Canvas sites for your upcoming courses are ready! Find them under Unpublished Courses on your Dashboard. Before importing content, use TidyUP to remove unused files and items. This saves time and improves accessibility. Learn more about accessibility through webinars or visit https://accessibility.iu.edu. When ready to import, check the Canvas Semester Checklist Pressbook for directions and… Read more »
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Posting Syllabi for Public Viewing
As you likely have heard, Indiana state law and IU policy ACA-85 require all IUB instructors to post their syllabi at least one week before classes start, and that the university needs to develop a mechanism for those syllabi to be publicly viewable. See the Start of Semester Guide from VPFAA for details on this… Read more »
Is over-reliance on GenAI undermining your course goals? Consider a scaffolded in-class writing assignment with Canvas and LockDown Browser
This post was written by John Robison, Lecturer in Philosophy. A longer version of this post first appeared in the philosophy blog, the Daily Nous. A successful humanities course helps students cultivate critical, personally enriching, and widely applicable skills, and it immerses them in the exploration of perspectives, ideas, and modes of thought that can illuminate, challenge,… Read more »
Improve Your Accessibility Score Using TidyUP
So, you have run Ally and need to improve your accessibility score. One easy way is to get rid of old files that are cluttering up your modules and folders. If you import your course from previous semesters and just keep adding new files without cleaning up old ones, lots of old files full of… Read more »
Improve Your Accessibility Score Using TidyUP
Time for spring cleaning! Prep now and make importing your courses in the fall easier. One way to clean up your Canvas site is to use TidyUP, which will also improve your accessibility score! TidyUP gets rid of old files that are cluttering up your modules and folders (many of which may not be accessible… Read more »
Finishing Students’ Grades in Canvas
The end of the semester is quickly approaching. As you are receiving students’ final papers and projects or grading exams, you want to make sure the grade that students see in Canvas is the same as the one you expect to report to the registrar through the SIS Grade Roster tool. Here are some details… Read more »