by Layli Liss | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog, News
Our Fall Blast Survey sought feedback on faculty support for remote teaching. The results underscored the tremendous workload faculty underwent in transitioning to Canvas as well as using new technologies for remote instruction. We loved reading words of appreciation...
by Mary Scamahorn | Dec 28, 2020 | Academic Updates, News
Last January the college’s server that housed the Interest In Teaching form experienced a vulnerability and will no longer house the Interest In Teach form. Until a longer term solution is found we will use Google Forms for Interest In Teaching submissions. New...
by Sage Freeman | Dec 22, 2020 | Canvas, Technology Updates, Zoom
Issue When an instructor schedules Zoom Meetings in Canvas, a calendar event for each scheduled meeting is automatically added to the course calendar with a link to join the meeting. If “All Content” is selected from the Import Content > Copy a Canvas...
by Sage Freeman | Dec 11, 2020 | Blog, Canvas, Technology Updates
By Heather Mariger, Colin Stapp, and Kaitlin Lucas The integration of Google and Canvas provides many options for you and your students to easily share documents and create Cloud assignments. In this article, we’ll touch on some common issues that instructors and...
by Bill Hamlin | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog, Canvas, Technology Updates
Your “Assignments” page controls how your gradebook looks. Use the tips below to check or adjust your grading system, and to clean up your gradebook and “Assignments” page. Double-check your grading system Do you use a weighted grading system? Do you have an...
by Layli Liss | Oct 22, 2020 | Academic Updates, Blog
Resources for Teaching through the Election Following Dr. Howard’s message on October 20 and recognizing the heightened unease, anxiety, or tension our students may be experiencing, the Center for Academic Innovation would like to offer additional resources for...
by Sage Freeman | Oct 8, 2020 | Kaltura, Technology Updates
p KALTURA MEDIA - NEW RETENTION POLICIES Due to the SIGNIFICANT increase in use of Kaltura this past year our college has moved to an unlimited storage plan. As part of our agreement with Kaltura our college will be required to implement new media retention...
by Sage Freeman | Sep 29, 2020 | Technology Updates, Zoom
Instructors in Canvas now have more control over which Zoom Cloud Recordings they release to students. How to Publish your Zoom Cloud Recordings in Canvas: Browse to your Zoom Meetings in Canvas Select the Cloud Recordings tab Select the toggle button to Publish...
by Layli Liss | Sep 25, 2020 | Academic Updates
Instructors should include the Disclosure Statement for Recording during Synchronous Instruction in their course syllabi. With the switch to remote instruction in the spring of 2020 and the use of video conferencing for class meetings, syllabi need to include a...
by Heather Mariger | Sep 22, 2020 | Academic Updates, Blog, Featured
A picture is worth 1000 words – but what if you couldn’t see the picture? Graphics can make a document more interesting and help to highlight and explain concepts. Images can also help support multimodal learners and are an integral part of Universal Design for...
