What Is Accessibility? Most likely you’ve heard about web accessibility. You may be aware of the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at FIU. You probably have received a notification about a student in your course who needs accommodations. However, accessibility encompasses more than extending deadlines or allowing extra time for exams – the most common accommodations […]
Adobe Connect Transition to… As announced by email in mid-November, as part of FIU’s transition from Adobe Connect to Zoom the Canvas Adobe Connect integration will no longer be available starting on Dec. 20, 2019. The transition to Zoom started in Spring 2019 and will be completed by the end of Fall 2019. Zoom Conferencing […]
innovedCon 2019, an FIU Online powered Learning Design Conference, was held on October 2nd & 3rd at the InterContinental Doral in Miami Florida. Lead. Design. Create. FIU Online’s second innovedCon event invited online higher education professionals from around the country to participate in immersive sessions showcasing the latest in emerging online curricular design practices. The conference […]
Bright minds convene each year in San Jose, California, to discuss the latest developments in the use of virtual reality for training and education at the Realities 360 conference. For the past two years, FIU faculty and staff have been among them, presenting their innovative work to an audience of peers. Realities 360-Futures Made Of […]
FIU Online Con is an annual conference exclusively tailored to faculty, giving them a chance to discover new instructional technology, innovative learning tools, and to learn about quality online course design. The conference is open to all FIU teaching professionals currently or interested in teaching fully online courses. Register for the FIU Online Con 2019 now. […]
Recently, the FIU Division of Information Technology sent out a welcome message for the Fall 2019 semester featuring some tech updates. Below are some highlights. Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning Just before the Fall semester began, FIU transitioned from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning for FIU students, faculty and staff. LinkedIn Learning contains high-quality, expert-led videos from […]
FIU Online outings are always a treat. A spring team meeting at Topgolf was no exception. Now that FIU Online boasts 100 fully online degree programs, the team was especially green with excitement. Keepin’ it 100 The changing landscape of higher education means more students pursue degrees while working full time, 100 online degrees can […]
Florida International University (FIU) recently acknowledged FIU Online and its staff members in a couple of award ceremonies. Ignite Campaign Awards Each year FIU recognizes departments and individuals for their generosity to the Ignite program. Ignite is a fundraising campaign that encourages employees to donate to a fund benefiting students through scholarships. Contributions are directed […]
Canvas has redesigned their Gradebook to make grading more flexible and intuitive. FIU Online and Educational Technology Services announced the new Gradebook will be enabled on Canvas for all courses on May 2nd, 2019, at 11:00am Eastern Time. Canvas New Gradebook, New Features Final Grade Override in which instructors can replace a student’s final grade […]
After a successful yearlong pilot, we’re happy to announce that Zoom will become FIU’s official web conferencing application for real-time course lectures, meetings, and tutoring. Members of the University community, including the Division of IT, FIU Online, and faculty representatives, found that the vast majority of users in the pilot familiar with FIU’s web conferencing […]
