RECENT NEWS IN Academic TECHNOLOGY
Initial Professional Development Training
November 4, 2019
Are you new to teaching online as of Spring 2020? If so, then you are required to meet initial professional development for teaching online. Upon completion of this two-hour session, you will receive a certificate stating you have met the guidelines for initial professional development to teach online. During this … Continued
In Detail: Grade Posting Policy
September 24, 2019
In late summer, Instructure released a Canvas update that replaced the “Mute Assignment” functionality with the new “Grade Posting Policy.” This has caused quite a bit of confusion, compounded by numerous functionality errors when the tool was first released. There are two separate but related settings with the new Grade … Continued
Canvas Notes & Reminders
August 22, 2019
Canvas Reminders As the new semester gets underway, here are a few Canvas-related reminders: All course content must be published in order for students to see it. This includes Modules, individual items, and all assignments. Look for the green check to the right of items- this indicates the items are … Continued
Pop-Up Workshops
August 12, 2019
This Fall, the College is collaborating with the School of Education to offer “Pop-Up” instructional technology training sessions. Please share this information with any new faculty in your department. Faculty, lecturers, adjuncts, teaching assistants, etc., are invited to drop-in and receive “just in time” assistance needed to jump start your … Continued
Second Annual Canvas MeetUp!
July 25, 2019
Please join us at UNCG for our second annual Canvas Meetup. When: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Where: UNCG’s Elliott University Center Start Time: 9am Cost: Free This event is designed to provide opportunities for instructors, technologists, LMS administrators, librarians and anyone else using technology for teaching and learning. Sessions will … Continued
Canvas Gradebook Issue
July 18, 2019
Earlier this week, Instructure made changes to the Canvas Grades area that have resulted in some unintended consequences. If you go into your Grades area (the spreadsheet view) and see columns with an “eye” icon with a line through it at the top of the column, this means that the … Continued
Best Practices, Lightboards, and More
February 5, 2019
In this post, we take a quick look at lightboards, Canvas course start and end dates, and a request for best practices.
Instructional Technology Resources
January 14, 2019
As Spring semester begins, I wanted to take the opportunity to remind you of some of the instructional technology resources available on the College’s ITC website, in particular if you are still new to teaching online. The Canvas support documentation can be accessed at: https://casitc.uncg.edu/canvas/. Under the “Getting Started” category, there are … Continued