Tip! – Using the Testing Services Request in Canvas
If you need to send a student to the Testing Center, you can do that (and your students can schedule…
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Tip! New Training Hub Launch
Need some training on JCCC systems? Looking for an opportunity to learn more? Check out the new Training and Professional…
Top 10 Reasons to Switch to Canvas New Quizzes
Four additional Question Types are available: Categorization, Hotspot, Ordering, Stimulus Course wide student accommodations: set it once and it applies…
Cengage Publisher Support Tools and Best Practices
Learn how to organize assignments, sync with Canvas (LMS), access instructor resources, reuse your Cengage Course with Canvas and more!…
Pearson Instructor Support Tools and Best Practices
Learn how to organize assignments, sync with Canvas (LMS), access instructor resources, reuse your Pearson Course with Canvas and more!…
Tip! Canvas Syllabus Template
The JCCC Ed Affairs Committee has created a new syllabus template for all credit courses. Ed Tech has created an…
Pearson Publisher Integration Changes
As part of a move to the new LTI 1.3 LMS integration standard, Pearson publisher tools in use at JCCC…
Tip! Turnitin Takes on AI
ChatGPT! ChatGPT! You can’t say it 5 times fast, but lately it’s all anyone can talk about. It’s either the…
Tip! Regular Substantive Interaction
Did you know the U.S. Department of Education requires that all online courses for which students may receive federal financial aid…
Tip! If Something Doesn’t Work, Report it
JCCC is a big place, full of classrooms and conference rooms, and there’s more electronics installed in more of those…
Tip! Submit a File on a Student’s Behalf
Ever had that one student who can’t figure out how to convert their “Pages” document to a PDF in order…
Tip! If You Must Grade a Quiz Manually, Best to Post Grades Manually
Do you use Canvas quiz question types that require you to grade them manually? In the time between when a student submits an attempt at a quiz with such questions and when you finish grading the attempt, the student may see confusing or alarming information that they can easily misread to say they bombed the quiz. Use a manual grade posting policy to prevent unnecessary panic.
Tip! – Stop Hoarding Files in Canvas
It may be time to visit the Files area in your Canvas courses. Check to see if there are any…
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.…
Tip! How Many Times Have You Scheduled a Teams Meeting by Mistake?
Web conferencing, even for one-on-one meetings, is a very convenient option to have. It can basically bridge the gap between…
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…
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…
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…
Tip! – Creating Multi-Page PDFs for Canvas (UPDATE)
Do you still need your students to write on paper? And then turn it in on Canvas? Yeah – analog…
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…