Mercury upgrade: New features for instructors and students
Over the past year, I’ve been working on the Mercury course evaluation system upgrade project. We had a successful softContinue Reading
Justin Fletcher
Hacking myCourses: Printing quizzes
In this post in our new series “Hacking myCourses,” we look at a simple way to print out Quizzes createdContinue Reading
Hacking myCourses: Auto-grading open-ended quiz questions
Welcome to our first post in our new series “Hacking myCourses”. We don’t actually mean “hacking” myCourses (as not toContinue Reading
Breaking the ice – 5 tips for getting your discussions started in myCourses
Classes start in just over two weeks, so it’s the perfect time to start getting your myCourses pages ready for the semester. The Discussions tool can be a great way to add an online component to your course. This blog post contains recommendations for creating exciting online discussions, with a focus on how you can leverage online icebreaker activities as an opportunity to introduce students to the Discussions tool.
Making the grade in myCourses
The Gradebook tool in myCourses has many powerful options to make managing your class easier. That said, it can alsoContinue Reading
Making the most of online discussions in myCourses
The Discussions feature on myCourses can be an invaluable tool to promote engagement and to extend the classroom beyond itsContinue Reading
10 Ways to encourage course evaluation participation
Mercury Course Evaluations are now open to students until December 21 (default period) or until December 7 (for units followingContinue Reading
Bringing social media into myCourses: Embedded Twitter feeds
At Teaching and Learning Services, I work as a Learning Technology Consultant and help instructors with incorporating learning technology, suchContinue Reading
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