{"id":1746,"date":"2020-01-10T08:30:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2020-01-13T17:02:08","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:02:08","slug":"start-of-spring-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/2020\/01\/10\/start-of-spring-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of Spring 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2020 is here and the Instructional Technologies team has all you need to hit the ground running with your Canvas courses. Offering workshops, one-on-one appointments, support requests and other resources, we&#8217;ll get you on your way to a fruitful semester. Below are documents, tips and reminders that&#8217;ll lead you to a solid starting point for next week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1747 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-530x353.jpg 530w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-130x87.jpg 130w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/01\/fau_50718437_Large-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Publish your syllabus and your Canvas courses:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Upload your syllabus (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12958-415241537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xhxU1QJbnoU&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong>) and then <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-13030-415257126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>publish your course<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0before the first day of classes so that your students get an idea of your course&#8217;s work load and expectations.<\/li>\n<li>You don&#8217;t need to have all of your materials finalized before publishing your Canvas course. Selectively publish materials throughout the term by leaving specific\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10114-4152180497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>modules<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12798-4152180495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discussions<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12796-4152180494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pages,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10101-4152180493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assignments<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12957-4152180620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>quizzes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in a draft state until you are ready for your students to see them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay up-to-date with our team:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re already reading our blog &#8211; why not subscribe while you&#8217;re at it? Scroll to the bottom of this page, enter your FAU email address in the box to the bottom-left, and hit that red\u00a0<em>Subscribe<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<li>Visit our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techevents.fau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechEvents Calendar<\/a><\/strong> frequently to see our schedule of workshops and events covering topics from beginner Canvas tutorials, to new updates to our systems, grading, video lecture recording and video conferences in\/out of the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you feel like you need a helping hand with your course(s)?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Get one-on-one help from our staff by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/techevents.fau.edu\/appointments\/lms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduling an appointment.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re facing a specific issue or have any technical difficulties, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.fau.edu\/TDClient\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=5354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put in a service request with our team<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and get that problem solved!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Need a refresher of how Canvas works?<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/69658934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this video<\/a><\/strong> from Instructure on the functions of the Canvas interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2020 is here and the Instructional Technologies team has all you need to hit the ground running with your Canvas courses. 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