ETIS’ geospatial support staff provides a variety of instructional support for Faculty of Environment courses that want to leverage the following technologies: 

• GIS 

• Remote Sensing 

• Surveying 

• Software Development 

ETIS Course Support Services

ETIS staff can support your course in many ways. If you are seeking other support not listed below, we will do our best to accommodate you. Typical examples are: 

• Assignment Development and Updates 

  • Sourcing relevant datasets 

  • Consulting on assignment design 

  • Testing assignments 

  • Co-writing assignments with the instructor 

  • Creating instructional videos/screencasts to accompany assignments 

• TA and Instructor Collaboration 

  • Training TAs on course content 

  • Participating in TA meetings and group chats 

  • Troubleshooting assignments 

• Equipment Maintenance and Management 

  • For courses with equipment needs, ETIS staff can help provide support for maintenance and logistics 

• Custom Workshops and IT Solutions 

  • Delivering in-class custom workshops 

  • Developing custom IT solutions for specific courses (PostgreSQL databases, IIS web folders, ArcGIS Online administration, etc.) 

• LEARN Course Management 

  • Assisting with organizing and setting up courses in LEARN 

• Curriculum Consultation 

  • Researching and advising on relevant software and technologies for teaching 

• General Support and Troubleshooting 

Considerations

• Instructors are expected to be fully involved in the development of all course materials. 

• ETIS staff cannot be involved in assignment grading or assessing students’ work. 

• The course instructor and TAs are the primary points of contact for support for students in courses. ETIS staff can assist with troubleshooting if the TAs and instructor are unable to resolve a technical issue (e.g. software and hardware problems in teaching labs).