The ATC is here to help the WPI Community with Canvas, Lecture Capture, Zoom, Classroom Tech, and more! Review the below items to make sure you’re ready for the start of B-Term: Canvas Requests: We now offer instant Canvas course modifications! Just connect your Canvas account to The Hub. You may also use this form to…Continue Reading Ready for B-Term Checklist
Share your Echo360 Lecture Capture Recordings
Blog post updated 1/9/2024 If you’ve used Echo360 to share recordings in the past, sharing and publishing options have changed as of January 2024. Echo360 allows you to share your lecture capture recordings in Canvas to all students through the Echo360 link in the left hand menu, or through your Canvas Modules area. You can…Continue Reading Share your Echo360 Lecture Capture Recordings
Share Studio Video with a Link
If you have a video in Canvas Studio that you want to share with a link, follow these steps. First, find your video in My Library. Click the three-dot column on the bottom right of the video thumbnail. This releases a pop up menu. Click “Share Media”. From here, you have the choice of whether…Continue Reading Share Studio Video with a Link
Accessibility Improvements with Canvas & Microsoft Immersive Reader Integration
To bring awareness to Invisible Disabilities Week (10/17-10/23), I wanted to share an exciting Canvas update to our Microsoft Immersive Reader integration. Accessibility tools like Immersive Reader can help remove systemic barriers and ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful learning opportunities. What is Microsoft Immersive Reader? Immersive Reader is a full…Continue Reading Accessibility Improvements with Canvas & Microsoft Immersive Reader Integration
Flexibility Options in Canvas
In response to recent discussions about how to extend flexibility options to students in Canvas, I thought it would be helpful to provide to draft up an FAQ guide for instructors… Q: Am I required to post a due date when adding an assignment? A: No! Canvas provides a due date field, but it is not…Continue Reading Flexibility Options in Canvas
Share Echo360 videos in a Canvas Page
This blog post updated 1/10/24. This post will show you how to embed an Echo360 video directly in a Canvas Page. You can use embedded videos in Pages to allow your students to experience your recorded lecture with the rest of the learning materials for that particular lesson (for example, in a Canvas Module)….Continue Reading Share Echo360 videos in a Canvas Page
Using Flip (formerly Flipgrid) with Canvas
This post was updated 8/9/2023 with updated documentation and links. What is Flip? At its most basic, Flip is a video tool that allows teachers to post “Topics” that are essentially videos with some accompanying text. This is then shared with students, who can be prompted to respond. The response can be made using the…Continue Reading Using Flip (formerly Flipgrid) with Canvas
Accessing Portfolium through Canvas
Portfolium is an online software that will allow you to publish work and show it publicly. You can create a profile, share projects, connect to LinkedIn, and showcase your skills learned at WPI. Learn more about Portfolium. To access Portfolium, first login to Canvas. Click on your “Account” in the top left and click on…Continue Reading Accessing Portfolium through Canvas
Creating Office Hour Time Blocks in Canvas
Teaching remotely can pose challenges for how to schedule traditional office hours with your students. Canvas’ Calendar tool has a feature called “Appointment Groups” where you can create a sign-up sheet for blocks of time so you can avoid Zoom “traffic jams” where many students show up at the same time for office hours. Here’s…Continue Reading Creating Office Hour Time Blocks in Canvas
Introducing SimCheck: New Plagiarism Detection Software
New for E-Term! SimCheck is a new plagiarism detection software integrated into Canvas that checks your students written work against our institutional repository, the web, library databases and journals, textbook publishers, homework help sites, and books. SimCheck has been integrated into Canvas Assignments as an optional tool for instructors. It serves as a replacement for…Continue Reading Introducing SimCheck: New Plagiarism Detection Software