LEARNING TECHNOLOGY COACHES
What is it?
| Learning Technology Coaches support the implementation of learning technology tools as the University of Calgary community adapts to online and blended teaching. |
Who is it for?
All instructors at the University of Calgary.
All instructors at the University of Calgary.
What can it do?
Coaches are available to provide hands-on support to academic staff with their courses, including integrating new learning technologies.
Support they offer but is not limited to:
Coaches are available to provide hands-on support to academic staff with their courses, including integrating new learning technologies.
Support they offer but is not limited to:
- Developing a D2L course shell (creating discussion boards, setting up the grades tool, and organizing content)
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Setting up quizzes, rubrics and Dropbox for course assignments
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Recording lectures in YuJa or PowerPoint
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Assisting instructors in scheduling and running Zoom sessions (troubleshooting issues, scheduling, recording, and creating breakout groups)
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Creating resources, materials, and guides for using learning technology tools
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Providing orientation to learning technology for students at the start of a course
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Managing your course through Top Hat
Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning (2022). Learning technology coaches. University of Calgary Retrieved from https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/learning-technology-coaches (accessed 29 March 2022)