Hello, Colleagues! This email is an invitation to join Jim Julius (Faculty Director of Online Education), Karen Turpin (Online Instructional Technologist), and me (Sean Davis – Joyful Teacher in Residence) for a morning beverage and an open-ended discussion on all things Canvas. Come with questions, concerns, ideas, and anything else relating to Canvas. We are […]
Hello, Colleagues! I am excited to introduce new programming from our C3 Teaching and Learning Center. Conversations Connecting Colleagues is an effort to get us discussing important issues related to our profession. Once a month, I will release an article related to teaching and learning. Over the course of the month, you can engage with our
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Hello, Colleagues! I am excited to introduce new programming from our C3 Teaching and Learning Center. Conversations Connecting Colleagues is an effort to get us discussing important issues related to our profession. Once a month, I will release an article related to teaching and learning. Over the course of the month, you can engage with our
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Joyful Teaching Podcast #1 goes here from Sean Davis
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Department courses are manually created courses within Canvas that can be used for communication and collaboration with MiraCostans. Some examples of department courses are special collaboration workgroups, academic senate committees, instructional departments, and student clubs. Requesting Department Courses Fill out form… here (HOLD) Adding Users to Department Courses Instructors of department Canvas courses can add
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Direct Share allows users to copy individual course items to another course and share individual items with other users. This change allows content to be shared directly in Canvas without having to use a secondary repository like Commons. Tutorials and Guides Direct Share Assignments Release Video Screencast Full Guide: Direct Share Course-Level Features Send Content
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Canvas updates & reminders MiraCosta’s Start of Semester Canvas Checklist has great tips and links to tutorials as you set up your classes in Canvas. If you haven’t heard, Canvas Studio is a video tool built into Canvas that allows you to create screencasts, turn videos into discussions, and even embed quiz questions within videos. Check out
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Registration MiraCosta faculty no longer need to sign up for Flex activities in advance. After attending a Flex workshop, record your participation on your Flex transcript under the “Record Activities” tab, selecting the “Scheduled Activities or Workshops” activity type. Visit the Flex website for more information. Archives After Flex week, go to the Workshop Archives to see recordings and resources from
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Visit the new Upcoming Canvas Changes page within the Canvas Community. This page is updated by Instructure and is the central location for communicating all Canvas’s significant upcoming changes. Canvas recommends you click the Follow button at the top of the document so you will receive all updates as they are made available. You may
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Hello everyone, and happy soon-to-be winter break! In the interest of reducing your inbox clutter I have sent few all-faculty emails this fall. Thus, this one may be a bit lengthy, but I encourage (nay, implore!) you to at least skim through it all to make sure you are aware of all the important and
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