Friendly Reminder — Mediasite 8 is Coming December 18th
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 […]
New Webex and Zoom Cloud Recording Policies
*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 […]
Customize Your Student Notifications
Are you tired of constantly logging into Canvas to check what grade you got on that assignment for which you worked so hard? Thankfully Canvas offers a variety of options to send out alerts for your activity and progress in […]
Instructurecon 2021: View Every Presentation Online
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, […]
Canvas Release Notes – November 2021
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 […]
Mediasite Upgrading to Version 8 — What You Need to Know
Greetings FAU Family, Mediasite will be upgraded to version 8 on December 18th. What does this mean for you? Navigational Changes: The Add Presentation button will be re-located to the left side of the page. Improved wait times resulting […]
Canvas Calendar Options
Webex Updates for November 2021
*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 […]
Students – Learn to Host Online Meetings with Zoom and Webex
*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 […]
Save the Media: Using Mediasite to Store and Reuse Zoom Recordings
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 […]
The Canvas Gradebook Dojo
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 […]
WebexOne 2021 Agenda Available
*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 […]