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Review the Canvas-Ready Checklist before you begin teaching to make sure your course is Canvas Ready!
We are excited to offer a variety of options for online (live) sessions, self-paced training, and individual consultation opportunities:
. Multiple courses in Canvas can be combined or merged into a single primary course and appear as secondary 鈥渟ections鈥 within that primary course. In Canvas, the combination process is called 鈥渃ross-listing.鈥 This process in Canvas is separate and unrelated to courses designated as cross-listed in the University Catalog.
GradeScope has replaced ScanTron: Gradescope is a tool for creating and grading paper-based assessments through the web. GradeScope provides modern, digital access to bubble sheet testing for both in-person and remote testing. We invite you to check out this .
Kaltura () brings the power of video to our teaching and learning platforms. Kaltura integrates seamlessly with Canvas, allowing faculty to embed video directly into courses and students to submit video assignments. provides additional information on the platform.
Turnitin Similarity Checker is our new anti-plagiarism tool. Turnitin was selected by a cross-functional RFP committee and integrated with Canvas because Safe Assign is a Learn-only solution. We successfully copied the content of Kent State鈥檚 SafeAssign database, so all content through this past spring is included in Turnitin. A host of helpful tutorials are available to .
MS Teams for Canvas is also here! This video conferencing tool integrates with Canvas and is also available to use in Learn. Collaborate Ultra will remain available in Blackboard Learn, and Teams is the official video conferencing tool for Canvas. More information about this exciting integration can be found on the .
Review the for additional tools and more information.
. Kent State Online Template is designed to help you build a high-quality online learning experience quickly and efficiently. The Canvas KSOT comes pre-loaded with a Home page, standard course navigation, as well as placeholders for course content that can be customized.
. Instructors can utilize the Canvas Inbox to send messages to an entire class or specific students. Note, that students' custom notification settings may or may not alert them (via KSU email) to the new message; these settings are customizable by each student for each course.
. Guide to clarify if/when notifications are sent when instructors send messages or post announcements, based on course publishing and participation settings.
Kaltura Video. Instructors and students can embed Kaltura videos in their Canvas courses anywhere that the rich text editor appears (including pages, assignments, discussion posts, etc.).
MS Teams & Canvas. MS Teams is the synchronous classroom technology paired with Canvas. An MS Teams meeting link can be added to your course using the Rich Text Editor. Recommendation 鈥 add one MS Teams meeting link to your Canvas homepage.
. The Canvas Midterm and Final Grade Push Applications allow all grades in a section to be imported from Canvas and then pushed to either the Midterm Grades roster or Final Grades roster. The Grade Push Applications will be active during the midterm or final grading window of your course sections.
. Extra time will need to be added per student, per assessment.
Proctorio remains the default proctoring service available for all 麻豆传媒 courses. Proctorio currently works with Classic Quizzes only.
Check Courses > All Courses. Favorite courses remain on your Dashboard. At the end of a semester, courses are filed into Courses > Past Enrollments.
. You can copy course content from one Canvas course to another using the Course Import Tool. Be sure to review more information on the , including, features, options, and limitations.
Students can view a course, email instructors, and download submitted work. Students can no longer participate (e.g., complete assignments) in the course.
Instructors can email other instructors or TAs, and download student work. Instructors can no longer adjust course dates, edit course content, email students, or update grades.
Courses now appear in Past Enrollments (accessible via Courses > All Courses).
By default, students can only participate in Canvas courses within the term start and end dates. .
If you would like a student(s) to participate in a course after the term ends, please to extend your course end date. Please include the new course end/extended date in your request.
Effective December 1, 2022, Athletic Academic Support staff will monitor student-athlete academic persistence in alignment with NCAA bylaws. You may notice full-time support staff listed as Canvas Observers where student-athletes are enrolled.
Having a student enrolled in your course who has an Observer will in no way impact the instruction or curriculum for the course.鈥疘nstructors will be able to view any Observers in their course in the People area, but no action is needed and having Observers in the course will in no way impact instruction or curriculum.
No.鈥疶he observer function does not permit observers to submit assignments, view course rosters, comment in discussion groups, join groups, etc.鈥.鈥&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;
Observer status will only be issued to full-time staff within Student-Athlete Academic Services.鈥疭tudents will be observed by their assigned athletic academic counselor, plus any full-time learning specialists who work with the student鈥檚 team.
Athletic academic staff meet weekly with student-athletes to review the student鈥檚 canvas account together, document academic progress, and assist the student with time management and study skill techniques.鈥 The addition of Canvas Observer will not change that process 鈥 full-time academic staff members are already viewing Canvas content for students during these meetings.
The observer status will allow staff to view Canvas accounts when students need assistance but are unable to meet in-person.鈥 With frequent team travel and academic assistance required at non-traditional hours, this function will allow academic counselors to view Canvas and assist students remotely.
Additionally, for student-athletes who are utilizing objective-based study, observer status will allow full-time staff to verify course assignment submission without an additional student meeting required.
As athletic academic staff has already been viewing Canvas content for student-athletes through individual meetings, it is understood that for some instructors the grading screen on Canvas is not always accurate to the student鈥檚 overall performance.鈥 It is also understood that some instructors use Canvas minimally.
Canvas Observer will be used in a holistic approach to assisting the student. The in-person meetings continue to occur, and conversations are ongoing between the student-athlete and their assigned academic counselor. By meeting weekly, the academic staff is familiar with various course structures and where grading is located, similar to the student鈥檚 understanding.鈥
Observer is also not centralized to viewing grades.鈥 Oftentimes, a student needs assistance locating where to submit an assignment, how to understand a course syllabus, when an assignment is due, etc.鈥 Observer will allow staff to assist the student remotely when they are not in person to log in.鈥&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;
If you would like to remove observers from your course, please contact Dr. Theresa Walton-Fisette, Faculty Athletic Rep, at twalton1@kent.edu.
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