Clemson Online: Where Tech and Teaching Meet

Follow Up Friday: Increasing Engagement in Your Zoom Classroom

On July 9, Digital Learning Strategist Dr. ‘dara Abimbade led a Workshop Wednesday session titled Increasing Engagement in Your Zoom Classroom. The session explored why engagement on Zoom often falls short and offered practical strategies to improve it. Dr. Abimbade began by identifying common challenges to Zoom engagement in online classrooms. He then introduced a range […]

Follow-Up Friday: Introduction to Academic Integrity Tools

On June 12th, Sr. Learning Tech Specialist Gray Jackson led an insightful Quick Hits presentation titled Introduction to Academic Integrity Tools. This training acquainted participants with Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor for online quizzes and with using Turnitin to check for possible plagiarism in your students’ written work. Jackson began this session by showing participants how […]

Follow Up Friday: Editing Videos in Kaltura and Kaltura Video Quizzes

On May 9, Senior Learning Technology Specialist Gray Jackson led a Quick Hits session titled Editing Videos in Kaltura. This training introduced participants to Kaltura Capture, Kaltura’s screen recording tool, and provided practical tips on enhancing videos through chapters, hotspots, thumbnails, and caption editing. The session was especially valuable for instructors seeking to make their course […]

Follow Up Friday: Getting Started with Kaltura

Are you looking for the best way to integrate videos into your Canvas course? Kaltura is Clemson’s video hosting service, with built-in recording, editing, and captioning tools. It is fully integrated with Canvas so embedding your recorded content into a Canvas Page, discussion board, or assignment is simple and fast. Kaltura also includes a video […]

Follow Up Friday: Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro Basics

On January 29th, Digital Learning Designer Chase Sanders facilitated a Workshop Wednesday presentation dedicated to understanding the basics of Adobe’s Premiere Pro software. The presentation offers a detailed introduction to editing videos with this program.

Follow-Up Friday: Canvas Accessibility Checkers

On November 8th, Accessibility Operations Assistant Browning Blair facilitated a Quick Hits presentation dedicated to understanding the basics of Canvas’ accessibility checkers. The presentation offers a concise overview and demonstration of each accessibility checker, and touches on the importance of providing accessible course materials to students.

New COFFEE Course Spotlight: Responsible AI for the Classroom

Are you ready to integrate AI tools into your teaching ethically and effectively? Clemson Online’s latest course, COFFEE: Responsible AI, is here to guide you. Building on foundational COFFEE principles, this fully asynchronous professional development course dives into the benefits and challenges of generative AI (GAI) in education, providing practical strategies to ensure ethical and inclusive […]

Canvas Accessibility Highlights

On October 15, Clemson Online hosted Canvas Accessibility Day, during which various learning strategists and course designers hosted presentations related to digital accessibility. The purpose of these sessions was to provide instructors with helpful information on how to get started with implementing and complying with accessible course design standards. Did you miss out on Canvas […]

Follow-Up Friday

ICYMI: Utilizing New Analytics in Canvas On September 26th, IT Services Specialist John Dickinson facilitated a Quick Hits session dedicated to understanding the New Analytics feature in Canvas. The training explores New Analytics’s various features, including new messaging features, weekly online activity overviews, and new course grade analytics. Canvas’s New Analytics feature offers an in-depth […]