Faculty & Instructors

Research support, instructional technology and facility links...

End of Winter Semester Course Reminders

Remember, it is always good practice to download and save a backup copy of your Blackboard Portal course information, including any Grade Centre data you may have entered.

  1. DOWNLOAD a copy of Grade Center
  2. ARCHIVE and download a copy of your course

Access the UofT Learning Portal with your Mobile Device - new Blackboard app!

New for April 2012 - the Blackboard Mobile Learn app enables students to receive course notifications and updates to course content from their mobile device. The app can be used with both wifi and cellular networks.

While Mobile Learn is not intended to replace the full browser-based interface to the UofT Blackboard Learning Portal, the app does provide quick access to course Announcements, Grades, and contribute entries to Blogs, Discussion forums and Journals.  Available on: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android devices, Blackberry (coming soon).  Just search for "Blackboard" in your device's app store.

Open Doors on Teaching - Fall 2011

Open Doors on Teaching is a unique mentorship program for University of Toronto faculty. Presented by the University of Toronto’s Teaching Academy and the Centre of Teaching Support & Innovation, Open Doors provides faculty with the opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of their colleagues.

Members of the University of Toronto’s Teaching Academy, winners of the President’s Teaching Award, will welcome faculty into their classrooms for selected lectures.  View the CTSI website for more information:

http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/academy/open-doors.htm

Fall 2011 Workshops

Workshops offered this term that may be of interest to Faculty:

Research Design & Data Analysis:

• NVivo
• SPSS
• SAS

Apple:

• Intro to Mac OSX
• Creating Online Instructional Videos

Or... recommend to your students!

APA + Formatting:

• APA Citations and References
• Formatting and Styles
• Reporting Your Results
• Perfecting Your Thesis Before Going Global

Library & Reference:

• Library Essentials: Workshop and Tour for AQ Students

Technology Checklist for the new semester

Faculty can be prepared for September by having their technology requirements all in order.  We have compiled a Technology Checklist for Faculty to help you get ready.  If you are new Faculty member, please view our new Faculty section for all the help you need to get setup with technology here at OISE.

Blackboard - Find out how to use it.

Blackboard is the central Learning Management System at UofT, and OISE is now on board.  Want to learn more about Blackboard?  Need help getting started?  The Blackboard Junction is the new online support section for OISE Faculty who would like some assistance with Blackboard.  In person Blackboard Workshops are also available.

Blackboard Junction - All things Blackboard:

• Starter Kit - you can learn the basics.
• Bb Integration - learn how to incorporate your C2C, WebKF or other online technologies into your Blackboard course.
• Bb Tips and FAQ - handy Blackboard tips for OISE Faculty and frequently asked questions.
• How to video help - a how-to index for the common tools available in Blackboard.

New Faculty, Your First Stop: UTORids - Why get one?

Most new systems developed at UofT require this authentication both here at OISE and at the university at large. We highly recommend your attention to this matter - it isn't going away! Want to know how to get one? Here's how!

Wondering what the Education Commons can do for you?  Take a look at our Summary of EC Services.

Your Library account also needs up to date information

Check that the contact information that the Library has for you is current. Your email address will be used to notify you of upcoming due dates and books which are available for pick-up.

http://main.library.utoronto.ca/webcat/webcat_changeaddress.cfm

Library Services available to you

A quick list of OISE Library services to be aware of:

• Customized research support/instruction for your students. Our hands-on workshops can cover, for example, how to search the electronic databases for journal articles, theses or books, etc. or how to use RefWorks
• Blackboard support:
  • Have a librarian added to your Blackboard course, so that students’ library/research related questions can be answered online
  • Get help linking to articles in Blackboard and avoid copyright issues
  • Get help tailoring the Library Resource Tool in Blackboard to include links to the most useful databases and resources for your students (ERIC, PsycInfo, APA Style Guide to Electronic References, “How not to Plagiarize”, etc.)
• One on one research consults for in-depth research questions/literature review assists
• Obtain materials (books, DVDs, journals, etc.) that support your teaching and/or research needs
• Support to upload materials to T-Space: the university’s research repository
• Advice related to scholarly communication issues – author’s rights, open access, copyright, etc.
• Support for promotion & tenure: assessing your research impact (help with citation analysis/journal impact factors)