We’re in the quiet before the storm…a positive and academically-primed storm, that is. By tomorrow morning, the Spring 2025 semester will have officially started and classes—at least those that take place on Saturdays—will begin taking place. For some instructors, this […]
Are you looking for a way to create short videos of your screen and camera? Or maybe you need to recommend a way for your students to submit videos easily to Canvas assignments and discussions? If so, Microsoft Stream is […]
Next Friday, August 16th, 11am – 12pm, Grammarly rep. Abigail Oakes will be hosting a training session going over Grammarly’s AI writing assistant tool. Open to faculty and staff, the session will cover different applications of the tool and offer […]
This article is part of a series of reminders about Canvas’s upcoming Discussions/Announcements redesign, which is due to be effective on July 20, 2024. This change will happen on that day, but is not expected to break any of the […]
This article is part of a series of posts aimed at informing our Florida Atlantic community about Canvas’s upcoming Discussions/Announcements redesign. Effective July 20, 2024, the redesign will introduce visual changes along with new features to improve the overall accessibility […]
Instructure announced that they are releasing a major update to the the features and user interface for the Discussions and Announcements tools available in your courses. Meant to optimize accessibility and responsiveness, the update adds flexibility to how users participate […]
Several Final Grade submission windows for Spring 2024 are now open! With classes ending today and Finals week quickly approaching, these grade submission periods have a tendency to fly by. Don’t miss this opportunity to get help from our team […]
Turnitin is hosting an upcoming session on how to provide a contextualized review of student papers flagged by the Turnitin AI indicator. Focusing on the signals of AI rather than the AI indicator itself, the webinar is designed for instructors […]
This year’s Teaching With Technology Showcase on March 18 was a major success. It featured informative presentations by FAU faculty and staff regarding trends and practices on the use of artificial intelligence in higher education. Among the talks is also […]
Canvas’s gradebook features include tools and functionality suiting different grading methods, styles and options. The quick bit of down-time we get during Spring Break provides an opportunity to catch up on grading and ensure we’re leveraging these features to work […]
Spring Courses Have Been Loaded! Your Spring 2024 courses are now loaded into Canvas for you to begin editing/publishing course content for the coming semester. This also means that your Simple Syllabus dashboard shows your pending syllabi for Spring 2024 […]
Recently, Respondus added Screen Recording to the Monitor settings for LockDown Browser exams. While LockDown Browser does the majority of the work by limiting computer functions and preventing students from opening other applications during an exam, the screen recording feature […]