By this point in the semester, you may have already started using Lockdown Browser in your courses. Maybe you’ve had students complete regular non-proctored Lockdown Browser tests, or you’ve set up exams that use the Respondus Monitor (webcam) feature to […]
Is your class gearing up for Midterms already? Maybe there’s an exam coming up in your course that you need to proctor remotely. Respondus’s Lockdown Browser is a tool that facilitates this process and provides plenty of customization options for […]
Spring 2022 is here and the Instructional Technologies team has everything you need to hit the ground running with your Canvas courses. Offering workshops, one-on-one appointments, support requests and other resources, we’ll get you on your way to a fruitful […]
Are you in the mood to do some weekend learning? This year, Instructure (the company behind Canvas) held a consecutive free online version of their yearly Instructurecon conference. The sessions concerned updates to the Canvas platform, innovative perspectives in online education, […]
In this Canvas release (November 20), the Account and Course Settings tabs support independent URL references. In the Dashboard, the Create Course window may display an option to select a subaccount. Additionally, the word count for text submissions is displayed […]
Hello Owl Family! As we barrel through the semester into midterms, we remember that good grades depend on how a student performs on your assignments and assessments. Using your Canvas Gradebook to calculate accurate grades motivates students by delivering warning […]
Canvas has two built-in tools for copying content between courses. In just a few clicks you can bring a bundle of content from one Canvas shell to another. Likewise, sending an individual item or module of items from course-to-course is […]
*Please note: FAU will retire use of Webex on June 30, 2023. The Webex platform will no longer be available for use in meetings after this date. Webex will be removed from Canvas on May 8, 2023, at the end […]
Welcome to Fall 2021! The Instructional Technologies team is here to provide everything you need to get your Canvas courses ready and published. We offer workshops, one-on-one appointments, general support and other resources to get you ready to teach with […]
A new feature in Canvas is making waves, allowing your students to submit manually marked assignments. This is extremely useful for professors who create worksheets or assessments where students need to draw figures or write out formulas and show work […]
In this Canvas release (March 20), students can use their webcam to submit File Upload assignments. In SpeedGrader, instructors can reassign an assignment to an individual student and ask them to redo their submission. In Course Settings, the Participation menu […]
In this Canvas release (February 20), LaTeX equations can be entered in any Canvas text field, and MathJax is loaded if Canvas detects an equation image added by delimited LaTeX characters. The Rich Content Editor includes a pretty HTML editor […]