Whether teaching in-person or online, it is extremely important to plan your session; using learning objectives, set, body, and closure is an excellent way to organize your teaching. We have a Canvas course (Teaching FUN...damentals) with instructional videos to help. Active learning is even more important in virtual environments, and the Teaching FUN...damentals course discusses tips for this as well.  You can also visit the Faculty Teaching Resources Toolbox for additional helpful advice.

Quick Tips

Use the College of Medicine template for your PowerPoint slides, which includes a Conflict of Interest slide and helpful presentation tips.

Before your teaching session: 

• Arrive early to ensure everything is ready to go on time 
• Use the desktop version of Zoom (rather than using URL in browser)
• Practice sharing your slides
• Use Zoom to create whiteboards that help you share your ideas visually in a meeting
• Ask learners to close notifications and apps

During your teaching session: 

• Ensure learners can hear you and see your slides
• Enable closed captions to improve accessibility
• Stay focused – keep visual materials simple 
• Encourage participation - use names and have learners turn their video on when possible
  • Chat, hands up / unmute, non-verbal responses (i.e. thumbs up), polls, breakout rooms, whiteboard, and annotation, etc. 
• Embrace the pause and give clear instructions 
  • Time to unmute, type, etc.
• Look into the camera - ensure your monitor and webcam are at eye level

If you have problems, contact itsupport@usask.ca

The University of Saskatchewan Teaching and Learning is committed to supporting and improving teaching and learning at the University of Saskatchewan. Feel free to contact them with any teaching needs.  View their upcoming events and workshops. Visit Flexible Learning for resources and supports that can help you design and develop learning experiences for online, blended, or hybrid formats.

UGME has a Faculty Teaching Resources Toolbox which has modules with tips and resources to help with various aspects of online or remote teaching.

• You can access the College of Medicine IT website here. 
• You can also contact IT Support at itsupport@usask.ca. 
• If you have a specific issue, try visiting the IT Portal to search their Knowledge Base or to create a support ticket. 
• Training Services has many technology-related training opportunities available online.

• Videoconference teaching is typically where there are multiple participants in designated rooms.
• Here is a helpful resource for tips on how to teach effectively in a videoconference environment by the University of Maine. 
• If you have questions about videoconferece or classroom technology, contact USask IT support.

Zoom:

• The UGME Faculty Teaching Resources Toolbox has a module dedicated to Web-Conferencing with Zoom.
• Training Services has a large number of training opportunities available. If you have questions, consider visiting the IT Portal to search their Knowledge Base or to create a support ticket. 

MS Teams

• Microsoft (MS) Teams is also an option for online meetings. 
• To schedule a training session, and for more information on MS Teams, visit the USask MS Teams training page here.