Student Readiness Checklist
*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 […]
Turnitin Draft Coach & Feedback Studio
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 […]
Lockdown Browser – Respondus Monitor tips
Lockdown Browser is a useful application that prevents students from being able to access outside applications and materials on their computer while taking an online exam. It also includes Respondus Monitor, which records students’ exam sessions using their webcams. However, […]
Canvas Turnitin FAQs & Draft Coach Announcement
Turnitin continues being a beneficial measure for students to improve their writing skills and understand plagiarism. Not only does it provide a way of knowing when and how much a student is plagiarizing on an assignment, but it also eases […]
Webex Updates – July 2021
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 […]
Zoom Updates – July 2021
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 […]
Canvas Release Notes – 3/20/2021
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 […]
TechEvents Monthly – March 2021
Greetings, FAU family! The Spring 2021 term is flying by! We hope the semester is going well for all of our faculty, students, and staff. Midterm Grades for full term courses and Final Grades for half-term courses are quickly approaching. […]
Canvas Release Notes – 2/20/2021
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 […]
Running Secure Zoom and Webex Sessions
*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 […]
TechEvents Monthly – March 2020
Greetings, FAU family! Midterms are well underway as the Spring 2020 term continues to progress. We are pleased to announce that we will remain available throughout the spring break period, offering focused training sessions and 1-1 support. Visit https://TechEvents.fau.edu […]
Virtual Teaching Site
Have you ever had to work remotely due to an emergency? Maybe a large-scale alert caused your campus to be closed off? Or an air conditioning or electrical issue shut down your building? In any case, teachers, students, or staff […]