CANVAS COURSE DELETION
From UNCG ITS: On Friday, May 20, 2022, Information Technology Services (ITS) will delete courses in Canvas from the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters of the following years: 2014 2015 2016 May 20 will be the first occurrence of ITS’ annual course deletions. Every year thereafter, courses older than five years will be deleted after […]
“NEW QUIZZES” NOW AVAILABLE IN CANVAS
“New Quizzes,” is now available to enable in Canvas courses at UNCG. ITS Learning Technology has created this virtual workshop that explains New Quizzes and demonstrates enabling New Quizzes, migrating existing quizzes, creating a quiz with New Quizzes, and how to use new accommodations features.
Web Accessibility 101: Level One
Web Accessibility 101: Level One is now available in Canvas! This asynchronous, self-paced course is the first of three levels that focuses on making online content accessible for everyone. Level One covers basic accessibility fundamentals that you need to know to ensure that your content is accessible to your entire audience. If you create content […]
ADAPT 2021
Join us for a free, virtual conference for the UNCG community! Adapt 2021 is an interactive, collaborative event for the UNCG faculty, staff and graduate students centered around the joy of teaching, learning, and scholarship. Adapt 2021 will feature Concurrent Presentation Sessions, Poster Sessions, Facilitated Roundtable Discussions, and Online Course Tours. Participants can schedule in-person appointments […]
Sharing Zoom Recordings with Panopto – Workshop
An upcoming workshop offered by University Libraries will outline the process by which faculty may share and store Zoom videos using Panopto in Canvas. The workshop is scheduled for January 19th, 2021 from 12:00-12:30pm. If you are planning to record Zoom sessions in Canvas please consider registering for the workshop. More from UNCG Libraries Online […]
New Login Process for Canvas
From UNCG ITS: On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the login process for Canvas will change to the process used for other cloud applications at UNCG, such as Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), Zoom and Microsoft Office 365. Read more from ITS in their posted news article. In short, the new process will require the username […]
Suggestions for Addressing Students with ‘Zoom Exhaustion’
From the UTLC Advisory Board: “Although we, as faculty, are experiencing our fair share of ‘Zoom exhaustion,’ students are particularly vulnerable to its deleterious effects. Students are often tied to their computers for hours on end with back-to-back classes in dorm rooms that may be several floors from the ground level, leaving no time to […]
Best Practices for Online Assessments
UNCG ITS has posted a knowledge base article that outlines best practices for online assessments. As you transition to online assessment for the Fall 2020 semester end, this information may be useful during your preparation. The article outlines the following areas: Choose a quiz format Maintain exam integrity Schedule exam and set a time limit […]
Sharing Existing Content in Canvas Studio
Canvas Studio is a communication tool that allows instructors and students to actively collaborate through video and audio media. While Canvas Studio content can be shared with students and also used by students to submit assignments within Canvas, media created or uploaded to Canvas Studio can also be shared publicly among UNCG users and even […]
Adding eReserves to a Canvas Course
Adding eReserves to your Canvas course is a relatively simple process but does require some use of the raw html editor </> in Canvas. When requesting eReserves from the Library, your library liaison will store the eReserve files in the Box cloud service and then provide a code snippet for embedding in Canvas. Adding the […]