If you are already teaching in a HyFlex room, consider share your scheduled meeting link with your students to allow them to attend in multiple formats (via Teams, via Sakai, via Email, etc).

Instructions on how to use the HyFlex Rooms can be found on our documentation wiki at: https://docu.brocku.ca/sakai/index.php/Teaching_in_a_HyFlex_room

You can contact ITS AV Services for an individual training session on the use of these rooms.  The current HyFlex rooms are TH 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, and Welch Hall 147.

CPI provides a course outline template for graduate and undergraduate courses that includes suggested language for policy around academic integrity and accommodations.

Putting course resources on a website or in Brock University’s Learning Management System (Brightspace) means that students can access course documents, complete assignments, take quizzes, and post on discussion forums electronically.

Online modules can also be created with the easy-to-use Brightspace Content tool.

• Incorporate online documentaries or films licensed by the Brock University Library
• Clear copyright and include a scanned chapter by the Brock University Library and ARES
• Upload resources to share with students in Resources –  https://docu.brocku.ca/sakai/index.php/Category:Resources

Example of a pre-recorded video lecture by Dr. Samson in HIST 2P01

Your entire lecture does not need to be a video. Research shows that videos less than 10 minutes are ideal (Guo, Kim, & Rubin, 2014). See the section on using Lessons on how you can incorporate static text and images to provide context to short lectures or “lecture-ettes”.

To prerecord video on a local computer for distribution online via the LMS or other platforms, instructors may wish to use one of the following asynchronous video solutions:

• PowerPoint
  • Microsoft PowerPoint has built-in audio and timing recording functionality which allows instructors to narrate their own power points. Instructors can use the same slides they already use, record audio, and then distribute their slides with audio narration included to students via the LMS or other platforms. See office.com for detailed instructions.

To conduct class meetings with small groups of undergraduate/graduate students or to hold office hours, instructors may wish to use one of the following video conferencing solutions:

• Microsoft Teams Meetings
  • Microsoft Teams is a 1 on 1 and group-based communication platform for both text and rich media communication. It can support up to 1000 fully interactive concurrent users per meeting with the ability to allow up to 10,000 users in view only mode. Its online video features (including video meetings and recording) are outlined at office.com.
  • We have compiled documentation to assist on our Sakai Help Wiki. Topics include managing members, scheduling Teams meetings, sharing your screen, and recording your meetings.
  • Microsoft has created a quick start tip-sheet for educators: Teams Quick Start and an online learning series in collaboration with Bow Valley College in Calgary at: Unleashing Collaborative Learning in Flexible Environments with Microsoft Teams
  • ITS also has documentation about the usage of MS Teams on their Sharepoint site
  • If you’d like an automatically provisioned Team site with your student class roster please see our documentation at: https://docu.brocku.ca/sakai/index.php/Create_a_Team
• LifeSize
  • LifeSize is a secured campus-wide solution for video conferencing you can use for 1 on 1 meetings, office hours, or large online lecture delivery Information Technology Services websites. It can support up to 1000 users per meeting.

Depending on the type of assessment, it may be possible to keep the existing format in place with small tweaks to have students submit online.

For a paper-based assignment, you may be able to use the Isaak-Sakai Assignments tool to have student submit online instead of on paper:

For face-to-face presentation-based assignment, you may be able to use the Isaak-Sakai Videos tool to have students create online videos instead of seminars:

• for instructors: Add a Video Assignment
• for students: Submit a Video Assignment

We have guides for Creating Accessible Classroom Resources that can help guide you through the process.

• We have details about using:

Discussions can be a good way to engage in meaningful discussions either in text, audio, or video. They can be useful for frequently asked questions or topic-based conversations. The forums tool in Sakai is group aware and can be set up for small group discussions.

• More information about facilitating an online discussion in Brightspace
• Editable Resource for Teaching Assistants to facilitate discussions
• Contact cpi@brocku.ca to schedule a consult to best address your pedagogical needs for achieving your courses’ learning outcomes