Faculty & staff updates
October Zoom updates
Zoom updates
Zoom continues to make security and features upgrades. To get the most out of these updates, please make sure you update to the newest version (Zoom 5.3.0) and always sign in to your UM...
Faculty training | Zoom updates | Quality course review process
Faculty and instructor training
Several professional development opportunities are available for faculty and instructors of all types to hone their skills in online teaching and online course...
Online teaching insights from the Office of eLearning
Google for Education integration with Canvas
All UM System faculty, staff and students now have access to Google Apps for Higher Education (G Suite). This is in addition to Microsoft 365 for...
Teaching resources | Preparing for fall
The UM Office of eLearning professionals are ready to assist you in planning for fall, whatever the semester may bring. We offer quick learning opportunities on topics like online proctoring, Zoom...
Update from the Office of eLearning
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to provide an update on current and upcoming eLearning efforts designed to support you. The Office of eLearning was created to encourage significant enrollment growth...
February 2020: Teaching and learning online
Mintz provides several suggestions that add engaging, interactive elements in an online class.
Brydon and Giacomini conducted an extensive comparison of...
October 2019: Teaching and learning online
Dwinnells provides a number of suggestions to help maintain instructor presence and student engagement in an online class.
This article describes...
September 2019: Teaching and learning online
The director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Grand View University describes how teaching online has also improved his teaching overall, including aspects of class design...
August 2019: Teaching and learning online
Personal, funny, or motivational videos sent from an instructor at the right time can help foster authenticity, creativity, and community in an online course.
Th...
July 2019: Teaching and learning online
Flower Darby discusses why she adapted Small Teaching by James Lang for online teaching and provides examples of how small changes can make a big impact.
Backwards Design...