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…
Category: Teaching and Learning
As defined by the faculty, successful and effective teaching and learning environments join three integral parties: an effective teacher; willing, prepared and capable students; and supportive staff and administration. Effective teaching requires content expertise; reflects sound instructional methods drawn from the scholarship of teaching and learning; and communicates successfully.
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…
Tip! – Find that Training Opportunity or Learning Event
I you are looking for any of our Professional Learning Series events or other training sessions try looking at the…
Tip! – Educational Podcasts
Remember iTunes? The use of Podcasting to share ideas and have conversations is not new and has been available for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Online Contingency Plan
Using Canvas During College Closures Instead of losing valuable class time to unexpected campus closings during emergencies or inclement weather,…
Changes in Canvas – October 2019
A couple of changes are happening to Canvas this weekend and we want you to be prepared. Very prepared. Just…
New Gradebook Features in Canvas
Hey everyone! If you missed all the gradebook drama over the summer, welp, you missed it. All bugs are fixed…
Professional Development Days Fall 2019
The schedule for Fall 2019 Professional Development Days (PDD) is now available! Check the calendar link often for any updates and room…
Fall 2019 PDD Proposals Now Accepted
Faculty Development is accepting proposals for August 2019 Professional Development Days (PDD) presentations. PDD sessions are 50-minutes and will be…
Merging Courses and FERPA
If you’re planning to merge sections in your hybrid or online class in Canvas, be aware that there are restrictions…
I Can’t Find My Course!
We get this a lot in the Ed Tech Center, so here’s a very short video on how to get…
Checking Accessibility using UDOIT
Accessibility is a big deal and making sure that students can see, hear, and participate in your online class is…