Solving the Problem with Auto-Captioning YouTube Videos in Canvas Studio
Canvas Studio is an interactive video platform integrated within the Canvas learning management system (LMS). It allows educators and students…
Elevating your Videos with Thumbnails
Thumbnails are the images that you can place in front of your video and can help introduce your video content…
Using AI to Support Teaching & Learning: Captioning and Quiz Question Generation
AI is all the rage these days, specifically generative AI. It seems as if everywhere I turn there are articles…
Direction Instruction Examples in an Online Course
So last week I posted about direct instruction in online teaching and learning. You can read that post here: Do…
Spencer Kirshner of AutomaticSync describes how Glendale Community College (GCC) in Arizona partnered with CaptionSync in its access and inclusion…
We’re excited to announce our new Transparent Assignment Template and Transparent Discussion Template for Canvas. We’ve made them part of…
Finding OER
Once you have decided to support your course with OER materials, it is helpful to know where to find what…
Captions and Transcripts Project: Get Your Requests In!
TL;DR (Too long, didn’t read): Tina LeBaron made a quick video showing how to submit your media for captioning/transcription: On…
Microsoft Excel Training, Byte-Sized and On Demand
Maricopa’s Technology Training Services (TTS) has released several single-topic training videos on using Excel. The videos are hosted on YouTube…
OER: What is H5P?
H5P is a free, open-source content authoring tool that allows educators to create interactive activities including videos, quizzes, games, and…
Happy STEM New Year: Free, Customizable Virtual Backgrounds from BioRender
As a Happy 2022 gift, BioRender has produced several STEM-related virtual backgrounds for teachers to use in online meetings. All…
MOD Press Grants, Lunch and Learns
Using the PressbooksEDU ebook publishing platform, the Maricopa Open Digital (MOD) Press supports students, faculty, and staff across Maricopa County…
Fostering ‘Belonging Certainty’ in STEM
At the start of this semester, I asked my students why they chose to take statistics. One student quipped, “Because…
YouTube recently announced any Unlisted videos that were uploaded before January 1st, 2017 will have their visibility status set to…
This video demonstrates how to participate in a Flipgrid assignment in Canvas on a desktop or laptop device. The assignment…
