the instructional design & educational technology needs of faculty in UT's School of Nursing
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Create Your Own Canvas Course Navigation
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Add Zoom Office Hours to Canvas Navigation
Did you know it’s possible to create a link in your Canvas navigation that will take students straight to your office hours in Zoom? It is! And, here’s how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoKgaEqDWQI
Best Practices in Zoom
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:
Alternative Hosts in Zoom
Alternative Hosts in Zoom Anyone with a UT Austin Zoom account can serve as your alternative host. But you have to know the email associated with their Zoom account to enter it. AND, if they have a UT Zoom account,…
Signing In to Zoom to Join a Meeting
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…
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“Zoombombing” and What You Can Do About It
Sean White
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A small number of UT faculty have reported unknown, and uninvited “guests” showing up at random in their Zoom meetings. And a small number of universities have also reported what’s now being called “Zoombombing”. The chances of this happening to…
You need help. So, what now?
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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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…
The Blausen Medical Collection
Are you looking for new and innovative ways to help your students understand the complexity of the human body? Do you want to upgrade the outdated images in your PowerPoint slideshows with 3D images? The brand new Blausen Medical Collection…
Getting Started with Zoom & BigBlueButton
Do you ever have guest lecturers who can’t make it to campus, or want to conduct online interviews or “virtual office hours”? Do you need to record a lecture or short video that you can share with students later…