March 10, 2021
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Dear Colleagues,
This week’s update provides information about updates and Spring quarter planning.
GauchoSpace end-of-quarter update
GauchoSpace will be unavailable on Wednesday March 24, 2021 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am for end-of-quarter maintenance, following the grade submission deadline. More info can be found at the Roadmap and Recent Updates help page.
Coming in Spring Quarter - Learning Outcomes in GauchoSpace
Following the update to GauchoSpace on March 24th all courses will have an “About this course” block added to them which will include course information including the type of course, department, units, GE subject area (if applicable), and a space for instructors to input the Learning Outcomes for the course. More information can be found here. For information on identifying and developing Learning Outcomes please consult this page.
GauchoSpace Pre-Spring Quarter Workshops
In the lead up to Spring Quarter GauchoSpace will be offering a workshop on setting up assignments and quizzes (3/22 - 2pm) as well as a workshop on gradebook setup (3/25 - 2pm). Please RSVP here. For personalized assistance with your course please contact help@collaborate.ucsb.edu to schedule a consultation Monday-Friday 10am-4pm.
Find out about your students’ learning and technology needs for Spring quarter
Consider using or adapting the Remote Learning Survey template in GauchoSpace to learn about your students and their technology access for Spring quarter.
We’ll be back with more next week!
The Instructional Support Team