Category: Technology

Canvas and Zoom are getting new features this August to help increase engagement with your students.

Plan for how your learners will enter synchronous class sessions with some of these ideas. From the Archives: On Monday, we announced new features coming to Canvas and Zoom in advance of fall semester.  These features can be combined with other ideas for activities to get your learners started in a live Zoom class that […]

Learn about updates to Canvas and Zoom coming this summer!

Check out these trainings on Kaltura, our video creation and storage platform. In Case You Missed It Our series of Kaltura trainings will help get you up to speed on using the video tool to support online learning. Basics I is an overview of Kaltura and how you can interact with it. It will introduce […]

Learn more about our online tools for supporting academic integrity including Lockdown Browser and Turnitin. From the Archives Following our Monday post on the new AI detection feature built into Turnitin, here are some additional tools for promoting academic integrity.  The most effective way to ensure academic integrity is to assign exams and other assessments […]

Here are our top tips for making effective learning videos for your online courses. Top Tips Be yourself Talk as you would to students face to face. It is ok to make mistakes, just correct them quickly and move on as you would live. Look at the camera as you speak. The goal is to […]

Start synchronous class sessions intentionally with these opening activities. When you are teaching a synchronous session in Zoom, it can be awkward waiting for everyone to join the meeting and get started. Clemson Online has compiled a few ideas for pedagogically meaningful (or just fun) activities that can help. They allow for students to engage […]

 Check out our Spring 2023 Online Instruction Development Calendar to see what live training we have to support you.  Spring 2023 Online Instruction Development Calendar Demonstrations, Presentations, and Workshops! We have a robust Spring semester lineup of topics and live training formats to support your use of Canvas and other e-learning tools. Topics cover demonstrations […]

Start planning for those final exams now – don’t wait until the last minute to set up the tools you need. Ensuring Academic Integrity during Finals Week The most effective way to ensure academic integrity is to assign exams and other assessments that are original, incorporate active learning, and can’t be found on the Internet. […]

Did you know you can enable Live Transcriptioning in your Zoom calls? Read below to find out how easy it is to do!  Quick Tip: Zoom Live Transcript If you meet regularly with your learners over Zoom or have virtual drop-in hours, be sure to inform your learners about Zoom’s live captioning and transcript features. […]