Documentation:Distance and Blended Learning Course Support/Instructor Resources
Getting Started
If you are new to Connect, please start with the following overview: Getting started in Connect
Upcoming Training Sessions
For a list of upcoming Connect training sessions, go to http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/series/view/179
Course Content
- Setting preferences and controlling your environment
- Blogs and journals
- Building course content
- Manage course files
Communicate and Collaborate
- Communicating with students
- Send email(how to)
- Create student groups(how to)
- Change discussion forum settings(how to)
- Create a discussion board post
Assess Student Learning
- How to enter grades in the grade centre
- Create weighted calculated column in grade centre
- Monitor student performance via the performance dashboard
- Download assignments(how to)
- Download files from the grade centre
- Using smart views in the grade centre
Course Management
Online Learning Modules
- Introduction to Online Teaching
- Creating the Online Learning environment
- Developing Social Space
- Building Cohesion be Goals and Assessment
- Supporting Critical Thinking Online
- Cultural Issues in Teaching Online
- Teaching Challenges Online
Additional Resources
For a full list of available resources, go to http://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Connect