Going Digital: Online Resources for York Faculty, Staff, and Students An Interview with Steve Gennaro Welcome to this video edition of the Teaching Commons Blog. This post is an interview with Steve Gennaro discussing an online resource he has created through the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. Though designed specifically for LAPS, this […]
Virtual Simulated Persons Supporting the Shift to Online Learning By Eva Peisachovich The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how education is delivered worldwide. The resultant rise of e-learning, whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms, has extensively impacted universities and other higher education organizations around the world. As universities transition to online and remote […]
Educational Developers Thinking Allowed - A Resource for All Educators By Celia Popovic and Fiona Smart A new resource aimed at early career educational developers, yet is filled with information for anyone interested in teaching and learning in higher education. The video post below spends a few minutes discussing this new resource by highlighting a […]
What Makes a Great Online Assignment? By Robin Sutherland-Harris While there are doubtless many similarities shared between a good online assignment and a good face-to-face assignment, how can we get the most bang for our buck when designing (or re-designing) assignments for online or remote courses? Over the past few months, many York University faculty […]
The YU Experience Hub Is Here To Help! By Brittany Maguire Covid-19 has brought about the need for a rapid shift to remote experiential education, and while this kind of delivery is new to many and brings about new challenges, remember the YU Experience Hub is here to assist you with your EE journey! The YU Experience […]
Supporting York University Students on the Autism Spectrum within an Online Learning Environment By Raymond Peart In support of strengthening the transition to an online learning environment for students on the autism spectrum, York Faculty will continue to play a critical role more than ever in improving students' opportunities to succeed. Alf Lizzio has stressed […]
Your Class is Already Accessible – 5 Fast Ways To Make It More So By Maureen Barnes The first three weeks of classes has felt like many, an entire semester. We moved quickly to mounting courses on eClass, redesigning course design and delivery and then arrived at our first few classes out of breath even […]
We Cannot Lose Our Empathy By Davis Vallesi As a PhD student and teaching assistant, it is incredibly humbling to think of myself as a postsecondary educator, however small my own impact might be. It is also a very privileged position, with a great deal of responsibility for the educational experience of many different students. […]
Establishing Social Presence in Your Online Class By Brian Nairn As we begin to settle into our roles of teaching online, starting your online class on the right note is even more important now given the level of uncertainty that COVID-19 has provided us. The information from this post comes from a personal favourite resource […]
The Teaching Commons Has Your Back By Geneviève Maheux-Pelletier "COVID-19 provoked a long-awaited disruption to higher education, pivotal to ensuring students are well equipped for the future of work in a digital and artificial intelligence era" (Naffi et al. 2020: 17). I am here, staring at my computer, and hoping I can craft a message […]