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August 18th, 2021

Good morning Rotman! 

In this edition we are sharing the links to two upcoming lunch-and-learn webinars hosted by Rotman Digital's Instructional Designer, Ivan Chow. Tomorrow's webinar is focused on Universal  Design of Learning. Next week's examines how best to building a Community of Inquiry in online courses (August 26th). There's no need to register; simply join using the links below.

As you may be aware, the University close to announcing a new webinar tool to replace Blackboard Collaborate. I can confirm that our current solutions, MS Teams Video, MS LiveEvents, and Zoom Education, will continue to be available for classes this Fall. As part of the RFP process, which the University hopes to complete soon, additional functionality and services may be added to the mix. Please stay tuned for further announcements.

Reminder: Blackboard Collaborate will be decommissioned on August 31st 2021. Please download any important BBC recordings before this date.

For more information on course design, video creation, and Quercus please visit rotmandigital.ca 

If ever you have feedback or questions or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact us at rotmandigital@rotman.utoronto.ca.
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Upcoming Rotman Digital Webinars 

Rotman Digital's Instructional Designer, Ivan Chow will offer two lunch-and-learn webinars this month. The first session, focused on Universal Design of Learning (UDL) will be taking place tomorrow, Thursday August 19th from 12-1pm. Zoom links for each of these webinars are below:

August 19th 2021 from 12-1pm: Universal Design of Learning (UDL) 

August 26th 2021 from 12-1pm: Building a Community of Inquiry in Online Courses
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Teaching with Zoom

Zoom licenses have been available to the University community since September of 2020. If you haven't yet claimed a license, or need direction on how to teach effectively using Zoom, please take a look at this document. You are also welcome to schedule time with Rotman DIgital staff who will give an overview of Zoom's functionality and answer questions about your particular use cases. To book an appointment, please email us at rotmandigital@rotman.utoronto.ca.
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Adding TAs to Your Quercus Course Page

With the start of each new term, we receive lots of questions about adding TAs to Quercus course pages. To help, we've created an instructional page and video to demonstrate the process. Click here to access.
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Tips and Exercises to Bring Students into the Conversation 

This article by Harvard Business Publishing discusses some important techniques to make your synchronous classes more engaging. These tips include making time before class for informal interaction to better connect with students and choosing more relatable and relevant classroom activities. Click here to access.
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