A quick technology tip to help you engage your students whether in the classroom or remotely.
Although not as enticing as the image above, Canvas has numerous apps, plug-ins, or LTIs (Learning Tools Interoperability) that can be integrated into courses. Some tools are already configured; you only need to enable visibility on your courses’ left navigation menu: Settings > Navigation > Enable > Save. Examples of tools added this way include:
The window for requesting new LTIs/apps/plug-ins for spring semester closes in a week and a half on October 15th.
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| Time management is an important skill for academic success. If your students are struggling to plan ahead or are interested in leveling up their time management skills, consider sharing the Commitment Planning Tool with them.
This Google Sheets-based visualization tool has three key advantages:
If your students use this tool, please encourage them to complete the pre-use survey before they start using it and the post-use survey at the end of the semester. |
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| Did you miss the Fall Faculty Symposium? One of our resources was this Faculty Handbook for AI in Teaching and Learning. It includes information from the different interactive sessions. Please keep in mind, this isn’t a rule book. It’s meant to spark ideas and open conversations about how AI might fit into your teaching. Inside, you’ll find examples and considerations to help you reflect, adapt, and experiment as you see fit. |
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A new tool to ensure secure assessments in CanvasDenison has a new Canvas tool that will enable students to type their assessments on their own computer without access to electronic sources, websites, or AI: LockDown Browser. Instructors can create a LockDown assessment within Canvas quizzes, choosing whether students will have no access to websites or whether they have access to specific websites. |
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| Last week we held a student focus-group to hear their thoughts on our campus learning spaces. One topic that came up: wall clocks. Students appreciate being able to quickly tell how much time is left, especially when taking an exam. One student appreciated an instructor who digitally projected the time on the classroom screen. Here are a few websites that enable you to do so: |
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| You can download Canvas Teacher for Android and iOS. This app gives you fast access to all of your courses and allows you to quickly check on submissions and discussions with a phone or tablet. You can even grade through this app using SpeedGrader; annotating and grading assignments with a tablet and stylus is quick and intuitive. |
Did you know that Denison offers access to LinkedIn Learning? Encourage your students to explore thousands of engaging video courses covering technology, creativity, business, and beyond! It’s a great way to enhance classroom learning, support your course objectives, and empower students to build valuable skills.
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| Spring break is around the corner, and we all have many tasks to wrap up before it hits. One mission critical assignment that we all need to be mindful of is to…… look outside for a few minutes. I’ll wait.
– — — Excessive screen time can affect mental and social health, eye strain, neck, shoulder, and back pain. |
iPhone and Android devices can compress images and videos taken with HEIC (High Efficiency Image Container), HEIF (High Efficiency Image File), and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Encoding). These formats offer better compression and take up less space than many other formats. But you may run into situations where you need to use the images or videos in a software suite that does not support those file types. |
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