Visit the Canvas Accessibility Update blog for details. VCU improved Canvas usage by altering text colors to better serve those with any form of visual impairment.Visit the Learning Systems Academy for a library of short videos on topics ranging from beginner Canvas to using Kaltura. Recorded Training – We hope that you were able to participate in this fall’s offered training opportunities but if you were not, you can catch up via the recorded training sessions largely led by Learning Systems’ Learning Support Specialist, Jon Reed and some in partnership with VCU Online. Timely feedback and best practices are provided throughout by the VCU Online team. These courses are available as open enrollment and, once registered, participants have roughly 45 to 60 days to finish. Pedagogical Assistance – VCU Online has put together a series of courses designed to help faculty enhance the online teaching experience for themselves and students.īetween their Excellence in Online Learning Program and Online Learning Specialization Program, you are sure to become well versed in online teaching. Surviving in Canvas Mini-Courses – Academic Technologies and VCU Online has collaborated on a series of asynchronous (self-paced) courses designed for beginner to intermediate experienced users. Open Office Hours (OOH) will not be offered from May 15th – Aug 4th however, VCU Online will be providing 1:1 consultations by request only (request options will be posted on their website when relevant.) OOH will resume the week of August 7th, 2023 with a new time (TBD.) Asynchronous Training For additional information, visit the Learning Systems website Training tab. For pedagogical guidance, reach out to VCU Online and/or the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. This training is intended for faculty who want to learn how to use the instructional tools supported by Learning Systems (i.e. Upcoming Opportunities – For upcoming training, you can register at ( Keyword: Canvas or Kaltura.) Summer Trainingįaculty can now request individual or group training using the “Request a Virtual Training Session” button located on the Learning Systems website. If you have students who are finishing out the course with an ‘incomplete’, there are specific steps the instructor needs to take before the term concludes on June 2, 2023, at which point, you will only be able to access the course in Read-Only mode.įor step by step instructions, visit the Incompletes within Canvas page or contact Training Opportunities The last day for grades of incomplete to be converted from the Fall 2022 semester is May 6, 2023. Carrying Over Incompletes to the Next Semester For more information visit the Faculty Grade Entry page. Final Gradesįinal grades are due by noon on via Faculty eServices, not Canvas. For an overview of available support resources for Canvas and Kaltura, please see the “Help & Resources” tab located on the Learning Systems website. In need of support to complete your end-of-semester checklist? We’re here to help. ![]() Here, you can find more information on how to Publish and Unpublish a Canvas Course. Publishing a course means it is available to students and can now be accessed from their Canvas dashboard. As a reminder, a course will not be visible to students until it has been published by the instructor. All 2023 Course Shells Now AvailableĬourse shells for the Summer and Fall 2023 semesters are now available to instructors within Canvas. Below you will find some items to consider while closing out your course for the summer. ![]() ![]() We hope everyone has had a successful Spring semester.
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