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Northwestern Zoom Updates – Spring 2021
As you prepare for spring quarter, be sure to update your Zoom app! The latest version of Zoom, Version 5.5.4 (13142.0301), has a number of great updates that will be useful as you continue to teach...
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Learning Apps Now Available to Install Directly From Any Canvas Course
As the number of learning apps available to Northwestern instructors in Canvas continues to grow, so too can the course navigation menu. And while more options is generally not a bad thing, the various...
View ArticleTips and Tricks for Recording Virtual Presentations
Fred Hosken is a Graduate Assistant with the Teaching and Learning Technologies team. He is a PhD Candidate in Music Theory in the Bienen School of Music, with a research focus in…… Even with...
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5 Steps to Close Out Spring and Prepare for Summer
Summer is almost upon us! Before you take to the outdoors to bask in the sun’s warming glow, please take a moment to review the five items below which will help you close out the spring quarter and...
View ArticleBest Practices for Exams Administered in Canvas
With final exams just around the corner and many faculty administering assessments in Canvas, we want to make sure your exam administration is secure and successful. The following tips will help you...
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New Panopto Features: Default Captioning and Browser-Based Capture
Panopto, Northwestern’s lecture capture and management tool, has two new features which are available to you now: default captioning and a browser-based capture option. Default Captioning While Panopto...
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How To Use UDOIT, the Canvas Course Accessibility Checker
BY BEA JIMENEZ Per the updated Digital Accessibility Policy, Northwestern requires that instructors make every effort to ensure that digital course materials can be used by all students. Being...
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Appearance of Canvas Assignment Submission Page Changing in July 2021
On July 16, 2021, the page formatting for Canvas assignments will display an updated interface. This change is primarily cosmetic and will be visible in all course sites. For students, submitting an...
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Zoom Accessibility
BY MICHAEL DICE Zoom offers a host of accessibility features that extend flexible options to meeting hosts and participants. These include live transcripts, keyboard accessibility and shortcuts, and...
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Prepare for Fall Quarter 2021
Here’s a helpful list of resources and items to consider as you prepare your courses for the Fall Quarter. If at any point you need help with Canvas, send us a message at canvas@northwestern.edu and a...
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What’s New and Changing in Canvas – Fall 2021
Welcome to Fall Quarter 2021! As you work to finalize your course sites to begin teaching next week, Teaching & Learning Technologies wanted to highlight something new and something changing about...
View ArticleWelcome, New Northwestern Instructors!
Teaching & Learning Technologies would like to welcome new instructors at Northwestern. We are a part of Northwestern IT and help run Canvas and other educational technologies. We’re here to...
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Time-Saving Tip: Scheduling Appointments in Canvas
Are you spending more hours managing student requests for office-hour meetings than having actual office hours? Are your students looking to have scheduled time with you rather than playing the “show...
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Coming Soon to Canvas: New Quizzes
In July 2022, Canvas’s updated quizzing tool, New Quizzes, will replace classic quizzes. New Quizzes is available now in all Northwestern courses and it is recommended for instructors to start using...
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Track Team Behavior in Canvas with the Teamwork Assessment App
By Abigail Gates Program Coordinator, Center for Leadership Many faculty use team projects but are often frustrated by uneven performance and contributions from students even as students themselves...
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Time-Saving Tip: Managing Your Canvas Course at the End of the Quarter
This article is part of the Canvas Minute’s Time-Saving Tips article series. Read the previous article on setting up appointment groups in your Canvas course calendar. With the end of the quarter...
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Close Out Fall Quarter and Prepare for Winter
Here’s a helpful list of resources and items to consider as you prepare your courses for the winter quarter. If at any point you need help with Canvas, send us a message at canvas@northwestern.edu and...
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Time-Saving Tip: How to Take Advantage of your Content Already in Canvas
This article is part of the Canvas Minute’s Time-Saving Tips article series. Read the previous articles on setting up appointment groups in your Canvas course calendar and managing your course at the...
View ArticleRecommended Next Steps for Remote Instruction: Winter 2022
As indicated in the University’s announcement, Northwestern will shift to remote instruction for the first two weeks of January. Here are some immediate steps we recommend taking at this time: 1....
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Time-Saving Tip: Searching and Sorting your Canvas Gradebook
This article is part of the Canvas Minute’s Time-Saving Tips article series. Read the previous articles on setting up appointment groups in your Canvas calendar, managing your course at the end of the...
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