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Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning

Johnson County Community College

Author: mnelso75

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Tip! – Why Use a Home Page?

The Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellows are talking about it and you should definitely be thinking about it.…

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Posted on: February 14, 2023 Last updated on: February 14, 2023 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Troubleshooting LTI issues with students

Canvas has about a thousand LTIs and other applications that work with it, but they don’t always go smoothly. Where…

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Posted on: January 26, 2023 Last updated on: January 23, 2023 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Find Images for your Canvas course

Unsplash! has left Canvas and some of you may be wondering how to find stock images for your course. Here’s…

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Posted on: January 19, 2023 Last updated on: January 17, 2023 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Ed Tech Zoom Room – Get Help Right Now

Just want to let anyone out there who maybe doesn’t know that we have an open Zoom Room for any…

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Posted on: January 12, 2023 Last updated on: January 9, 2023 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – LinkedIn Learning Access

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is an excellent training resource available to all JCCC Faculty and Staff who want to do…

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Posted on: December 14, 2022 Last updated on: December 14, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Creating Multi-Page PDFs for Canvas

Do you still need your students to write on paper? And then turn it in on Canvas? Yeah – analog…

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Posted on: December 8, 2022 Last updated on: December 5, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Does Ed Tech Have Classes?

Yes! In conjunction with Faculty Development, we conduct various training sessions and workshops as part of the Professional Learning Series…

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Posted on: November 16, 2022 Last updated on: November 17, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – Who Should You Call – Technical Support or Ed Tech?

Is the classroom projector not working? Or the camera? Or the other camera? Call the Technical Support Center at x4357…

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Posted on: November 10, 2022 Last updated on: February 22, 2023 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Word Template Assignment in Canvas

Did you know – students do NOT like downloading a document juuuuust to fill it out and reupload it. So…

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Posted on: October 17, 2022 Last updated on: January 17, 2023 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Add a MakerLab Resource Page for your Students

Some instructors want to put information in their Canvas Course about the Maker Lab. I figured since I work in…

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Posted on: September 16, 2022 Last updated on: September 13, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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MakerLab Tutorial Video – Using the Laser Cutter

So! You want to use the laser cutter. But you have no idea where to start? Maybe Meredith’s on vacation.…

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Posted on: June 24, 2022 Last updated on: June 24, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Tip! – The BEST Way to Add PowerPoints to Canvas

Well hello there. I know you. You have a lot of PowerPoints in your class. Like, a LOT. And they…

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Posted on: January 25, 2022 Last updated on: January 25, 2022 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! – Giving Credit for Watching Videos

YuJa has a new quiz feature which allows you to give credit solely on watching the video – no questions…

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Posted on: January 25, 2022 Last updated on: January 25, 2022 Written by: mnelso75
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Making Word Documents (a Little Bit More) Accessible

If you’re seeing some low scores from Ally for your Word documents, chances are there are two things it’s looking…

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Posted on: May 14, 2021 Last updated on: August 12, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

Tip! Add Zoom to Outlook 365

Want to add an easy way to send Zoom invites via Outlook 365? You can add this ‘Add-In’ to your…

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Posted on: March 12, 2021 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: mnelso75
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Analytics in YuJa and Canvas

Need to know who watched a video? Or your class grade average? Here are some features you may be missing…

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Posted on: January 19, 2021 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

New Zoom Tutorials Available!

Check out our new Zoom How-to Guides now available. Learn how to delete old recordings, change your settings to prevent…

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Posted on: April 29, 2020 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

New Default Zoom Setting – Passwords to View Recordings

A new setting is now requiring special passwords for students to access Zoom recordings. You will need to provide the…

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Posted on: April 14, 2020 Last updated on: July 21, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

Zoom Meetings with Ed Tech

Ed Tech has set up a meeting room you can access at your convenience for questions and issues regarding moving…

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Posted on: March 16, 2020 Last updated on: August 13, 2021 Written by: mnelso75

Online Contingency Plan

Using Canvas During College Closures Instead of losing valuable class time to unexpected campus closings during emergencies or inclement weather,…

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Posted on: March 11, 2020 Last updated on: March 12, 2020 Written by: mnelso75
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