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Rubrics in Canvas: The Why & How

Are you using rubrics in your Canvas course? If so, are you confident that your course rubrics are written effectively? If you answered “No” to either of these questions, this post is a must-read. I will cover both the pedagogical why and how of using course rubrics in Canvas as well as the technical how-to…Continue Reading Rubrics in Canvas: The Why & How

Welcome to Summer Session 2021!

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Hi there! Welcome to Summer Session 2021! Although we are still primarily online, we are beginning to see the restrictions of the pandemic ease and a return to campus is on the horizon! As summer gets underway, we invite you to use our online resources in the Canvas Faculty Center to help you learn about…Continue Reading Welcome to Summer Session 2021!

Canvas Insider: Design Tools by Cidi Labs!

Cidi Labs Updates

Canvas Insider is a regular blog series from FCLT News Bytes that highlights changes coming to Canvas and Canvas tools at Mt. SAC. Many of the technology tools you use at Mt. SAC offer software updates and releases. These updates can serve multiple purposes, but the two primary purposes of these updates are to fix…Continue Reading Canvas Insider: Design Tools by Cidi Labs!

The Tool Line-Up for Fall 2021 (& FCLT Faculty Survey)

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Learn what Canvas tool integrations are changing. Offer feedback from last year and express your preferences for next year in the FCLT survey.  As classes wind down in this unprecedented pandemic year of remote teaching, the FCLT is still on duty, taking stock and starting our prep for the year ahead. For the purposes of…Continue Reading The Tool Line-Up for Fall 2021 (& FCLT Faculty Survey)

One Term Ends, Another Begins

With finals just around the corner, I’d like to shamelessly plug our faculty survey (hehe) and point out two pages in our Canvas Faculty Center with helpful information for ending the current term and starting an upcoming term. You’ve probably noticed the Canvas announcement on your dashboard about our faculty survey. We’d love to know…Continue Reading One Term Ends, Another Begins