In this episode, Erik and Kris interview Dr. Tom O’Neill, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. Tom discusses ITP Metrics, a free online teamwork and behavioural assessment platform. Tom and his team created this platform to improve classroom team dynamics, and it has been used in several programs to great success.
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SHOW NOTES: 
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ITP Metrics platform:  https://www.itpmetrics.com/
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GUEST INFORMATION:
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Dr. Tom O’Neill
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-o-neill-53bbb321/
UCalgary Profile:  https://psyc.ucalgary.ca/profiles/thomas-o-neill 
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CONTACT:
Website: edtechexamined.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @EdTechExamined
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HOST INFORMATION: 
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Kris Hans
Website:  krishans.ca
Twitter:  @KrisHans
Market Grade:  marketgrade.com
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Erik Christiansen
Website:  erikchristiansen.net
Twitter:  @egchristiansen
Blog:  tech-bytes.net

In this episode, Kris and Erik interview Leighton Wilks, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. Leighton talks about the Business School’s Five Principles for Effective Online Engagement, how COVID-19 is impacting higher education, and strategies for creating a solid work-from-home setup. 
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GUEST INFORMATION: 
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Leighton Wilks
LinkedIn:  https://ca.linkedin.com/in/leighton-wilks-40672615
UCalgary Profile:  http://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/haskayne_info/profiles/leighton-wilks
Haskayne School of Business website:  https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/
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CONTACT:
Website:  edtechexamined.com
Email:  [email protected]
Twitter:  @EdTechExamined
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HOST INFORMATION: 
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Kris Hans
Website: krishans.ca
Twitter: @KrisHans
Market Grade: marketgrade.com
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Erik Christiansen
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Twitter: @egchristiansen
Blog: tech-bytes.net

In this episode, Kris and Erik discuss tips for creating an ergonomic work from home setup (i.e. "command centre") and using Pocket and Pinboard for saving and organizing articles from the web.
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#EdTechOfficeHours
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Creating an ergonomic work from home setup
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Have a monitor that's at eye level
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Ergonomics CCOHS:
https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/monitor_positioning.html
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Evoluent vertical mouse:
https://evoluent.com/
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Logitech MX Vertical mouse:
https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/mx-vertical-ergonomic-mouse
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Logitech ERGO K860:
https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/k860-split-ergonomic-keyboard?crid=27
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Logitech K780:
https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/k780-multi-device-wireless-keyboard.html?crid=27
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Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard and Mouse:
https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/keyboards/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop/l5v-00001
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Herman Miller Aeron ergonomic chair:
https://www.hermanmiller.com/products/seating/office-chairs/aeron-chairs/
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Rain Design laptop stand:
https://www.raindesigninc.com/mstand.html
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The Wirecutter's recommended standing desks:
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-standing-desk/
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TECH TIPS: 
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Saving online articles
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Pocket: https://getpocket.com/
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Pinboard: https://pinboard.in/
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Erik's Pinboard: https://pinboard.in/u:echristiansen/
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CONTACT: 
Website: edtechexamined.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @EdTechExamined
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HOST INFORMATION:
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Erik Christiansen
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Twitter: @egchristiansen
Blog: tech-bytes.net
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Kris Hans
Website: krishans.ca
Twitter: @KrisHans
Market Grade: marketgrade.com

In this episode, Kris and Erik will be discussing an academic misconduct case where students used Discord to share information, how and why to create a course trailer and the benefits of using password managers and two-factor authentication to stay secure online.
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NEWS:
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Calgary Herald: "Honest mistake"
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/honest-mistake-u-of-c-student-denies-cheating-as-14-accused-of-sharing-answers-online
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CBC: "14 University of Calgary students accused of academic misconduct"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/university-calgary-student-misconduct-open-book-exam-course-calgary-1.5619737
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#EdTechOfficeHours
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Creating a course trailer
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University of Calgary:
http://connections.ucalgaryblogs.ca/2016/12/22/creating-a-course-trailer/
https://spark.adobe.com/page/CNDWLnyovgpmO/
https://taloncloud.ca/Course-Trailer-TI
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BMC 171 course trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKu9pIElAc&feature=youtu.be
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Kris Hans' YouTube channel with more trailers: 
https://www.youtube.com/user/krishans
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TECH TIPS: 
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Privacy tools IO: https://www.privacytools.io/
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Password managers
Last Pass (free proprietary):  https://www.lastpass.com/
Bit Warden (free open source):  https://bitwarden.com/
One Password (paid):  https://1password.com/
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Two-factor authentication apps
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Authy:  https://authy.com/
Google Authenticator:  https://www.google.com/landing/2step/
Microsoft Authenticator:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/account/authenticator
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CONTACT:
Website: edtechexamined.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @EdTechExamined
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HOST INFORMATION:
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Erik Christiansen
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Twitter: @egchristiansen
Blog: tech-bytes.net
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Kris Hans
Website: krishans.ca
Twitter: @KrisHans
Market Grade: marketgrade.com

In this episode, Kris and Erik will be discussing how to improve audio recording quality, the pros and cons of synchronous and asynchronous teaching online, privacy concerns over online proctoring services and tips for signing PDFs digitally.
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LINKS & SHOW NOTES: 
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ARTICLES: 
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The Verge: Exam anxiety: how remote test-proctoring is creeping students out
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21232777/examity-remote-test-proctoring-online-class-education
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NY Times: What We’re Learning About Online Learning
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/13/health/school-learning-online-education.html
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Medium: Need to sign a PDF? Have a Mac? It takes seconds
https://medium.com/edtechexamined/need-to-sign-a-pdf-have-a-mac-it-takes-seconds-cf74845b42b2
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GEAR: 
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Blue Yeti mic: 
https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/
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Blue Nano mic: 
https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti-nano/
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CONTACT: 
Website: edtechexamined.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @EdTechExamined
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HOST INFORMATION:
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Erik Christiansen
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Twitter: @egchristiansen
Blog: tech-bytes.net
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Kris Hans
Website: krishans.ca
Twitter: @KrisHans
Market Grade: marketgrade.com

Interested in education technology? Teaching during COVID-19 on your mind? Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen are excited to launch their new podcast titled “EdTech Examined.” They'll be talking about all things education technology. In this monthly podcast, Kris and Erik will be providing practical tech tips for college and university educators, discussing relevant tech news, and answering your tech questions. Our first episode will launch July 7th, 2020.
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We’re interested in hearing from you! Reach out to us at [email protected] or on Twitter @EdTechExamined.
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For more information visit edtechexamined.com
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HOST INFORMATION: 
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Erik Christiansen
Website: erikchristiansen.net
Twitter: @egchristiansen
Blog: tech-bytes.net
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Kris Hans
Website: krishans.ca
Twitter: @KrisHans
Market Grade: marketgrade.com

Interested in education technology? Teaching during COVID-19 on your mind? Kris Hans and Erik Christiansen are excited to launch their new podcast titled “EdTech Examined.” They’ll be talking about all things education technology. In this monthly podcast, Kris and Erik will be providing practical tech tips for college and university educators, discussing relevant tech news, and answering your tech questions. Our first episode will launch July 7th, 2020..We’re interested in hearing from you! Reach out to us at [email protected] or on Twitter @EdTechExamined

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