Teaching Continuity
Prepare for course disruption and take your course online
Find a session
Choose from a variety of online workshops targeted to specific teaching and learning continuity topics.
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Information for teaching assistant tasks in a remote learning environment.
Learning Continuity
Tips, tools and resources to support students during the unexpected transition to remote learning.
When considering how best to teach remotely, remember that the immediate goal is to keep teaching and to continue to support student learning. Learn about our guiding principles for teaching continuity
Improving online learning experiences
Learning Technology Coaches support the implementation of learning technology tools as the campus community transitions to online and remote teaching for the spring and summer terms.
They are available to support academic staff design and implement their online courses, adapt to new learning technologies and assist with session scheduling and facilitation.
New resources
Learning Module: Managing Student Team Projects
Employers consistently rate teamwork as an essential competency for career readiness and research shows that collaborative learning has many benefits, including improved self-esteem, engagement, learning and achievement. This online module provides guidance on how to successfully design student team projects.
Learning Module: Designing Online Assessments
Assessments are primarily developed to demonstrate achievement of course learning outcomes and serve as a motivational factor in driving student decision-making. This online module provides useful information about how to implement different types of assessments that are aligned to course learning outcomes.
Learning Module: Developing Online Courses
Designing and teaching an online course has similarities to its classroom counterpart, yet there are some unique considerations and decisions to make towards creating a meaningful online learning experience. This online module provides guidance to putting a course online using course design and teaching online best practices.
Videos
Introduction to Zoom
Gain an overview of Zoom, an online platform that enables instructors to have real-time sessions with students, colleagues and guest speakers.
Using YuJa in Teaching and Learning
This video will introduce you to the basics of YuJa, a video content management platform available to the UCalgary community for teaching and learning.
D2L Essentials
Learn how to effectively use D2L (Brightspace), our university’s learning management system.
Articles
Eight recommendations to promote student learning and well-being during COVID-19
Ideas for instructors to consider student learning and well-being in a remote teaching and learning environment.
Tips for fostering effective online discussions
Six tips for planning and facilitating effective online discussions.
Promoting academic integrity in online courses
Five strategies to support academic integrity in online assessments.
Staying well while working remotely
Resources for being academically proactive, productive and pragmatic.
Technical support
For technical support, please contact IT support centre, 403-220-5555.
Teaching and learning support
For teaching and learning help, please contact the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Guidance for researchers
Important information and resources for faculty, postdocs, students and staff engaged in research.
COVID-19 Community Support
Our resources are here to support our communities during this unprecedented time.