Hi Owl Family! The Instructional Technologies team updated the classroom in PS 227 to allow for an alternative mode of in-person instruction called active learning. In an active learning classroom, students work in groups to engage in small or large […]
Greetings FAU Family, Mediasite will be upgraded to version 8 on December 18th. At that time, Mediasite Desktop Recorder will be retired, and will no longer be […]
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 […]
Greetings FAU Family, The shift to digital teaching and learning is here. Like so many of our faculty members, you may have recorded lecture presentations for your Canvas courses using Zoom. Now, with the end of term swiftly approaching, you […]
Greetings FAU Family! Scheduling your Canvas assignments has never been simpler! We’re pleased to announce the new Edit Assignment Dates tool. This bulk assignment due date editor allows you to manage the availability of your Canvas course assignments all on […]
Hi FAU Family! Zoom rolled out updates for Zoom’s web portal and desktop app in late July. Here are a few features and helpful information for your future Zooming experiences. Web Users who sign in to FAU Zoom online will […]
Greetings FAU Family, OIT is pleased to announce that Mediasite U is now available for instructors! This new interactive set of training courses instills best practices and is sure to level up your Mediasite Mosaic presentations. Please click here for […]
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 […]
Greetings FAU Family! We’re pleased to announce that Draft Coach — the latest writing coach tool from Turnitin, is now available to all FAU students and faculty! Draft Coach is a Google Docs based add-on which encourages learning and provides […]
Videoconferencing usage has risen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida Atlantic University (FAU) uses services such as Webex to run meetings, and more. Thus, it is important to stay up to date on the latest Webex changes. These are the updates […]
Videoconferencing continues to be highly in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida Atlantic University (FAU) depends on services such as Zoom to run meetings and hold or attend online classes. As a result, it is important to stay up to […]