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Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning

Johnson County Community College

Author: sepstein

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Tip! How to Create “Thumbnail” Links in Canvas

In web parlance, a thumbnail is a scaled down (sometimes also cropped) copy of a larger picture or graphic. A…
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Posted on: November 17, 2021 Last updated on: November 17, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Why can’t I “mute” grades in Canvas anymore? (Or, what do these “eye-cons” mean?)

Once upon a time, it was possible to prevent grades entered into a given column in Canvas from being communicated…
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Posted on: July 29, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Let Students into a Canvas Class before Day One

For any number of reasons, a professor may wish to give students access to their section’s Canvas space before the…
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Posted on: June 23, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Where did the mandatory attendance entry go?

The Faculty “community” on the “My JCCC” site includes a tool for entering mandatory attendance (which determines whether a student…
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Posted on: June 17, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Under-appreciated Benefits of a Source Course

Every section in every term’s credit schedule gets a dedicated space in Canvas. Canvas itself calls these spaces “courses” —…
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Posted on: January 19, 2021 Last updated on: January 19, 2021 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Important Canvas Updates

Two significant items are included in the updates being applied to Canvas next week: changes to how the “student view”…
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Posted on: December 14, 2020 Last updated on: December 14, 2020 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Using the Canvas Scheduler Feature for Student Appointments

Scheduler is a Calendar tool that creates appointment groups within a course or group. Students can sign up for a…
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Posted on: December 8, 2020 Last updated on: December 8, 2020 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Invoke Turnitin after Submissions already Turned in

Have you ever developed suspicions that students might have plagiarized material for a particular paper after one or more submissions have already…
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Posted on: December 3, 2020 Last updated on: December 3, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Ed Tech Equipment Available for Checkout

We’ve got a lot of equipment here in the center, and it’s all for faculty benefit. We have tried to…
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Posted on: November 18, 2020 Last updated on: November 18, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Student Study Spaces and Resources

Plan ahead and reserve a study room for yourself or your group. Need a laptop? Borrow one for use while…
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Posted on: November 11, 2020 Last updated on: November 11, 2020 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Request a Course Consultation with the Ed Tech Center

Request a consultation with ETC’s Design Team. We work side-by-side with faculty throughout the course development process to create an…
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Posted on: November 5, 2020 Last updated on: November 5, 2020 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Canvas Assignment Availability

All Canvas assignments (including graded discussions and quizzes) have settings which determine their availability for interaction: availability when, and to…
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Posted on: October 20, 2020 Last updated on: October 20, 2020 Written by: sepstein
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Tip! Canvas Assignment Upload File Types

Canvas assignments (if they aren’t also discussions or quizzes) can act as “drop boxes” for content which originates outside of…
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Posted on: October 15, 2020 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! “LockDown” Browser for Chromebook

UPDATE AUG 2021: The Chromebook feature is now standard in Respondus Lockdown Browser and installation guidelines will redirect students to…
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Posted on: October 8, 2020 Last updated on: August 31, 2021 Written by: sepstein

Tip! Closed Caption Assistance

Do you have an online lecture or video that needs closed captions? Complete the Closed Caption Cleanup Request Form and…
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Posted on: October 2, 2020 Last updated on: October 2, 2020 Written by: sepstein
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Keeping Your JCCC Account Safe

Attend either of these two sessions to learn about best practices to keep your JCCC credentials safe. Topics include when…
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Posted on: May 2, 2018 Last updated on: July 20, 2018 Written by: sepstein
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Sabbatical information sessions scheduled for faculty

Faculty interested in applying for sabbatical or learning more about the process may attend an informational session. Both sessions will…
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Posted on: May 1, 2018 Last updated on: July 20, 2018 Written by: sepstein
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Library Lock-In: Writing Retreat

Do you have a writing project that you just can’t find the time to work on? Are you looking for…
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Posted on: April 20, 2018 Last updated on: July 20, 2018 Written by: sepstein
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2018 Fall Professional Development Days Presentation Proposals Accepted Now

Staff Development is accepting proposals for August 2018 Professional Development Days (PDD) presentations. PDD sessions are 50-minutes and will be…
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Posted on: April 20, 2018 Last updated on: July 30, 2018 Written by: sepstein
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Our Learning Management System — Present and Future

JCCC begins a two-semester process of migration from one LMS to another.
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Posted on: August 11, 2017 Last updated on: July 19, 2018 Written by: sepstein
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