tip – Teaching & Learning

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! Zoom Recording Cleanup

We are now at capacity and need to begin removing old Zoom Cloud recordings older than 180 days old. We…

“Tip! What is Canvas Portfolium?

Portfolium is an academic portfolio allowing both students and faculty to showcase their education and work accomplishments and connect with…

Tip! Provide additional time or attempts for Canvas quizzes

If you have set a time limit on your quiz, you can grant access for extra time. If the student…

Tip! Stop Canvas messages from going to Junk or Clutter

First and foremost: Canvas does not have an email feature, but through “Notifications” process, Canvas can forward notices to the…

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” —…

Tip! Important Canvas Updates

Two significant items are included in the updates being applied to Canvas next week: changes to how the “student view”…

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! 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…

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…

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…

Tip! Canvas Assignment Availability

All Canvas assignments (including graded discussions and quizzes) have settings which determine their availability for interaction: availability when, and to…

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…

Tip! “LockDown” Browser for Chromebook

Respondus Lockdown Browser for online proctoring is now available for students with Chromebooks. JCCC has turned on a new Chromebook…