DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 77

In this Issue: The Last DEUD!

- The DEU Digest is Being Retired
- What’s a 2-Stage Exam?
- Canvas Quick Tip: The RCE Icon Maker
- Upcoming Webinar: How to Create Equitable Communities of Care in Online Learning
- Meet Your DEU Instructional Designer: Kristin Moskalyk
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 76

In this Issue: Events for SDG/OE Week, and More EdTech Tidbits

- - Open Education Events during USask SDG Week and #OEWeek2023
  - Using Perusall in Online Courses
  - Buy, Borrow, Bend, or Build?: A Framework for Course Material Selection
  - Enhance Course Navigation with Emojis 📖 ✏️ 💡
  - Canvas Quick Tip: Disabling YouTube Inline Preview in Canvas
  - DEU Support and Contact Information

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December 5, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 73

In this Issue: Advice for Some Common Online Course Design Problems

- About this Issue of the DEU Digest
- “My Online Course Needs Structure!”
- “My Online Learners Are Too Quiet!”
- “My Online Course Needs Interactivity!”
- “My Online Course Looks Ugly/Boring!”
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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November 7, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 72

In this Issue: Seriously Cool Stuff from USask Open Press

- What is Open Press?
- Recent Project Highlights from USask Open Press
- Feedback from Project Authors and Editors
- USask Supports for OER and Open Pedagogy
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 68

In this Issue: “Pumping Up” Your Online Course

- Flexible Assessment Weighting and Student Choice
- What is “Alignment” in Learning Design?
- Canvas Tip: Quick Knowledge Checks with the HTML Button and Dialog Box
- Podcasting as Pedagogy and Student Podcast Clubs
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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June 6, 2022July 4, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 67

In this Issue: Announcing Poll Everywhere

- What is Poll Everywhere?
- Using Poll Everywhere in an Asynchronous Online Course
- Meet Your DEU Instructional Designer: Derek Fenlon
- Tips on Starting a Summer Podcast Club
- InstructureCon 2022
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 63

In this Issue: Instructor Presence in Online Courses

- Teaching Presence: Select Chapters from Humanizing Online Teaching and Learning
- Well-being Check-ins
- Humanize Your Recorded Lessons with the Lightboard
- Events and Updates for Open Education Week (March 7-11)
- DEU Support and Contact Information

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February 7, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 61

In this Issue: Midterms Already?

- DEU Update: New Acting Manager
- Office Hours with Canvas and Zoom
- Written Exams and Scanned Assignments in Canvas
- Midterm Student Survey Templates
- Generating a Class List from Canvas
- DEU support and contact information

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September 20, 2021August 11, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 52

In this Issue: Teaching with Zoom

- Teaching Effectively with Zoom
- Running “Virtual Office Hours” in Zoom
- Zoom Meetings vs. MEETS: Which should I add to my Canvas course?
- Zoom Recordings and Panopto Storage: Setting them up right!
- Zoom training opportunities at USask
- Canvas Tip: Using Groups for Grading Large Classes with TAs
- DEU support and contact information

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January 11, 2021July 5, 2022

DEU EdTech Quick Tips – Issue 35

In this Issue: Winter Term Warm-Up

- DEU Digest Announcement
- Beginning of Term Checklist
- Tips for creating a class intro video for your students
- Community-building Resources from OneHE and Equity Unbound
- DEU support and contact information

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