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Reusing Old Announcements

December 21, 2020 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

When your instructional designer copies your course from term to term, they will bring over your welcome announcement from your old course.  If you would like to reuse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Social Presence

Providing Flexibility for Students, Especially During Disruptive Times

November 25, 2020 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Many students take online courses because they have obligations — work, family, health, military service — that impact their ability to attend courses on-campus. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Course Design, Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Assessment, Canvas, EDI, Extra Credit, Instructor

Quick Tip: When to Use Captions vs. Video Summaries

November 5, 2020 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Captioning Captions are the text representation of the audio in a video. Captions are crucial for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing, but they can benefit all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Instructor, Multimedia, Quick Tips, Social Presence

Adding Videos in Canvas

October 1, 2020 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Students and instructors have a few options for how to record videos for their courses. Those options are below, but first let’s cover a few terms to get oriented to our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Course Design, Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Kaltura, Multimedia, Social Presence, Student

Sharing Files with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra

May 4, 2020 by Ashaun Adler Leave a Comment

Collaborate Ultra allows groups to meet synchronously. Often, these meetings involve sharing files or sharing one’s screen. Whether the moderator shares the files … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Instructor Presence, Multimedia, Social Presence

Displaying Word Documents in Collaborate Ultra

May 1, 2020 by Ashaun Adler Leave a Comment

You can share PowerPoint and image files in Collaborate Ultra. If you would like to show the people in your room a Word document, we recommend doing a screen share. To do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Instructor, Multimedia, Student

Design Considerations for Large Group Virtual Meetings

April 14, 2020 by Julia Lehman Caldwell Leave a Comment

How can we do a whole class meeting or a department meeting online? The default strategy is for everyone to meet at the same time using synchronous tools like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching Tagged With: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Groups, Instructor Presence, Multimedia

Student Group Areas in Canvas

February 28, 2019 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Groups in Canvas can facilitate robust student interactions because Canvas generates a group area, a small version of the course for each group. In the group area, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Groups

Quick Tip: Manually Mark Discussion as Read in Canvas

February 18, 2019 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

By default, Canvas marks discussions as read as you scroll by them. Sometimes this can create confusion if Canvas marks that you've read a reply, when actually you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Quick Tips

Participate in Discussions the Right Way to Increase Student Learning

October 20, 2018 by Katie Venit Leave a Comment

Discussion boards are the best way for online students and faculty to interact with each other asynchronously. When instructors are involved, students know whether they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching Tagged With: Discussion

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Through the partnerships we form with our instructors, we develop engaging and interactive online courses. Here you’ll find ideas on course design informed by the latest research and teaching strategies that build community and instructor presence. We’ll also we share our experiences with technology, with Canvas, and with administering our online educational programs.

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