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
Echo360 Room List
Alden Hall Janet Earle Room Atwater Kent AK013 AK116 AK219 AK232 AK233 Boston Seaport CS131 Campus Center Hagglund Room Fuller Labs FL222 FL311 FL320 Lower Perrault Upper Perrault Goddard Hall GH227 Higgins Labs HL031 HL114 HL116 HL154 HL202 HL218 HL230 Kaven Hall KH115 KH116 KH202 KH203 KH204 KH207 Olin Hall OH107 OH109 OH126 OH218 OH223…Continue Reading Echo360 Room List
Making Course Logistics Available to Students While Still Working on your Canvas Site
Greetings C-term and Spring semester instructors! During the 1/6/22 Student/Family Town Hall, there were several inquiries from webinar attendees asking when information about individual course delivery intentions for the first two weeks of the term would be made available to enrolled students. I know many instructors are still working on building out their C-term Canvas…Continue Reading Making Course Logistics Available to Students While Still Working on your Canvas Site
Lecture Capture by Default in D-term and Spring Semester classes
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST IS NOW CONSIDERED ARCHIVED. THIS “LECTURE CAPTURE BY DEFAULT” FORMAT EXPIRED 5/10/22 AND WPI IS NOW BACK TO AN OPT-IN/BY-REQUEST LECTURE CAPTURE PROCESS. INSTRUCTORS CAN REQUEST LECTURE CAPTURE USING THE REQUEST FORM. In response to the recent email sent out by John McNeill and Reeta Rao, CERT Academic Liaisons,…Continue Reading Lecture Capture by Default in D-term and Spring Semester classes
Zoom-capable Classrooms
In support of students who might need to be remote for a class period, the ATC has installed Zoom AV in all traditional classrooms. This AV setup will capture in-room discussion and video so that remote students and guest speakers can hear and see what is happening in the classroom. Not sure whether you should…Continue Reading Zoom-capable Classrooms
Welcome back! Another A-Term “Academic Technology Center Update”
Welcome back everyone! The Academic Technology Center has been busy all summer with training and new tech tools to ease the transition for Fall. As always, we’re here to support you every step of the way. We just had our annual New Faculty Orientation this week, it was great to connect with all the amazing…Continue Reading Welcome back! Another A-Term “Academic Technology Center Update”
Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning
ECHO 360 Can be scheduled to automatically start/stop for classroom capture and can provide live stream if requested. Allows students to re-watch a recorded lecture to gain clarity when they don’t feel comfortable announcing in front of their peers that they are confused about the content. Supports students whose primary language is not English because…Continue Reading Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning
Adding Pronouns to Zoom
It’s the last day of Pride Month, and so I’d be remiss to leave out a great new feature that Zoom added earlier this month–adding your pronouns to your Zoom profile! The first thing you’ll need to do is update your Zoom client to at least version 5.7. Instructions on how to do this can…Continue Reading Adding Pronouns to Zoom
Remote Pedagogy Office Hours
Are you unsure how to re-imagine your successful in-person activity for use online? Are you responding to the same student questions via email over and over? Are students confused about where to find your content in Canvas? Do you want to brainstorm strategies for keeping your students engaged and excited about learning? We’re here to…Continue Reading Remote Pedagogy Office Hours
Microsoft Teams is now enabled in Canvas!
What we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Microsoft and Canvas have launched the Teams integration in Canvas! When Microsoft Teams Meetings for Canvas is enabled, the Teams Meetings icon will be enabled in the Rich Content Editor in several areas within Canvas. Supported feature areas include Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Classic Quizzes, and the…Continue Reading Microsoft Teams is now enabled in Canvas!