Resources to Help You Teach This Winter
There are a variety of resources and supports available to help you design and deliver your course for the winter term, whether you’re teaching synchronously or asynchronously, HyFlex, online or face-to-face. We’ve compiled a list of some of the key resources available, including learning modules, Brightspace course set up resources, equipment loans and more, to help you ensure that you’re ready for the new term:
- : Review key dates and information about course outlines and teaching and student support resources from the Office of the Provost.
- Brightspace course set up guide: Follow this guide to ensure your Brightspace course has all the foundational elements of a successful learning environment.
- Learning space orientations: Request an orientation to help familiarize yourself with the classroom you will be teaching in.
- HyFlex support: If you’ve chosen to teach in a HyFlex classroom, review the resources and support available to help you get started with this modality.
- Equipment loans: Request a tablet computer, document camera, lapel mic stem or other equipment to help you and your teaching assistant develop and teach courses.
- Media Commons: Enhance your course with diverse media learning materials, produce a media assignment, such as an audio podcast or a video, or book for your other media creation needs.Â
- Video recording and hosting: Use Kaltura – a cloud-based video management system – for recording, storing, publishing, and streaming videos, video collections, and other media.
- Learning Modules: Incorporate pre-built resources into your courses, such as the Collaborative Indigenous Learning Bundles, which help students better understand Indigenous perspectives, history and politics in Canada, and the FUSION modules, which promote academic skills development, student engagement and career readiness.
If you’d like to book a one-on-one consultation to discuss any facet of your course, please complete our . We can provide a variety of pedagogical and educational technology support, from helping you develop a course communication plan to providing guidance on selecting and using educational technology tools. You can also visit our Teaching Online and HyFlex page for additional resources, or register for one of our upcoming workshops.