DLINQ Video Playlists

Below are recommended video playlists for some of the common technologies and pedagogical approaches that support online teaching and learning. For more information about specific technology tools, check out our Toolshed & Tutorials webpage. For more information about pedagogical strategies, check out our Teach Remotely webpage and Online Course Design Rubric.

Video playlists on this page include the following topics:

Active Teaching and Learning in Zoom
Advanced Canvas
Creating a Canvas Discussion Forum
Creating Effective Discussions
Faculty Online Course Design Showcase
Learner Engagement
Screen Recording with Panopto
SpeedGrader / Quizzes / Assessments
Teaming Online
Using Zoom

2020-12-08T07:41:35-05:00

Active Teaching & Learning in Zoom Video Playlist

Intro
Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Using Zoom Time Wisely
Establishing Norms of Communication
Alternatives to Using the Camera for Participation
Ideas for Active Learning:
- Breakout Rooms
- Whiteboard, Slides, and Video

2020-12-08T07:40:35-05:00

Advanced Canvas Video Playlist

Canvas Scheduler
- What is the Scheduler? (text article)
- Using the Canvas Scheduler for office hours and appointment sign-up (video)
- For students: Signing up for a Scheduler appointment in the Calendar (text article)
Using the new Rich Content Editor (video)
Setting Notification preferences (video)
Using the Multi-Tool (Template Builder, Module Builder, Due Date Modifier)
- How to add the Multi-Tool to Your Course (text article)
- Building courses with the module builder and template builder (video)
- Adjusting assignment dates with the due date modifier (video)
Determining the settings options on different page types
- Assignments Overview (video)
- Discussions Overview (video)
- New Quizzes Overview (video)
- Pages Overview (video)
Setting up Groups (video)
SpeedGrader Overview (video)
New Quizzes Overview (video)
Peer Review for Instructors (text article)
Peer Review for Students (video)
Integrating rubrics in assignments (video)
Using the Gradebook (video)
Learn more about Canvas external apps (including Zoom, Flipgrid, Hypothesis, Perusall, and Thinglink)

Review the full list of Canvas Video Guides available from Instructure

Review the full list of Design Tools for Canvas Video Guides available from Cidi Labs

2020-12-08T07:41:03-05:00

Creating a Canvas Discussion Forum Video Playlist

Video: Introduction
- Action Item: Create a Canvas course shell
- Supporting Links: Add a Canvas site via the Course Hub
Video: Creating a Discussion Forum in Canvas (Canvas video)
- Action Item: Create a discussion forum in Canvas
- Supporting Links: Step by step instructions from Canvas Guide
Video: Ensuring Your Discussions Are Inclusive
- Action Item: Write guidelines and expectations for your discussion forums
- Supporting Links
  - Inclusive Syllabus Language from the University of Michigan Inclusive Teaching site
  - Sample Netiquette Discussion Forum Guidelines from the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE)
  - Sample Guidelines for Classroom Discussion Agreements from Brown University
Video: Creating a Group Discussion
- Action Item: Create a group discussion forum
- Supporting Link: Step by step instructions from the Canvas Guide
Video: Grading a Discussion Forum
- Action Item: Decide whether you will grade your discussion forums and if so, what scheme you will use to incorporate it into the rest of the graded work for your course.
- Supporting Links:
  - Step by step instructions from the Canvas Guide
  - Setting a Grade Posting Policy for your Course
Video: Creating a Peer Review Discussion Forum
- Action Item: Create a peer review discussion forum and adjust your settings for your needs
- Supporting Links:
  - Canvas article: Using Peer Review Discussion Forums
  - Tips for Setting up Peer Review (due dates)
  - Student support tips
    - How do I submit a peer review to a discussion?
    - Where can I find my peers’ feedback for peer reviewed discussions?

Sample Course Site – Student-view Sandbox

The Canvas course site that is used in these videos as an example can also be used by workshop participants to get a student-centered view of different discussion forum options. Use this link to self-enroll as a student in the course.

2020-12-07T09:31:08-05:00

Creating Effective Discussions Video Playlist

Discussion Modalities
Staging Discussions and Roles
Effective Peer Feedback
See also: Creating a Canvas Discussion Forum on this webpage

2021-05-07T10:51:09-04:00

Faculty Online Course Design Showcase Video Playlist

These videos were recorded during a live session on February 9, 2021. During the session, Dr. Jason Mittell (FMMC), Dr. Louisa Burnham (History), Dr. Katherine Punteney (IEM), and Dr. Louisa Stein (FMMC), shared the strategies they used to design their online and hybrid courses, and showed how these strategies were implemented in their course sites.