Osgoode ITS is here to support your teaching activities, providing technology that will help to engage with your students.  These resources will help you to plan and deliver your course.

Zoom: Use Zoom to host virtual classes. Share your screen, chat with your students, use a digital whiteboard and more when hosting classes with Zoom.

• Training Videos:
  • Getting Started with Zoom – Schedule your class and use basic functions
  • Posting Zoom Recordings to eClass – Post your Zoom recordings to eClass
• Getting Started: If you are using Zoom for the first time at York, see Getting Started with Zoom to get setup.
• Documentation: See Hosting a Meeting on Zoom for instructions on getting setup with Zoom and using the available features.
• Training Videos: See additional Zoom Training Videos, which are available to view at your convenience, explaining how to use basic and advanced features in Zoom.

E-mailing your class: Communicate with your students via eClass, or by building a mailing group from MyOsgoode.  Note that your eClass site must be made visible in order to send communications to students.

Training and Additional Help

• Use the training resources linked from the eClass, Lecture Recordings and Video Conference pages
• Book a one-on-one training sessions for eClass, Zoom or Panopto by e-mailing the Osgoode ITS Helpdesk, help@osgoode.yorku.ca
• A Classroom Support Technician will come to your first in-person class, 30 minutes prior to the start, to show you how to use the equipment

Planning and Designing Courses

• BOLD – Going Remote: The Teaching Commons has guides for organizing your course, creating and sharing content, engaging with students and more. Use these resources to help plan a remote or hybrid course.

Creating and Sharing Asynchronous Materials

• eClass: Use eClass, powered by Moodle, to disseminate syllabi, readings, links and other course materials with your class. You can also host discussion forums and provide links to lecture recordings.
  • Visit the Student and Instructor Resources page for step by step instructions and guides on using Moodle.
  • Visit the Moodle Training Videos page for videos explaining how to get started with setting up your course in Moodle.
• Lecture Recordings: Use Panopto or Zoom to record lectures in the classroom, or remotely. When using Panopto, recordings will be posted automatically to your eClass site
  • Visit the Panopto How-to Videos & Tutorials page for step-by-step instructions and videos on using Panopto

Teaching Synchronous Classes

Remote Synchronous Classes

• Zoom: Use Zoom to host virtual classes. Share your screen, chat with your students, use a digital whiteboard and more when hosting classes with Zoom.
  • Getting Started: If you are using Zoom for the first time at York, see Getting Started with Zoom to get setup.
  • Documentation: See Hosting a Meeting on Zoom for instructions on getting setup with Zoom and using the available features.
  • Training Videos: See available Zoom Training Videos, which are available to view at your convenience, explaining how to use Zoom.