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Quick Tip: Tech Troubles Got You Down?

Posted: September 13, 2017 | Last Modified: April 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Technology is a wonderful tool, but it doesn’t always work as expected. If you’re encountering problems with your online course, here are three troubleshooting tips you … [Read more...]

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Tips for Successful Group Work

Posted: July 28, 2017 | Last Modified: June 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

In an old YouTube video on how to do a forward flip (on the ground), the instructor started by saying “First, you must be fully committed to it.” That advice also applies … [Read more...]

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Quick Tip: Print Multiple Pages Per Sheet

Posted: March 1, 2017 | Last Modified: November 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

Many students and faculty want to know how to save paper when printing materials for offline viewing. For PDFs viewed with Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat, this can be … [Read more...]

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Quick Tip: The Dog Ate My Quiz

Posted: February 16, 2017 | Last Modified: August 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

All the studying in the world won't help a student if they have poor Internet connectivity when taking a quiz. Unfortunately, sometimes it does happen that a student … [Read more...]

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

Quick Tip: Composing in Word

Posted: January 30, 2017 | Last Modified: October 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

It is often a good idea to compose discussion posts in Word and then copy/paste them to the online discussion. Not every post, of course, but, let’s say you’ve spent a … [Read more...]

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Quick Tip: Contacting Support

Posted: October 7, 2015 | Last Modified: August 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

To receive quicker service when contacting the UW MBA Consortium for technical support (BIZHELP@uwec.edu), please provide the following: your name class … [Read more...]

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Quick Tip: Your Canvas Profile

Posted: June 26, 2015 | Last Modified: May 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Typewriter showing "Hello, My name is" text

Your Canvas profile is available to your classmates on the People tab. The information you provide in your profile gives your fellow students and your instructor the … [Read more...]

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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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