If you decided to use Zoom for your Live Online classes, it’s a good idea to know what your students…
Set Up Conferences with Students Using Appointment Slots in Google
Most of this week was spent getting students started on a research project in my 8-week ENG102s that started right…
Direct Sharing of Canvas Content Now Available
Canvas feature alert! In our Canvas instance, we just enabled the Direct Share feature, which applies to Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions,…
Print a Canvas Quiz
Instructors may have occasion to print a quiz from the Canvas LMS, either to allow a student to make up…
Finding The Speedgrader
With the new Canvas Gradebook in full operation, many are realizing that navigation through Canvas needs to change, and getting…
How much reading should you assign?
Last week, I was catching up on episodes of Bonni Stachowiak’s Teaching in Higher Ed podcast (highly recommended!), and listened…
New Canvas Gradebook
There is a new Canvas Gradebook (NCG) coming to town, and it will arrive for the Spring 2020 semester! Some…
Improved Canvas Teacher App
You no longer have to wait to get to a computer to make changes or updates to your Canvas; Canvas…
Adobe Creative Cloud 2019 at GCC
GCC’s Office of Information Technology has published new information about MCCCD’s transition to new Adobe Creative Cloud licensing for employees and students. We’ve got the scoop on licensing, and some teaching and learning resources for faculty.
Add an image to your course card in Canvas!
Canvas feature alert! In our Canvas instance, we just enabled the dashboard image feature. You can now add an image…
Online Conferences in Canvas
Originally published January 14, 2019, this post was updated on April 22, 2019 to reflect changes in Big Blue Button,…
How Will You Use Student Context Cards in Canvas?
Useful new feature in our Canvas instance! GCC faculty will be seeing a new feature called the Student Context Card…
Gamification & GoT Talk
In a world where Canvas is boring, heroic instructors gamify! Gamification is applying game principals to education and pedagogy. Research dictates…
Next-Level Video Captioning
GCC faculty are generally aware that captioning the videos you create is a best practice because captions allow people with…
