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 […]
TechEvents Training Calendar — Fall 2024 Greetings FAU Family, and welcome back! The Fall 2024 semester is upon us, and we’re ready to help you take your teaching game to a whole new level! The Instructional Technologies Training team 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 […]
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 […]
Fall 2023 has arrived along with new features to Canvas to help you in the classroom! The Instructional Technologies team has got your back and is ready to help with any Canvas needs and questions as you get your courses […]
Over the last year Qwickly became one of our most highly recommended tools, offering faculty a hub for making bulk edits to their live courses to save time when managing separate Canvas shells. Using Qwickly, instructors can post announcements; create […]
Welcome to Fall 2022! 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 […]
*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 […]
Digital teaching and learning are more prevalent than ever before. While most would agree that the paradigm has shifted favorably for both students and instructors, it does present some new and unique challenges. Plagiarism — in particular, is on the […]