Over the course of the summer, Canvas has made several software updates that will change some of the features and interfaces that faculty interact with. Below is a list of several of the changes and the impacts they will have on faculty.
Category: Instructional Technology
Announcements and updates regarding classroom and instructional technology at the College of Engineering.
New technology checkout coming to North Campus this fall
We are pleased to announce a collaboration between CoE, LSA, and the Duderstadt Center to expand the LSA checkout service to College of Engineering students, faculty, and staff and create a checkout location in the Duderstadt Center starting this fall. The North Campus Technology Checkout (NCTC) will offer the ability to check out equipment and Continue Reading »
Engineering Education Innovation Days
Announcing Engineering Education Innovation Days: A two-day event that focuses on all things related to instruction.
EEI is scheduled to take place on May 8-9, 2023, and will offer you the opportunity to:
- Visit information booths at the EEI Resource Fair to learn about the various groups that are available to help you with
Gradescope workshop series for instructors
Register at: https://info.gradescope.
Lecture Rewind: A new assistive technology tool
Lecture Rewind is a new assistive technology feature developed by CAEN that allows students enrolled in a course to view slide and whiteboard content on their personal devices during class. This feature offers a better view of the material being presented in the room and allows students to magnify content. It also allows students to Continue Reading »
Submitting assignments in Canvas
Canvas offers students the ability to submit digital items for assignments, discussion board posts, and certain types of exam questions. Students must first view the assignment to see if digital items (and which types of files) can be uploaded. If digital items are acceptable, students can scan and upload documents as their assignment submission. Students Continue Reading »
Winter 2023 Instructional Technology Workshops
CAEN and CRLT Engin have teamed up to bring you some workshops for the Winter 2023 semester. Please join representatives from CAEN, CRLT Engin, and other guests for the following workshops:
Gradescope tool assists instructors with grading exams and assignments
Gradescope is an exam and assignment tool that supports several grading features including integration into Canvas and the Gradescope app for instructors and students. The College of Engineering has licensed Gradescope for all faculty in the College to use for their courses.
Features
Instructors may find these features useful:
- Upload scanned paper exams to allow
Lecture Recording for LEC sections automatically being set up
By default, the College automatically records all LEC sections for CoE courses. This means instructors can choose to deliver their lecture in the normal location and time, and they will have the option of sharing the recordings with students for on-demand viewing. If an instructor is teaching in the fall, and would like to have Continue Reading »
Lecture Rewind: Assistive technology tool for students is being piloted this Fall
CAEN is developing a new assistive technology feature called Lecture Rewind that will be available for you to pilot in your course in Fall 2022.
Lecture Rewind allows students enrolled in your course to follow the slide/whiteboard content via a browser on their personal device. This can offer a better view of what is being Continue Reading »