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This wiki provides instructor support for on-line courses in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.  Although the focus is on on-line teaching in Math, it will likely be useful for all instructors.
This wiki provides instructor support and a summary of EdTech Tools for teaching and course development in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.  Although the focus is on teaching in Math, it will likely be useful for all instructors.


There are two general categories of resources: teaching technologies and general tips for teaching on-line.


==  Teaching Technologies ==
==  Teaching Technologies ==


* [[Akindi]] - A platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
* [[Akindi]] - A platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
* [[Bongo]] - A component in LEARN to facilitate video assignments
*[[Crowdmark]] - Grading platform for assignments and tests including multiple choice exams
*[[Crowdmark]] - Grading platform for assignments and tests including multiple choice exams
*[[Handwriting to LaTeX to Mobius]] - A few tools that can help you convert your hand-written notes to LaTeX and then to Mobius source code
* [[ iClicker ]] - An in-class polling tool. See also Vevox and Mathmatize.
*[[LEARN]] - Waterloo's Learning Management System (LMS)
* [[ Jupyter Notebooks]]  - A web-based interactive coding environment supporting python, R and other languages and tools
*[[LEARN]] - UWaterloo's Learning Management System (LMS)
*[[Markbox]] - Another platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
*[[Markbox]] - Another platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
* [[ Mathmatize]] - An in-class polling tool designed especially for math. See also Vevox.
*[[Microsoft Teams]] - A course can be given a MS Team with membership managed automatically by a LEARN integration
*[[Mobius ]] - Content delivery platform and automated assessment tool
*[[Mobius ]] - Content delivery platform and automated assessment tool
*[[MS Bookings]] - An online appointment booking tool ideal for online office hours
*[[Odyssey]] - Exam management system
*[[Odyssey]] - Exam management system
*[[Outline]] - UWaterloo's system for storing course outlines
*[[Outline]] - UWaterloo's system for storing course outlines
*[[Quest]] - UWaterloo's student information system.
* [[PebblePad]] - An e-portfolio platform
* [[PeerScholar]] - A platform for peer grading of student work
*[[Piazza]] - Discussion board friendly for mathematics and CS
*[[Piazza]] - Discussion board friendly for mathematics and CS
*[[Microsoft Teams]] - Invite everyone you work with at UW to chat, meet, call, and collaborate
* [[ Perusall ]] - Online annotation tool, allowing students to collaborate while annotating text
*[[More]] - Includes a Comparison of Tools for Synchronous Teaching
* [[ Qualtrics]] An online survey tool. Similar to MS Forms. LEARN also has a survey tool.
* [[Vevox]] - An in class polling tool for active learning and audience engagement.


==  Teaching Support ==


*[[Teaching]] in the Faculty of Mathematics
== Utilities and Services ==
*[[Teaching guidelines]] in the Faculty of Mathematics
*[[Handwriting and pdf to LaTeX conversion]] - Tools that can help you convert your hand-written notes to LaTeX source
*[[Math Undergrad Office (MUO)]]
*[[ LaTeX to HTML]] - Tools to convert LaTeX documents to HTML for posting on the web
*[[Tips for teaching online]]
*[[Video Production and Editing]] - Information on video production and editing
*[[Webinars/Seminars/Conferences]]
 
== Accessibility ==
* [[Captions]] - tools to easily add captions to videos
* [[ Color contrast]] - Notes on colors and best practice in graphs etc.


== Wiki Information ==
== Wiki Information ==


[[wiki-info|Resources]] for wiki contributors
[[wiki-info|Resources]] for wiki contributors

Latest revision as of 16:13, 12 June 2024


This wiki provides instructor support and a summary of EdTech Tools for teaching and course development in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Although the focus is on teaching in Math, it will likely be useful for all instructors.


Teaching Technologies

  • Akindi - A platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
  • Bongo - A component in LEARN to facilitate video assignments
  • Crowdmark - Grading platform for assignments and tests including multiple choice exams
  • iClicker - An in-class polling tool. See also Vevox and Mathmatize.
  • Jupyter Notebooks - A web-based interactive coding environment supporting python, R and other languages and tools
  • LEARN - UWaterloo's Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Markbox - Another platform to administer and grade multiple choice exams
  • Mathmatize - An in-class polling tool designed especially for math. See also Vevox.
  • Microsoft Teams - A course can be given a MS Team with membership managed automatically by a LEARN integration
  • Mobius - Content delivery platform and automated assessment tool
  • MS Bookings - An online appointment booking tool ideal for online office hours
  • Odyssey - Exam management system
  • Outline - UWaterloo's system for storing course outlines
  • PebblePad - An e-portfolio platform
  • PeerScholar - A platform for peer grading of student work
  • Piazza - Discussion board friendly for mathematics and CS
  • Perusall - Online annotation tool, allowing students to collaborate while annotating text
  • Qualtrics An online survey tool. Similar to MS Forms. LEARN also has a survey tool.
  • Vevox - An in class polling tool for active learning and audience engagement.


Utilities and Services

Accessibility

  • Captions - tools to easily add captions to videos
  • Color contrast - Notes on colors and best practice in graphs etc.

Wiki Information

Resources for wiki contributors

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