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Tag: Canvas Faculty Center

SensusAccess is Here! Alternative File Formats in Canvas!

What is SensusAccess, AKA Alternative Formats in Canvas? SensusAccess is a new tool recently integrated into Canvas, joining our current suite of accessibility tools such as UDOIT and Pope Tech. SensusAccess is integrated into our Canvas instance under the name “Alternative Formats” and like many tools within Canvas, it is accessed through the course navigation…Continue Reading SensusAccess is Here! Alternative File Formats in Canvas!

Welcome Back for Fall 2021!

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Hi there Professor! Welcome back for Fall Semester 2021! As you return to campus along with your students this fall, we want to offer you a warm welcome and wishes for a good experience in the upcoming term. Even though campus is reopening, we want to acknowledge that there are still challenges for both our…Continue Reading Welcome Back for Fall 2021!

Fall 2021 Tool Line-Up Take 2 & Workshops!

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Fall term is just around the corner, and we’ve planned several workshops to help you learn new and newish tools in Canvas! The Fall Line-Up New Tools HARMONIZE is an enhanced discussions tool with plagiarism checking, multiple due date options, and more! Sign up for our workshop in POD Connect on Friday Aug 13 10-11am…Continue Reading Fall 2021 Tool Line-Up Take 2 & Workshops!

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)

Flip It, Flip It Good! Humanize with Flip

Are you teaching an online asynchronous course? Do you want to add a video-based humanizing element to your course? Have you been wanting to try Flip? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this post is for you! What is Flip? In case you haven’t heard of Flip (formerly Flipgrid), it is…Continue Reading Flip It, Flip It Good! Humanize with Flip

Faculty Facilitators & Online Teaching Technology Support

Need One-on-One Help? Try the Faculty Facilitators! The Faculty Facilitators are here to serve you again this semester and now the process is simpler! Contact the Faculty Facilitators at facfac@mtsac.edu with your questions. Seven Mt. SAC professor peers who are experienced in online teaching, course design, and Canvas will reach out to to help you solve…Continue Reading Faculty Facilitators & Online Teaching Technology Support

Encouraging Help-Seeking Behavior

How Can You Encourage Students to Use Help Resources? As you prepare your materials for spring term, consider how you incorporate student resources and what language you use to encourage help-seeking behavior with your students. Taking steps to support awareness of available student resources is especially useful in the remote teaching format. The FCLT’s surveys…Continue Reading Encouraging Help-Seeking Behavior