University of Waterloo

Recorded Training and Events

This page features recorded training, workshops and events prepared by CEL, CTE, ITMS, the Academic Integrity Office and the Library to support you in designing and teaching your courses online.

Course Design

Simple and Effective Online Teaching	Presented by James Skidmore and Victoria Feth, UW
Deepening Your Course Design: Remote Edition	Presented by Trevor Holmes and Shannon Dea, UW
Teaching More Accessibly: Five Easy Improvements to our Practice	Presented by Trevor Holmes, and Jay Dolmage, UW.
Teaching Online and On-Campus Courses Concurrently	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning, and Centre for Teaching Excellence

Communicating with Students

Building Instructor Presence in Remote and Online Courses	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning, and Centre for Teaching Excellence
Key Features in Virtual Meeting Platforms for Effective Synchronous Class Delivery (CTE7534)	Victoria Feth (CTE) & Monica Vesely (CTE)
Using MS Teams for Synchronous Delivery (CTE7537)	Monica Vesely (CTE), Carol Lu (IST), Stephen Markan (Science), & Jan Willwerth (ITS)

Creating and Curating Content

Course Templates (How – To’s)	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
How to Record Audio Podcasts (Windows - Audacity)  How to Record Audio Podcasts (macOS - GarageBand)	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
How to Create Narrated PowerPoint Presentations (Windows)	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Screen Recording Basics (Windows - PowerPoint)  Screen Recording Basics (macOS/iOS/iPadOS)	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Connecting your Students to Course Materials	Presented by University of Waterloo Library
Möbius - Authoring Questions	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Möbius - Authoring Interactive Narratives	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Möbius - Authoring Text Pages	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Bongo 1: Video Assignment: Individual and Group Project (CTE7535)	Daspina Fefekos (IST) & Daniel Opperwall (CEL)
Bongo 2: Video Assignment: Q&A and Interactive Video (CTE7536)	Victoria Feth (CTE) & Jason Thompson (CTE)
There's an App for That (CTE7540)	Jan Willwerth (IST), Lisa Tomalty (IST), Cameron McCordic (SEED), & Lowell Williamson (Health)
Engaged Reading with Perusall’s Online Annotation Software (CTE7538)	Daniel Opperwall (CEL), Mary Power (CTE), Katie Plaisance (KI), Mario Boido (SLAS), & Brandon DeHart (Engineering)
An Introduction to Extended Reality: What It is and How It Can Help Your Students Learn (CTE7541)	Mark Morton (CTE) & Gillian Dabrowski (CEL)
Introduction to Bongo Virtual Classroom	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Introduction to Bongo Virtual Assignment	Presented by the Centre for Extended Learning
Using Archival Resources In Your Online Instruction	Presented by University of Waterloo Library

Using Open Educational Resources

Introduction to OER Courses	Presented by University of Waterloo Library
Introduction to OER Textbooks	Presented by University of Waterloo Library
Introduction to OER Activities, Exercises, and Student Work Samples	Presented by University of Waterloo Library
Introduction to OER Data & Simulations	Presented by University of Waterloo Library

Assessing Student Work

Reducing Cheating Online: Examples and Tips	Presented by Prof. James Skidmore, Pia Zeni (CEL), and Victoria Feth (CTE)
Tell Me What You Know: Oral Examinations to Assess and Enhance Student Learning	Presented by Diana Skrzydlo, UW
Beyond the Final Exam	Presented by the Centre for Teaching Excellence
Improving Academic Integrity with Scheduled, Timed Interval Exams	Presented by the Centre for Teaching Excellence

Student Collaboration

Fostering Student Engagement Online: Examples and Tips	Presented by Prof. James Skidmore, Pia Zeni (CEL), and Victoria Feth (CTE)