Episode 17: Tell Me More! Pilot

We’re trying something new this month! This mini episode features two real-world questions from L&S instructors, with recommendations from two of our instructional technologists at the IDC, Antonella Caloro and Laura Schmidli. Listen in as they discuss a practical tool for scheduling office hours on demand, and a recommendation for weekly, repeating assignments in Canvas.

See the transcript for this episode.

The L&S Exchange Podcast is brought to you by L&S Teaching & Learning Administration and produced by the Instructional Design Collaborative. This podcast is recorded on ancestral Ho-Chunk land, a place their nation has called Teejop (day-JOPE) since time immemorial.

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• Let us know what you think of this episode! Respond to our poll using the Spotify app on your mobile device, send us an email, or comment at the bottom of this post.
• Have a question? Submit a question to Tell Me More! or send us an email. We’d love to discuss your question in a future episode.
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Resources

In this episode we mentioned or were inspired by the following resources.

• To try out Doodle for office hours scheduling, create and log in to your UW-Madison Doodle Account, then set up your Doodle Bookable Calendar.
• Learn more about the Canvas Scheduler on the Canvas Community: What is the Scheduler? If you decide to use this tool with students, be sure to share student-facing instructions about signing up for an appointment.
• You might also consider the free version of Calendly if you are interested in easier canceling and rebooking for your students. However, note that this is not a UW-supported tool. Learn more about the free version of Calendly.
• Our Design for Learning Article on Office Hours suggests additional inclusive office hours strategies like allowing students to schedule time with you or meeting at a location of their choice.
• For more information on how to make a copy of an Assignment in Canvas, see How do I duplicate an Assignment? on the Canvas Community.
• If you’d like to duplicate a Quiz in your Canvas course, or have questions about creating unpublished template content, please send us an email.

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