RECENT NEWS IN Academic TECHNOLOGY
Incompletes and Canvas
December 8, 2020
Many instructors are faced with having to give some students an Incomplete in their courses. If you find yourself in this situation and need to allow a student to complete a course after the semester ends, there are three ways to address this in Canvas: Extend Course Dates: If students … Continued
Updates: Canvas and Zoom
November 24, 2020
Canvas Course Shells Spring and summer 2021 course shells are now available in Canvas. If you don’t see your courses on your dashboard, you can: Click on the COURSES link in the blue left-hand nav. Scroll to the bottom of the list of courses and click the link to view … Continued
Zoom Updates, New Features
September 10, 2020
Zoom updates do not always happen automatically. It is important to regularly check for updates both so that you will be up-to-date on security and so that you will have access to the latest features. To update Zoom, launch your Zoom client. Then, click on your profile picture in the … Continued
Zoom: Student Access
August 25, 2020
I’ve heard from a few instructors this week whose students have had trouble accessing zoom recordings. Here are a couple of tips: When an instructor records a zoom meeting (scheduled via Canvas) to the cloud, the recording will automatically show under the tab for cloud recordings in the Canvas Zoom … Continued
Attendance Reports in Zoom
August 13, 2020
Did you know that you can run attendance reports for your Zoom meetings, whether scheduled through Canvas or through zoom.uncg.edu? Reports in Canvas In your Canvas course, click your left-hand Zoom link. Select the “Previous Meetings” tab: Click on the “Report” button located to the right of each meeting listed: … Continued
Creating Engaging Content in Canvas
June 23, 2020
Are you interested in learning how you can create more effective and engaging content in Canvas? Would you like to learn about some free tools that will help you create more dynamic content? If so, you can click this link to enroll in a Canvas course that will show you … Continued
Canvas: Rich Content Editor Updated
May 18, 2020
The rich content editor (RCE) is used to add and format content in Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and Pages. The improvements to the RCE include the following new features and functions: The toolbar has a condensed, more intuitive look. The content sidebar only displays when linking to other parts of … Continued
Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor Now Available
February 13, 2020
Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor are now available on Canvas for those of you who use, or are interested in using, online proctoring. Lockdown Browser is a product that, when taking a quiz, locks the student browser in the following ways: Assessments are displayed full-screen and cannot be minimized Browser … Continued