Clemson Online: Where Tech and Teaching Meet

Follow Up Friday: Effective Canvas Organization and Course Design

Last week, Digital Learning Strategist Leslie Fuller hosted Workshop Wednesday. Her session was titled Effective Canvas Organization and Course Design. This session focused on providing viewers with important tips to help make their Canvas course design more efficient. Fuller began the session by showcasing an effective course Home Page. First impressions with students matter! After […]

Follow Up Friday: Utilizing New Quizzes in Canvas

Gray Jackson, Sr. Learning Tech Specialist for Clemson Online, led a Quit Hit session on Thursday, September 4th. This training served as an introduction and overview to the New Quizzes functionality available in Canvas. Jackson began by showing how to enable New Quizzes for your Canvas course and get started creating one. He then provided […]

Follow Up Friday: Ensuring Alignment in Your Canvas Course

On August 27th, Hansen Wetsel, the Quality Matters Coordinator for Clemson Online, hosted Workshop Wednesday. His session was titled Ensuring Alignment in Your Canvas Course. In this workshop, Hansen focused on how to align your learning objectives with important course components. Wetsel opened the workshop by introducing Quality Matters, its partnership with Clemson Online, and […]

Follow Up Friday: Simple Syllabus Adoption

Thanks to all instructors who have prioritized publishing their syllabi using our new tool Simple Syllabus this semester! As of today, Clemson has published 3,644 syllabi to our institutional repository! With more than 297,000 views, we are off to a great start with this new tool. The average word count for a syllabus is 3,984. […]

Follow Up Friday: Recordings from the New Instructor Conference

Last week we hosted our annual New Instructor Conference. With sessions on everything from setting up your Canvas course to developing an AI policy, it can help any instructor at the beginning of the semester. You can now view our NIC video playlist here. Or, if you want to view just one session, the full list […]

Follow Up Friday: Building Week 1 Engagement in Online and Hybrid Courses

The first week of class carries more weight than it often gets credit for, especially in online or hybrid environments. Without in-person cues or casual interactions, students in digital classrooms rely on structured signals to feel welcome, supported, and motivated. As the first week wraps up, here are three practical ways you can still spark […]