{"id":3623,"date":"2023-01-09T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2023-01-09T10:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T15:15:12","slug":"welcome-to-spring-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/2023\/01\/09\/welcome-to-spring-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Spring 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to Spring 2023! 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 Canvas and its integrated tools. Check out the documents and tips below to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3006\" width=\"512\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-530x338.jpg 530w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-130x83.jpg 130w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/01\/owlspring.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Publish your syllabus and your Canvas courses:<\/strong><ul><li>Upload your syllabus (<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12958-415241537\" target=\"_blank\">written instructions<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Video-Guide\/Syllabus-Instructors\/ta-p\/473559\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a><\/strong>) and then <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-13030-415257126\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>publish your course<\/strong><\/a> before the first day of classes so that your students get an idea of your course&#8217;s work load and expectations.<\/li><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 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10114-4152180497\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>modules<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12798-4152180495\" target=\"_blank\">discussions<\/a><\/strong>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12796-4152180494\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pages,<\/strong><\/a> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10101-4152180493\" target=\"_blank\">assignments<\/a><\/strong> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-12957-4152180620\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>quizzes<\/strong><\/a> in a draft state until you are ready for your students to see them.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Stay up-to-date with our team:<\/strong><ul><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 <em>Subscribe<\/em> button.<\/li><li>Visit our <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techevents.fau.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">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><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Do you feel like you need a helping hand with your course(s)?<\/strong><ul><li>Get one-on-one help from our staff by <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/techevents.fau.edu\/appointments\/online\" target=\"_blank\">scheduling an appointment<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><li>If you&#8217;re facing a specific issue or have any technical difficulties, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/helpdesk.fau.edu\/TDClient\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog?CategoryID=5354\" target=\"_blank\">put in a help request with our team<\/a> <\/strong>and get that problem solved!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Read about recently added and upcoming tools<\/strong>:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/canvas\/additional_tools\/ally\"><strong>Ally<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; a tool for improving accessibility\/readability of your Canvas course<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fau.edu\/canvas\/additional_tools\/qwickly\">Qwickly<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; a tool for optimizing course management. It provides tools for sending announcements and course content to multiple courses at once.<\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fau.edu\/canvas\/additional_tools\/simple-syllabus\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Syllabus<\/a><\/strong> (coming soon) &#8211; a tool that simplifies the syllabus editing\/publishing workflow for all courses at FAU.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Need a refresher of how Canvas works?<\/strong> <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Video-Guide\/Canvas-Overview-Instructors\/ta-p\/384268\" target=\"_blank\">Check out this video<\/a> <\/strong>from Instructure on the functions of the Canvas interface.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Spring 2023! The Instructional Technologies team is here to provide everything you need to get your Canvas courses ready and published. 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