As Associate Instructors (AIs), it’s necessary to have a strong foundation on the best instructional technologies available to support faculty and students. AIs are expected to be well-versed in a variety of tools that can enhance learning outcomes, improve student engagement, and streamline grading. Canvas is the central hub (our learning management system) for instructors… Read more »
It is almost time to submit your final grades. Here are a few steps you can take to get ready and to make sure your students are seeing accurate grades. Options for handling missing grades Excuse an assignment by typing EX in the gradebook cell. Enter a zero for a missing grade. Apart from manually… Read more »
Did you know there is a feature in Canvas that allows you to restore deleted items in your Canvas site? To see a list of all the items that you can restore, simply add “/undelete” to the end of your course URL that appears on your Home page. It will look something like this: https://iu.instructure.com/courses/1234567/undelete…. Read more »
This is an update to a 2018 post, with new details about ordering CATME through the IU eText program. Do you suspect some of your student teams are not performing at their best? Are your students reporting that they cannot find a time to meet with their group members? Are some complaining that not everyone… Read more »
According to one national survey of 31,048 students conducted in 2020 by the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU), “35% of undergraduates screened positive for major depressive disorder and 39% screened positive for generalized anxiety disorder” (Soria, Horgu, and Luu, 2020). The profound effects of Covid-19 on student mental health will likely continue during… Read more »
We posted this Quick Tip back in August, but it’s particularly relevant now that absences are likely to increase due to the omicron variant. Would you like to provide students access to your recorded classes so that they can review course content or catch up if they had to miss your class? You can use… Read more »