The TLSS launched a series of activities to showcase faculty member initiatives in transitioning courses into distance/online modalities. Browse examples provided by your peers from the University community as they welcome you into their online courses.

Aliaa Dakroury Ph.D.
Faculty of Human Sciences, Saint-Paul University
August 24, 2020

In this webinar, Aliaa discussed teaching strategies used in an asynchronous online course to engage students and maintain a strong online instructor presence – without the use of a web conferencing technology (such as Adobe Connect, Zoom or MS Teams). Through examples, participants left with ideas of asynchronous activities to plan, or resources to develop in advance to foster a positive online learning experience for their students.

Additional Document

• Slideshow of the presentation

Paul Saurette Ph.D.
School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
August 10, 2020

In this webinar, Paul discussed his experience using Adobe Connect to teach two (COVID-necessitated) synchronous distance-learning classes this spring (one lecture format, one seminar format). His main goal was to create as participatory an environment as possible in these classes, despite their virtual nature. As such, his discussion focused primarily on which tools and practices worked, and which didn’t work, to maximize student participation (particularly in a large lecture-style class).

Additional Documents

• Example of a Syllabus (POL 3102)
• Slideshow of the presentation
• FAQ during the presentation – Mixed (according to the language of the question)

Alison Flynn Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science
July 16, 2020

In this webinar, Alison discussed synchronous student engagement strategies, and ways in which students may still participate in an asynchronous fashion. Participants had an opportunity to take part in the activities from a learner’s perspective and left with a set of tips (from Alison and colleagues) to design, set-up, facilitate, and wrap-up synchronous learning sessions.

Additional Documents

• Quick Start Overview (PDF)
• Plan for Online Learning (PDF)
• Online Conversations (PDF)
• Summary of questions, resources and ideas (PDF)
• Slideshow of the presentation (PDF)
• Transcript and handouts (PDF)

This section is in progress.

The TLSS is reaching out to Faculties for content to include in this section. Do you have discipline-specific resources to share? Please contact Hubert Lalande by email at hlalande@uOttawa.ca.

List of links and descriptions of numerous labs and virtual lab resources that might be of interest to you as you continue to instruct remotely. The lists (French and English) are by no means exhaustive but thought they might be of some help as you think about trying to conduct labs at a distance. We have identified one Virtual Lab platform that is free and can be accessed in many languages - including French. You will find a brief description and a link to the resource at the top of the attached list.

Please let us know if there are resources on this list - or elsewhere - that would be beneficial for you and your students to have access to saea-tlss@uOttawa.ca.

[Excerpt from: Fully online and Blended Course: A Guide for Professors, TLSS (2019)]

[Excerpt from: Fully online and Blended Course: A Guide for Teaching Assistants, TLSS (2015]

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