Engineering Studio for Advanced Instruction & Learning
These tutorials are for faculty members teaching distance education (online) in Texas A&M University's College of Engineering.
In this video, we’ll cover course design techniques to ensure engaged learning for students in your online course. Learn how to structure your course content and activities and outline the key elements you should consider.
3.5 minute video by Christine Roach
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to accessibility, one of the best things about Microsoft Word is its internal Accessibility Checker. It’s never been easier to find and fix accessibility issues in your documents — especially if you have Microsoft 365!
This tutorial introduces you to how Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker works.
Continue ReadingRecord your lectures in Mediasite this semester! This step-by-step tutorial is your guide to opting in for Mediasite recording any (or all) courses on your schedule.
1.5-minute video by Ted Seidel
Continue ReadingDid you know Office programs have their own internal Accessibility Checker? In this tutorial, you’ll see how to add the Accessibility Checker to your Quick Access Toolbar so it’s always visible.
This can help you check your documents for accessibility issues more frequently, thus making your documents more accessible.
Continue ReadingWelcome to the Intro to Accessibility tutorial!
We will discuss the what, why, and how of accessibility: what it is, why it’s important, and how we do it.
Continue ReadingLearn how to bulk edit the dates in your Canvas course instead of manually changing each and every date. Then, simply verify and edit when needed.
Continue ReadingThis tutorial includes everything you need for getting ready to record at home.
We will discuss sound and visual quality, thus improving your students’ learning experience. Lastly, we’ll discuss scripting and rehearsing, recording in PowerPoint, and submitting your content.
Continue ReadingThe following page includes instructions and additional information about setting up Examity in Canvas for practice and real quizzes and exams.
Continue ReadingCanvas availability windows work differently than those in eCampus. Instead of the time window being a start window, in Canvas, the time window is absolute and overrides all other settings.
To illustrate this, we’ll go over two examples.
Continue ReadingCanvas offers a variety of tools to support creative teaching practices in online and face-to-face courses. New Quizzes is no exception, offering four novel question types, Hotspot, Ordering, Stimulus, and Categorization, to move assessment beyond multiple choice questions.
Categorization questions are a great way to engage students with the material and creatively measure their understanding.
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