TEACHING & LEARNING COMMONS KNOWLEDGE BASE

Getting started 2

• How to use this knowledge base?
• How to submit a ticket for help?

Document Cameras 4

• How to setup ELMO MX-P in your classroom
• How to setup IPEVO V4K in your classroom
• Quick start guide for using ELMO MX-P document camera
• Quick start guide on IPEVO V4K document camera

iPads 12

• Turning on an iPad
• Charging iPads
• Charging iPad Pencils
• Unlocking your iPad
• Connecting iPads to KPU secure Wi-Fi

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Moodle 92

• How to Delete Announcements in Moodle
• How to hide an activity
• How to use Course Announcements in Moodle
• How to Mark PDF Assignments in Moodle
• Override the grade of an assignment

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IT Supported Tools 3

• Share a OneDrive Document with no editing privileges
• Share the screen during Microsoft Teams meeting
• OneDrive overview

Mattermost 4

• How do I get a Mattermost team?
• How to join Mattermost team for the first time?
• How to invite students to join your team?
• Create Polls in your Mattermost channel

Other Tools 3

• Using Mentimeter at KPU: Recommendations
• Using Padlet at KPU: Recommendations
• Using Hypothesis at KPU: Recommendations

Conferencing Tools Guidelines 3

• Video-Conferencing FAQ: Recording Lectures
• Video-Conferencing for Teaching and Learning: Acceptable Use and Best Practices
• Invigilating Exams Using KPU Supported Conferencing Tools: Guidelines

Big Blue Button 24

• How to Add Big Blue Button through Moodle
• Setting up BigBlueButton for your Course
• Recording a BigBlueButton Session
• How to join the session with audio and webcam?
• Features Overview in BigBlueButton

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Microsoft Teams 16

• Teams Trick: Record a meeting in Microsoft Teams
• Teams Trick: Pop Out Chat and Meetings
• Teams Trick: Bookmark a Message in Teams
• Teams Trick: MS Teams Search
• Teams Trick: How to share screen on teams

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Zoom 30

• Zoom Meeting Controls
• How to use breakout rooms in Zoom?
• How to use Zoom Waiting Rooms for Office Hours?
• How to do polling (in Zoom meetings)?
• Create a poll in Zoom

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Tips & Toolkits 6

• Free stock images, videos, vectors, icons, and fonts
• Audio and Music Resources
• PowerPoint Templates
• Making Better Videos Tip Sheet
• Mobile Video Kit

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H5P 2

• (RESOURCE) Self-Paced Course on H5P
• (WEBSITE) H5P Example and Downloads

Kaltura 51

• Downloading Kaltura video to your desktop computer
• Embedding Kaltura videos (from media.kpu.ca)
• Installing Kaltura Capture in Moodle
• What is Kaltura Capture?
• Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation with Kaltura Capture (in Moodle)

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Camtasia 2

• Camtasia for Faculty/Instructional Staff
• Working with Camtasia Files

T&L Recording Studio 8

• Powering on the recording studio
• Selecting the backdrop
• Adjust the desk height position
• Adjust the microphone
• Adjust the camera's height

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PebblePad 10

• Accessing PebblePad Supports
• PebblePad Current Known Issues
• Getting Started with Pebble+
• The Difference Between Pebble+ and ATLAS
• PebblePad Vendor Recorded Sessions

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ePortfolio Articles 4

• ePortfolio Resources
• Eportfolios Explained Annotated Bibliography (pdf)
• Options for Exporting your Mahara portfolio
• (Resource) Unifying Experiences: Learner and Instructor Approaches and Reactions to ePortfolio Usage in Higher Education

WordPress 21

• Getting started with a KPU hosted WordPress site?
• Resetting my password
• Uploading documents or files to WordPress
• Upload images to WordPress
• Installing WordPress themes

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Videos 2

• (VIDEOS) ePortfolios at KPU
• Eportfolios Explained Webinar

Blended Learning 9

• (RESOURCE) Guide to Blended Learning
• (RESEARCH) Facilitation in blended learning environments
• (RESEARCH) The right mix ...blended course recipe
• (WEBSITE) Blended learning Western University
• (WEBSITE) Blended Learning Toolkit

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Classroom Community 16

• Collection of Energizers, Name Games, and Ways to Break into Small Groups
• Five Strategies to Engage Today's Students
• Increasing Student Engagement
• Millennials our Newest Generation in Higher Education
• Building Student Engagement - 15 Strategies for the Classroom

