You are preparing for the new semester to teach multiple courses that have the same or interchangeable content. You find yourself copying the same content into several sections of the same course. Ideally, you would love one course to rule them all, but how? Perhaps you teach multiple labs or several levels of grad and […]
We would like to remind instructors of a few settings to consider with your Canvas Gradebook before grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Final Grades Grading Scheme– It is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is […]
A syllabus is the roadmap of a course. For many instructors, the labor of creating a syllabus is daunting. Luckily, FIU Online built a tool called CreatorPro LTI for university-wide use, which makes the process easy semester to semester. What is CreatorPro LTI? CreatorPro LTI is a syllabus creation and storage tool. The tool makes […]
We would like to remind instructors of a few settings to consider with your Canvas Gradebook before grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Final Grades Grading Scheme– It is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading Scheme is […]
Discussion activities are an important element of learning. They help build a community and foster student engagement. In addition, interactions between students promote critical thinking and a deeper understanding of course material. Moreover, instructors can establish a presence to create a welcoming atmosphere that increases student success. At the same time, traditional forms of online […]
You are happy about teaching this upcoming semester! You have your course content and feel good about the curriculum delivery. However, there is still something missing. Visually, the course could be more appealing, intriguing, and inviting for students but, how? You can work with an instructional designer to achieve the ideal visual enhancements for your […]
In our continued commitment to providing students an inclusive learning environment, FIU is participating in the nationwide Fix Your Content Challenge on Thursday, May 20th, 2021. On that day, we are asking all faculty to use Ally to identify and fix course content to meet accessibility standards. Ally is an accessibility tool that is integrated […]
Have you ever relied on a handful of students that you know will get the engagement in discussions started? It happens. While discussions are a great way of assessing knowledge, they target a certain type of student: the confident and talkative ones. These students aren’t afraid to be wrong, ask questions and speak up, but […]
The semester has started, and you are on your way to becoming a Canvas pro! In order to help you on this quest, we have put together a list of the three most common development mistakes instructors make while managing their course shells. Familiarize yourself with these development mistakes in order to avoid them! #1 […]
When I first began teaching online, I considered using a social media hashtag for class activities and related content. To make it a simple and cohesive conversation, I thought to use the course prefix and number, i.e. #THE4400. When discussing with a colleague, it was suggested this could potentially violate FERPA. Unsure about this, I […]
