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Diane Maratta
Justin Fletcher
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
• 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 [email protected]
• Teaching and Learning Services:
• One-on-one consultations
• Custom-group workshopsDiane Maratta
Justin Fletcher
Teaching and Learning Services
Questions?
Justin Fletcher
Diane Maratta