Greetings, FAU family! It’s almost December in Florida! While temperatures continue to drop, tension often remains high as finals and final grading windows draw near. That’s why we offer focused support throughout the entire grading process. We will host several eGrade […]
Teaching with Technology – Walk-in Support Now Available Wednesdays The digital learning narrative can be a difficult paradigm shift to navigate.. Fear not! The Instructional Technologies Training team is here to answer your technology questions, and provide hands-on help as you […]
In this Canvas release (November 16), the Help Menu includes a new training portal link for admin-, instructor-, and designer-based roles in North America. In the Course Card Dashboard, courses can be removed as favorites from the course card Options […]
Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at 2:00 PM ET Students showing up to class and campus events is often more than half the battle. Engaging students in meaningful ways is key to delivering better learning outcomes and improved retention. In this interactive […]
This post is the first in a new monthly series that we’re publishing to keep you up to date with our live workshops, campus visits, and any other special events that are part of the Instructional Technologies calendar. It’ll go […]
Have you ever wanted to sit down and really learn Canvas? Are you in need of an overview of all the elements and features that make Canvas useful? We combined our resources with materials from Instructure to compile a guide […]
In this Canvas release (October 19), the Course Navigation menu has been updated for improved accessibility. *Be sure to check out the Navigation chapter of the screencast below.* For institutions using Canvas Data, admins can create Data Streams in the […]
In this Canvas release (September 21), the navigation menus have been updated for improved accessibility. Noted updates have also been included for APIs and Live Events. Feature Options For institutions using the New Gradebook, SpeedGrader can be filtered by student […]
*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 […]
In this Canvas release (August 17), the Conferences interface (BigBlueButton) supports breakout rooms and closed captioning. Additionally, Conferences is WCAG 2.0 AA Accessible, with some exceptions. In Discussions, the option for students to add file attachments is enabled by default. […]
It’s Monday, August 12th 2019, and we’re 5 days from the start of the next academic year. Courses have appeared on your Canvas dashboard labeled “Fall 2019” and you’ve probably already started receiving emails from students. It may feel like […]
In this Canvas release (June 22), when students are not allowed to edit or delete their own discussion posts, the Settings menu for a discussion shows those features have been disabled. Canvas and Instructure logos have been updated throughout the […]