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Diane Maratta

diane.maratta@mcgill.ca

Justin Fletcher

justin.fletcher@mcgill.ca

Technology in the Classroom: Using myCourses & Other Technologies

Teaching and Learning Services

Content

• Course Layout & Design

• Import/Export/Copy

• Content Creation

• Course Organization

• Binder e-Reader App

• Student-generated content

• Camtasia Screencasting

Default Course Layout

Calendar

Announcements

Content Browser

Role Switch

Course Layout

and Design

Am I able to…customize my course layout?

Sample Course Layouts

and Designs

Sample Course Layouts

and Designs

Sample Layout Modifications

Am I able to…copy a previous course?

What are the ways I can

create my content?

What are the best ways to

organize my content?

Binder e-Reader App

How can I record

video lectures?

Guide students through difficult

concepts & problems

Personalize the learning experience

Where can students…

publish and share content?

Discussions

Interaction

• Discussions

• Groups

• Social Media

• Polling @ McGill

How do I encourage discussion

and interaction in myCourses?

Can myCourses facilitate

groupwork?

• Group Discussions

• Group Assignments

How do I use social media as

a teaching and learning tool?

Embed Twitter and other social

media platforms directly into

your myCourses page.

Follow us!

@McGillTLS

What is a strategy to get students

engaged in a large class?

Polling @ McGill

Polling @ McGill

Web-based polling

Students use their own

device to respond to

questions from the

instructor

Assessment

• Assignments

• Rubrics

• Quizzes

• Surveys

• Mid-course Evaluations

• Peer Assessment

How does myCourses manage

assignments submitted online?

How can I assess assignments

submitted online?

Score (link with

gradebook)

Written

Feedback

Add a File

Record

Audio

Rubric

How can I assess assignments

submitted online?

Assignment Grader App

What are some other ways to

provide feedback to students?

Types of Rubrics:

Analytic

Holistic

How can I administer online

exams and quizzes?

Many question

types

How can I administer online

exams and quizzes?

Mechanisms to

deter and

prevent cheating

Manage student feedback

Statistics and Analytics

How can I obtain student

feedback during the term?

myCourses Surveys:

• Can be anonymous (mid-

course evaluations)

• Many question types

How can I handle the logistics

of peer review/assessment?

• Manages peer

review process

• Adjusts peer grading

• Offers in-depth data

& statistics

Oversight and feedback to students

Three-step process

Submit Peer review Back-evaluate

Course Management• Notifications

• Attendance

• Announcements

• Email

• Calendar

• Gradebook

• User Progress

• Groups

• Release Conditions

• Skype for Business

How can my students

and I receive updates?

Email or Text Message

How can I manage student

attendance and participation?

Custom Attendance Schemes

How can I post announcements

to my students?

Announcements

How can I email my

entire class?

Classlist

How can I manage events and

key dates in my courses?

• Create “events” for important dates

• Pulls Assignment due dates and Quiz dates

• Sync calendar to iCal, Outlook…

What features are available in the

myCourses Gradebook tool?

How do I view students’

progress in my course?

• Indicators: • Quiz Performance

• Survey Completion

• Discussion Participation

• Assignment Performance

• Login History

• Content Completion

Ability to

drill-down

What is the Early Alert System?

What are the benefits of

putting my students into groups?

• Manual Enrolment

• Self Enrolment

• Auto Enrolment

• Filter by groups:• Assignments

• Classlist

• Grades and User Progress

• Group Discussions

• Group Assignments

• Group Lockers (file storage)

How can I build my course

strategically?

Release Conditions

Examples:

• Complete quiz 1 with 75% before being able to take quiz 2.

• Read the syllabus before seeing any other course content.

How can I conduct online office

hours?

10 Tips for Students

http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/learning/mycourses

New Features: IT Knowledgebase

Resources & Support

• Within myCourses:

• “Help” icon & Question mark buttons

• IT Knowledgebase

• IT Service Desk

• 514-398-3398 or ITsupport@mcgill.ca

• Teaching and Learning Services:

• One-on-one consultations

• Custom-group workshopsDiane Maratta

diane.maratta@mcgill.ca

Justin Fletcher

justin.fletcher@mcgill.ca

Teaching and Learning Services

Questions?

Justin Fletcher

justin.fletcher@mcgill.ca

Diane Maratta

diane.maratta@mcgill.ca