Instructional Technology Updates

Canvas Course Template Did you know that there is a Canvas course template available for you to download? The template is located in Canvas Commons and can be downloaded and edited to fit the needs of your course. The template contains example syllabus information as well as a sample first… Continue reading…

Welcome Back! Fall Semester Canvas Reminders and Updates

Canvas Quick Guides Welcome back to UNCG for Fall semester 2022! As a reminder, here are some quick links to Canvas-related resources: How to Copy your Course into a New Section How to Combine your Course Sections ITC Canvas Support Site Canvas Course Template I have created a Canvas Course… Continue reading…

Changes to Proctoring

As you may have heard, the UNC Proctoring service is shutting down at the end of this semester. However, there are two resources at UNCG that are available for faculty interested in using proctoring in their courses: Respondus Lockdown Browser/Monitor: Lockdown Browser is a Respondus product that, when taking a… Continue reading…

Canvas: Spring Semester Reminders

Welcome back and I hope you all have a great semester. As we find ourselves in yet another pandemic-impacted semester, I hope the information below can be of assistance, whether you teach fully online or just want to be prepared for students in quarantine. In addition to the resources and… Continue reading…

IMPORTANT: Canvas Users, Please Read

Important: If you use quizzes in Canvas, please read this entire message because big changes are coming. Winter and Spring Course Shells ITS plans to create the Winter and Spring semester course shells in Canvas on November 18th. By November 19th at the latest, you should see your course shells… Continue reading…

Welcome Back! Fall Semester Updates

Canvas Course Template I have created a Canvas Course Template and uploaded it to Canvas Commons. Instructors can import this template as a way to quickly get started building their online course. It contains example syllabus information as well as a sample first module (with assignments) that can be edited… Continue reading…

Zoom Updates, Including Live Transcription

Zoom releases updates frequently. It is important to manually check for updates regularly; don’t rely on Zoom to prompt you with updates. There have been many updates and features added to Zoom over the past few months. Note that some of these features are still in BETA. The following video… Continue reading…

Zoom Recordings

Near the end of Fall semester, ITS announced that our server storage space for Zoom recordings was almost full. We do not have unlimited storage for Zoom and it is filling up too quickly. ITS has now implemented a policy that ALL ZOOM RECORDINGS WILL BE DELETED AFTER 30 DAYS…. Continue reading…

Incompletes and Canvas

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… Continue reading…

Updates: Canvas and Zoom

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… Continue reading…