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Backwards Design 5

• (VIDEO) Backward Design
• (VIDEO) Learning Outcomes & Alignment
• (TOOL) Assignment Design Worksheet
• (RESEARCH) Understanding by Design
• (RESEARCH) Enhancing Teaching Through Constructive Alignment (Biggs 1996)

Summative & Formative Assessments 3

• Using Assessment to Support Student Learning
• Using Reflection for Assessment
• [VIDEO] Academic Integrity Strategies

Online Learning 15

• (BLOG) Tony Bates - Online learning and Distance Ed Resources
• (RESEARCH) Canadian Survey of Online Learning
• (RESEARCH) Trends in Distance Education Research: A content analysis of journals 2009-2013
• (RESEARCH) Interaction and communication in online learning communities
• (WEBSITE) Online Learning Western University

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Student Motivation 1

• Creating Enabling Environments for Student Engagement

Assessment 5

• Rubrics
• Student Commitment to Academic Integrity Statement
• Re-Thinking Assessment Design
• Fourteen Strategies to Reduce Cheating in Online Exams
• Effective Multiple Choice Design

Exams 1

• Learning by Exams - the Impact of Two-Stage Cooperative Tests

Teaching and Learning Activities 3

• Aligned Learning Outcomes
• Asynchronous Online Debates
• EC Portfolio Recruitment - Spring 2021

e-learning pedagogy 5

• (RESEARCH) E-learning in higher education: The need for a new pedagogy.
• (RESEARCH) Three generations of distance education pedagogoy
• (RESEARCH) Toward effective instruction in e-learning environmnets
• (RESEARCH) Are the functions of teachers in e-learning and face-to-face learning environments really different?
• Tips for planning culturally inclusive courses and an overview

Gen Z 0

Rubrics 4

• Portfolio for Rubric Reflection
• Rieger Heiner - 2 Stage Exams
• Table Sample Discussions Rubric
• Moodle Rubrics

Slide Design 1

• Slide Design

Student Wellness 0

Course Presentations/Syllabus 1

• ​KPU Course Presentation Template

Tool Selection 1

• How to select the best e-learning tool for your classroom?

Teaching and Learning 13

• An Open Resource of Learning Activities
• (WEBSITE) Library Resources to Support Teaching and Learning
• New Faculty Orientation Resources
• Virtual Lab and Science Resource
• Online Resources for Teaching Labs

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Intercultural Competency 1

• (RESEARCH) The Power of Empathy - A Critical Narrative Inquiry of Cultural Competencies in New Teachers

Research 9

• (WEBSITE) CAST.org
• (RESOURCE): UDL in Post-Secondary
• (ARTICLE) UDL in Practice
• (ARTICLE) Curriculum Theory
• (ARTICLE) UDL Implementation

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Teaching Tools 4

• The Basics of UDL
• Accessibility Online
• Engagement in an Online Environment
• (RESOURCE) UDL: A Practical Guide - JIBC

UDL Thoughts 9

• (BLOG) UDL From Where I Sit, Part 1
• (BLOG) Three UDL Starters
• Blog Post - Circles
• (BLOG) Access
• (BLOG) Informing as A Starter Step in UDL: Lessons From Singapore

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Presentations 3

• UDL Introduction
• Quick and Dirty Dozen
• Accommodations 101

Indigenization 1

• Actions for Reconciliation as Citizens and Educators

Decolonization 1

• Talking About Residential Schools with Students: A Digital Resource Guide for Settler/Non-Indigenous Faculty

Teaching Philosophy 1

• Teaching Philosophies and Teaching Dossiers guide

Reflective Practice 6

• A Process of Becoming: In favor of a Reflexive Narrative Approach
• Reflective Writing
• Assessing Critical Reflection
• A Short Guide to Reflective Writing
• The Meanings of Teaching from the Perspective of Exemplary and Experienced Teachers

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Open Pedagogy 1

• (RESOURCE) Support for Open Educational Practice

Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program 1

• KPU Classes - With $0 for Textbooks!

Digital Natives 2

• (RESEARCH) The ‘digital natives’ debate: A critical review of the evidence
• (RESEARCH) Can we teach digital natives digital literacy?

Digital Literacy Framework 3

• (RESEARCH) Digital literacy: A conceptual framework for survival skills in the digital era
• (RESEARCH) A framework for digital media literacies for teaching and learning in higher education
• (RESOURCE) BC's K-12 Digital Literacy Framework

Teaching with Digital Technology 5

• (RESEARCH) Teaching in a Digital Age
• (RESEARCH) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge
• (RESEARCH) Teachers learning technology by design
• (Resource) Using Media & The Great Media Debate Articles
• TPCK Model

Resources for Students 0