The first annual FIU Online All Access Day took place in Spring to help faculty increase accessibility in their online courses. The event took place on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This inaugural event offered faculty members one-on-one Zoom sessions or in-person tutorials at the Modesto Maidique, Biscayne Bay, and Engineering Center campuses. “As our […]
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Summer 2022 Final Grades Prep
As instructors, consider the following settings with your Canvas Gradebook before Summer B & Summer C 2022 final grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Summer 2022 Final Grades Grading SchemeIt is essential that an instructor sets a course Grading Scheme that properly reflects the grading policy on the syllabus. Please verify your Grading […]
Integrating Microsoft 365 OneDrive and Canvas
FIU is currently in the process of migrating our users from Google to Microsoft 365 (M365). As part of the transition, FIU IT is hosting several training sessions to help get you familiar with M365 and its suite of applications such as, OneDrive, Mail, and Teams. As an instructor, you have access to 1.5 TB of OneDrive […]
Celebrating Faculty Choice Award Winners 2022
The Faculty Choice Awards have been given out at every FIU Online Conference since 2014. These awards honor faculty who advance quality design and enhance the student online experience. Faculty self-nominate a fully-online course to be reviewed by a panel of their peers. The committee of faculty judges evaluate each nomination by using the award […]
Adopt Your Fall 2022 Course Resources
Winter is coming! The Fall 2022 course resources adoption season is coming to a close. Slide in before that July 8th, 2022 deadline by entering your required course materials and textbook(s) into the FIU Adoption & Insights Portal (AIP). Fall 2022 Textbook & Course Resources Adoption Even if you do not require the purchase of […]
After a two-year hiatus, FIU Online CON is back!
Roots FIU Online hosted their FIU Online CON 2022 conference in April 2022 at the Miami Marriott Dadeland. The annual faculty conference was first held in 2002. The event aimed to provide FIU instructors with the opportunity to discover new instructional technology and innovative learning tools. Also, it showcased best practices for developing engaging and […]
Prep for Summer A 2022 Final Grades & Crosslisting Requests
As instructors, consider the following settings with your Canvas Gradebook before Summer A 2022 final grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Summer A 2022 Final Grades Grading SchemeIt 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 […]
Learn about the CreatorPro Syllabus Tool
Get prepared for your Fall 2022 classes! Come learn about the CreatorPro syllabus integration for Canvas. CreatorPro is a tool that allows you to create and manage course syllabi. In addition, the integration of CreatorPro into Canvas allows you to dynamically include assignments and assessments onto the syllabus itself. This means any new addition of an assignment or assessment will […]
Prep for Spring 2022 Final Grades
As instructors, consider the following settings with your Canvas Gradebook before Spring 2022 final grades are finalized and submitted. Canvas Settings for Spring 2022 Final Grades Grading SchemeIt 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 accurate in […]
2 Professors Constructing Quality Courses
While preparing to present at FIU Online Con 2022, CultivatED, instructors Brent Huffman and Eugenio Jaramillo shared their experience in constructing quality courses with the Insider. Both Huffman and Jaramillo teach as adjuncts in the Moss Department of Construction Management program, part of the FIU Engineering and Computing department. The “Constructing Quality Courses” presentation‘s aim […]