Teaching remotely

• Record a live lecture wherever you are, using a laptop and microphone
• Record a short presentation, overview or summary (e.g. a slideshow with audio narration) from your laptop in any location

Recommendation

Use Panopto

• Log in to your Canvas course or WebLearn site
• If this is the first time you’ve used Panopto, download the Panopto ‘manual recorder’ software
• Canvas course: Use Settings > Navigation to enable the ‘Panopto Recordings’ tool
• WebLearn site: Use Site Info > Manage tools to enable the ‘Lecture Capture (Replay)’ tool
• Please check with your faculty or department first to ensure that any classes you set up are in line with scheduled timetables.

Existing help & guidance

Panopto (Replay): Getting started; Using Replay for remote learning

Canvas at Oxford: Using Panopto in Canvas

WebLearn: Manage your site

Adapting lectures for remote learning

Recommendation

Use Office 365 (Teams)

Schedule a Teams meeting: 

• Schedule a Teams meeting (either through the Teams Application or Outlook)
• Arrange a date and time to meet
• Invite your student
• Join the meeting via the ‘Join Microsoft team Meeting’ invitation or the link in your calendar

Note: an integration of Teams within Canvas is now available. 

Existing Help & Guidance

Office 365:

Microsoft Teams: Getting started

Nexus 365: face-to-face course (IT Learning Centre)

Microsoft Teams: help and learning portal

Recommendation

Use Office 365 (Teams)

Schedule a Teams meeting: 

• Schedule a Teams meeting (either through the Teams Application or Outlook)
• Arrange a date and time to meet
• Invite your student
• Join the meeting via the ‘Join Microsoft team Meeting’ invitation or the link in your calendar

Note: an integration of Teams within Canvas is now available. 

Existing Help & Guidance

Office 365:

Microsoft Teams: Getting started

Nexus 365: face-to-face course (IT Learning Centre)

Microsoft Teams: help and learning portal

Recommendation

Use Office 365 (Teams)

Schedule a Teams meeting: 

• Schedule a Teams meeting (either through the Teams Application or Outlook)
• Arrange a date and time to meet
• Invite your student
• Join the meeting via the ‘Join Microsoft team Meeting’ invitation or the link in your calendar

Note: an integration of Teams within Canvas is now available. 

Existing Help & Guidance

Office 365:

Microsoft Teams: Getting started

Nexus 365: face-to-face course (IT Learning Centre)

Microsoft Teams: help and learning portal

Recommendation

Use Canvas or WebLearn

• Log in to your Canvas course or WebLearn site
• Use the ‘Discussions’ tool for informal or graded discussions
• Use the ‘Assignments’ tool for students to submit formative work (e.g. essay, reflection, summary)
• Use the ‘Quiz’ tool for self-assessment (e.g. computer-marked short answers, with feedback)

Existing Help & Guidance

Canvas at Oxford: Guide for academics, Assessing students (Assignments and Quizzes)

Canvas generic: Discussions; Assignments (video); Quizzes (video)

WebLearn: Discussion forums; Assignments, Quizzes (called ‘Tests’ – detailed guide)

Recommendations

On Canvas: 

• Use the ‘Files’ and ‘Pages’ tools to upload and present materials
• Use the ‘Modules’ tool to guide students though the materials
• Use the ‘Assignments’ tool for students to submit formative work (e.g. essay, reflection, summary)

On WebLearn:

• Use the ‘Resources’ tool to upload files
• Use the ‘Lessons’ tool to guide students through the materials
• Use the ‘Assignments’ tool for students to submit formative work (e.g. essay, reflection, summary)

Existing help & guidance

Canvas at Oxford: Building courses in Canvas; Guide for academics;

Canvas generic: Instructor Resources

WebLearn: Overview of important tools (video demos); Resources (short guide); Resources (detailed guide); Lessons;  Assignments

Bodleian Libraries: Keeping the University reading