Frequently asked questions

Kindly see the getting started page.

When you are ready or if you need additional support, contact Kahérakwas Donna Goodleaf, Ed.D., Director, Decolonizing Curriculum and Pedagogy and Carole Brazeau, Indigenous Curriculum and Pedagogy Advisor for an initial consultation.

Please refer to the Syllabus Guide.

If you need additional support, kindly contact us for a teaching consultation.

Please refer to the Curriculum changes page (on Carrefour).

If you need additional support, kindly contact us for a consultation.

We host a new faculty orientation each fall.

See our resource on implementing mid-course evaluations to get feedback from your students as you're teaching your course and while there might be time to make changes.

To get feedback from students using Moodle, see this page.

Kindly refer to the course evaluations page (on Carrefour), including pages for full-time and part-time faculty.

See these resources:

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) information for instructors
• 20 tips for teaching an accessible online course (University of Washington)
• Universal Design for Learning in higher educaiton (CAST)
• Tips for making your courses more accessible (Arizona State University)
• Guidelines for accessible course materials and online courses (University System of Maryland)

See these resources:

• Open educational resources (Concordia Library)
• Course reserves for instructors (Concordia Library)
• Subject and course guides (Concordia Library)
• OER Commons

See these resources:

• Replacing printed textbooks and assigned course materials with electronic versions
• Open educational resources (Concordia Library)
• 20 tips for teaching an accessible online course (University of Washington)
• Tips for making your courses more accessible (Arizona State University)
• Guidelines for accessible course materials and online courses (University System of Maryland)

You can sign up for Moodle training on the IITS Availability and Registration page.

Please direct any technical questions about Moodle to help@concordia.ca.

The easiest way to access Moodle is to go directly to the URL: moodle.concordia.ca and click to log in using your netname and password.

It is also possible to access Moodle from My CU Account on Carrefour.

See these resources:

• Getting Started with Moodle Step-by-Step
• What can Moodle do? (video)

Once logged into Moodle, on your Dashboard the Help for Instructors link can be found under Main Menu in the top right corner. Here you can find printable instructions and recordings of training sessions.

Please direct any technical questions about YuJa to the IITS helpdesk at help@concordia.ca

Resources on using YuJa are available in Moodle Help for Instructors:

Once logged into Moodle, on your Dashboard the Help for Instructors link can be found under Main Menu in the top right corner. Here you can find printable instructions and video tutorials.

You can sign up for YuJa training on the IITS Availability and Registration page.

If you do not want to spend a lot of time writing a script but know your content well, you can record yourself giving the lecture and upload it to YuJa. Once uploaded, you can download the transcript and use this as a first draft of your script.

See these resources:

• Creating and using videos in your teaching
• Using a lightboard to create engaging educational videos