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Quick Tip: Using Free and Paid Captions on Videos

Posted: November 5, 2020 | Last Modified: November 5, 2024

Captions are the text representation of the audio in a video. Captions are legally required for course material. Some learners are deaf or hard of hearing and require … [Read more...]

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

Add a Subject Line to Discussion Posts in Canvas

Posted: October 8, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Subject lines in discussion posts help students scan the posts and find the ones that most interest them. Although Canvas doesn't have a built-in way to do this, it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Student

Caption and Share Zoom Recordings

Posted: October 1, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

When hosting optional class meetings, it's helpful to share the recordings with students who were unable to attend. Zoom offer the ability to include live transcripts in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Kaltura, Multimedia, Social Presence

Adding Videos in Canvas

Posted: October 1, 2020 | Last Modified: November 5, 2024

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, Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Kaltura, Multimedia, Social Presence, Student

Quick Tip: Using Fudge Points to Fix a Gradebook Bug

Posted: April 7, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

On occasion, a student may report that they submitted a quiz and received a grade, but their score isn't recorded in Grades. Luckily, this bug is easy to fix using these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Grades, Instructor, Quick Tips, Quizzes

Quick Tip: Edit your Canvas Profile

Posted: April 2, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Setting up your Canvas profile is one of the first things you should do before you teach on Canvas. You can add a short bio about yourself and upload a picture so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Instructor, Quick Tips, Student

TILT Your Assignment Prompts

Posted: March 31, 2020 | Last Modified: October 14, 2024

The TILT Framework consists of three levels. The first is Purpose, which consists of skills practiced and knowledge gained. These items should be relevant to students five years out and connect to the Learning Outcomes. The second component is tasks, which is what students should do and how. Finally, Criteria, which is what excellence looks like (include examples) and the criteria provided in advance so students can self-evaluate

Students often have difficulty understanding assignment directions, especially in online courses when it is harder to ask clarification questions. It can be hard for the … [Read more...]

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Quick Tip: Personal Pronouns

Posted: March 31, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Canvas users can now set their personal pronouns in their profile. These pronouns will display after the user's name in several places such as the discussion board, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, EDI, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Social Presence, Student

Quick Tip: Finding Past Enrollments

Posted: March 30, 2020 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

When your course concludes, Canvas automatically moves it out of your Dashboard, but it's not gone forever. To locate courses from previous semesters: Click … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Instructor, Quick Tips

Instructors: Assignments Using Turnitin

Posted: December 18, 2019 | Last Modified: November 5, 2024

Turnitin (Tii) is a “similarity check” tool that you can enable in Canvas assignments. Tii identifies text in student papers that matches against the text in websites, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tools & Technology Tagged With: Academic Integrity, Assessment, Canvas, Grades, Instructor, Turnitin, Written Assignments

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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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