Update on Canvas & Zoom Updates A new version of the Zoom integration will be updated on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 10:00-11:00 am ET. The Zoom integration features may be unavailable during this time. This upgrade does not include any different features or functionality, and is a backend update that will not impact end […]
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New Canvas Updates that Rock!
This article highlights select features that have been updated on Canvas recently. This is not a comprehensive list of updates. The full availability of Canvas Release updates are available for review. Student Annotation Submissions Instructors can use an annotated assignment type to upload a file for students to annotate and submit directly in Canvas. Annotations can also […]
New Canvas & Zoom Features to Love!
This article highlights select features that have been updated on Canvas and on Zoom during the Spring semester. This is not a comprehensive list of updates to either platform. The full availability of Canvas Release updates are available for review. Also, full Zoom release notes are available. Ensure you have the latest version of Zoom installed on […]
Cooking Up From-Scratch Online Course Design
The FIU Online monthly Instructor Webinar series explores online instructional strategies and effective uses of technology for the online environment. From Scratch Course Design webinar outlined a five-step recipe for effective online course design in Canvas. Instant Replay: From-Scratch Course Design Cooking Up a Fresh Online Course with Best Practice Ingredients Designing a new-to-online course […]
Organizing Online Learning: Small Details to Avoid Big Fireworks
FIU Online’s Insider Instructor Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective uses of technology for the online environment. Organizing Online Learning: Small Details to Avoid Big Fireworks reviewed easy tips and tricks that can be done right before your course starts to help ensure fewer headaches during the semester. Instant Replay: Organizing Online Learning […]
Celebrate: Latest Canvas Updates
You may have noticed a few differences in Canvas after the latest update on July 18, 2020. The first most visible change is that your Canvas Dashboard lists all Published courses together in one section and Unpublished courses in another section. Now one can easily publish a course from the Dashboard by clicking on the […]
Introducing New Canvas Functionality
Beginning June 20, 2020, there will be four new features added to Canvas that would add functionality to your courses. Bulk Edit Assignments The Assignments page now supports editing all assignments, discussion, and quiz dates on a single page. This change allows assignment dates to be adjusted at one time in the same location. More […]
Integrating PantherSoft & Canvas Gradebook
The FIU Canvas Help Team is excited to announce a new and easier way to enter final grades into MyFIU/Panthersoft. In addition to manually uploading a CSV into MyFIU, you can now import Final Grades from your Canvas Gradebook from within Panthersoft. Before You Sync In order to use this new Grade Import tool, the […]
Harnessing the Power of the Feedback Box
Impactful Feedback Most instructors rely on end of term evaluations to collect student feedback; at which point, it is too late to make any significant changes. Rather than relying on post-mortem analytics, the Feedback Box Canvas integration allows faculty to address areas of concern throughout the current term, providing opportunities for intentional reflection on potential […]
Grading Made Easy
FIU Online’s monthly Faculty Webinar series explores relevant instructional strategies and effective ways to use technology in an online classroom. The third webinar in the series titled “Grading Made Easy” provided faculty with helpful tips on grading within Canvas, as well as submitting final grades to Panthersoft. Instant Replay: Grading Made Easy […]