Category Archives: Projects
Creator AVR Sandbox Pilot in Winter 2020
A network of four University of Toronto instructors have been successful in their application to participate in the new eCampusOntario’s Augmented and Virtual Reality Sandbox initiative. The aim of the program is to provide the opportunity to explore and report … Continue reading
UofT Participating in new Ontario Online Portal
You may have heard about a recent RFP for online course development for a new Ontario Online portal. The University of Toronto has been very successful, with seven proposals having been selected for MTCU funding! Contributing these foundational courses to the Ontario Online initiative reflects … Continue reading
Let’s Talk: Re-Use of MOOC Content for Inverted Classrooms
Laurie Harrison and Will Heikoop Last week we held a UofT MOOC community “round table” with several of our instructors, educational technology professionals and academic leaders who have been involved in the process. It was inspiring to hear faculty insights … Continue reading
EdX Design Workshop in Review
On June 13, design teams gathered at CTSI for a day of learning, collaborative design and discussion of instructional challenges in the MOOC environment. We were fortunate to have two guests from EdX who visited from Boston for the day … Continue reading
Online Course Development Update 2013
On May 15 & 16 the annual Course Re/Design Institute was facilitated by CTSI on the St. George campus. Among the participants there were 7 instructors who are developing online courses, some with previous experience teaching online, but many new … Continue reading
Teaching Online in Real Time with Blackboard Collaborate
The university recently announced the acquisition of Blackboard Collaborate software as an institutional Webinar/Webconferencing solution. This will extend our online learning “tool kit” as Collaborate allows for the creation of live (synchronous) virtual classrooms and meetings, where participants can remotely access … Continue reading
Massively Open Online Course Update
As it is Open Access week, it seems timely to provide an update on our activity in the sphere of Open courses as well. Members of the educational technology community first saw the Provost’s announcement regarding University of Toronto entering … Continue reading
New Online Undergrad Courses in Coming Academic Year
The new Online Undergraduate Course Initiative is well underway with plenty of development activity happening this summer. Currently there are 10 courses being redesigned for online delivery, distributed across a range of divisions and departments as you will see in … Continue reading
PeerScholar Presentation at UTSC
Professor Steve Joordens and Dwayne Pare, Dept of Psychology present on PeerScholar, The PeerScholar program is an internet-based software tool that can electronically manage critical thinking and writing assignments; one that utilizes the power of peer-assessment to provide both logistical, … Continue reading