CATL News Archive

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iClicker to launch grade syncing Monday, July 4, 2022
June 28, 2022 —
iClicker Roster and Grade Sync allows instructors to easily retrieve the student roster from UM Learn (Brightspace) into iClicker Cloud and sync iClicker polling scores with the UM Learn course's gradebook.

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Panorama accessibility tool launches in UM Learn
June 23, 2022 —
Panorama is now live in UM Learn to help you make your course materials as accessible as possible.

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UM Zoom and YuJa Video now work together
June 8, 2022 —
Once you set up the UM Zoom to YuJa Video integration, you can store, share and edit your UM Zoom recordings in YuJa Video.

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YuJa Video contest awards prizes to YuJa users
June 2, 2022 —
Instructors and staff who used YuJa Video within the first month were entered into a contest to win a prize that includes a UM tote bag and products from YuJa, Dell and D2L. Entrants poured in and now the winners have been announced.

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The Office of Experiential Learning launches in The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
April 11, 2022 —
The Office of Experiential Learning was founded to support the enhancement of existing experience-based learning opportunities at UM and to bring experiential learning to classrooms where it never was before.

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Become a more just and equitable educator
April 7, 2022 —
The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning offers numerous workshops and events to help you become a more just and equitable educator, all coming up in April and May.

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Get help for almost any technology at The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
April 4, 2022 —
The Centre launches support for additional technologies.

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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Program calls for applications
February 23, 2022 —
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Program provides opportunities for professors, instructors and librarians to meaningfully engage in projects that increase knowledge in pedagogy and learning. The SOTL Program also invites applications for teaching scholars and teaching fellows, two new funding streams that provide opportunities for enhancing educational leadership.

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Mentimeter – Make your presentations more engaging, inclusive and fun
February 1, 2022 —
Mentimeter is a software that can help staff, faculty and students at UM make presentations more engaging, inclusive and fun.

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Instructor support for Fall Term 2021 online final exams for interrupted classes
January 14, 2022 —
The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning offers extended hours and help during final exams