As we get well into the winter weather that WNY is famous for, and the uncertainties this weather brings, it may be useful to review some of these alternatives to traditional pedagogy:
If needed, faculty can meet with students outside of the classroom with Zoom and is likely a tool we are all familiar with. Here are some of the tutorials we recommend watching for review:
- Signing into the Zoom Desktop or Mobile App with Single Sign-on (SSO)
- Schedule a meeting using the Desktop App or via the Canisius Zoom Website
- Embed Zoom Meeting Invitations into D2L
Check out our Zoom for Web Conferencing Wiki Page additional tutorials.
For a more asynchronous resource, try recording a video with Panopto, a Canisius-branded video content management system similar to YouTube. However, unlike YouTube, videos on Panopto are only shared with your class and contain no ads. Additionally, to improve engagement with the video, faculty can add in-video quizzes to any Panopto video. Here are some tutorials:
- Record a Panopto Video or upload a recorded video to Panopto
- Add a Panopto Video to a Module
- Add an in-video Quiz to your Panopto Video
Additional tutorials are available on the Panopto Wiki Page.
Try Hypothes.is for a more interactive discussion. Hypothes.is is a social annotation tool that allows yourself and students to comment in the margins of the reading.
- Getting started with Hypothes.is
- Use Hypothes.is with PDF’s uploaded to D2L
- Use Hypothes.is with JSTOR Articles
- Use Hypothes.is with YouTube Videos
Other tutorials and resources can be found on the Hypothes.is Wiki Page or check out Hypothes.is’s own resources, which shows the various ways other instructors have used Hypothes.is in their classrooms.
For other information and/or more in-depth help, make an appointment with COLI staff or check the Academic Preparedness for Professors Guide.