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Student support
Updated onArticleConsider copying & pasting relevant sections of this information into your “course overview” section on UVACollab.
Teaching with Technology Guides for the Tools Student Support
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Tips for Assessing in an Online Course
Updated onArticleAssessing students online can present a unique set of challenges. Check out the "Assessment" section on the Teaching Continuity website, as well as the infographic below for some tips for administering online assessments.
Teaching and Learning Assessing Learning Assessing online
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Self-Guided intro to "Tests and Quizzes"
Updated onArticleWhat is it?
❏ Use Tests and Quizzes to create a number of assessment types online. Learn more about the types of questions and responses that T&Q can accommodate in the Tests & Quizzes help section.
How do I use it?
❏ At the most basic, the process is: create a new assessment, add questions to it, decide on parameters for student access and grading, publish it to students, and grade. Nothing is quite as simple as that, so Collab’s help resources will help you to get you started.
How do I practice?
❏ You can start experimenting with tests and quizzes in any Collab site you own, or create a new course site and add ‘Tests & Quizzes’ as a tool on the site.
What do my students need to know?
❏ Students need to take a practice exam before being asked to take a high-stakes exam in T&Q.
❏ Students will also need these tips for taking online tests in T&Q.
How do I get help?
❏ Collab Help has extensive help resources to support Lessons use
Teaching with Technology Choosing your Tools How can I administer assessments?
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Attendance in Large Courses
Updated onArticleThis article discusses strategies for managing attendance in large courses. Included are suggestions for both technology-free strategies and easy digital tools for managing attendance while fostering course engagement, as well as links to further resources.
Teaching and Learning Delivering your Course Principles of delivery
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Syllabus Language for Resilient Teaching (UVA Teaching Continuity)
Updated onArticleUVA Teaching Continuity is a fantastic resource for building resilient courses in all instructional modes. The site includes readiness checklists, practices and strategies for teaching online, and helpful resources.
Teaching and Learning Designing your Course Principles for course design
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Pre-semester survey of student preparedness
Updated onArticleIt may be helpful for instructors of online courses to send a pre-semester survey to their students. This survey could be a valuable opportunity for instructors to find out more about their students' access to technology and any barriers to learning that may exist.
Teaching and Learning Designing your Course Designing for online
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Suggestions to discourage cheating in an online course
Updated onArticleWhen teaching online, many instructors worry that students will cheat more than they would have in a normal classroom. These tips will help discourage cheating in any classroom type.
Teaching and Learning Designing your Course Designing for online
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How can I present from my laptop in a Classroom, and access the Classroom mics and cameras?
Updated onArticleWe recommend instructors use the PC computer available in each classroom for in-person or hybrid instructional activities. It is also possible to present from a laptop, while also accessing the room microphones and cameras for use on zoom or other meeting/recording programs.
Teaching with Technology Using Classroom Technology Using Classroom Technology
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Setting Up Digication ePortfolio in a UVaCollab Site
Updated onArticleThis technical tutorial is for instructors and/or others who maintain UVaCollab sites for courses or collaboration. The tutorial covers the steps for adding Digication ePortfolio to your site, launching it, and performing the initial configurations necessary before students can begin creating ePortfolios. Click here to begin the tutorial.
Teaching with Technology Guides for the Tools
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Visual Cable Guide
Updated onArticleLearning Spaces A&S Audio Studio Cables and Hardware