Welcome to the College of IST Learning Design eNewsletter
February 2019
Please Join Us for Our Upcoming Online Teaching and Learning Meeting
Our Online Teaching and Learning Meetings typically happen the last Friday every month, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Meetings will be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The recording will be placed in Box. If you would like to suggest an agenda topic, please contact Amy Garbrick at agarbrick@ist.psu.edu.
Speaking of O365, if you are located at the UP campus, there are some upcoming sessions on Microsoft Teams, which helps with collaboration, happening in person:
February 20th at 9:00 a.m. and then again at 2:30 p.m.
Two 1.5 hour sessions–one at 9:00 am, one at 2:30 pm
Technology Support Building
Room 22C
90 minutes
Canvas Heads-Up: New Gradebook Coming in SU19
In case you missed the announcement, there is a planned upgrade to the Canvas gradebook scheduled for Summer 2019. As part of the upgrades, instructors will be able to automatically apply a zero to missing grades and will also find it easier to apply late policies. A new Grade Detail Tray tool will make things easier to view and enter grades. In addition, the upgrades will include increased storage and sorting capabilities.
More details on the new gradebook will be available at Canvas Day on March 15 when Matt Goodwin, director of product at Instructure, is scheduled to present information on the upgraded Canvas gradebook.
Zoom and Canvas: Two Great Tools Coming Together
Zoom is now available within Canvas, making it easier for instructors to schedule, record, and participate in meetings directly from a Canvas course. To enable the Zoom LTI in Canvas, look under the Resource tab on your Canvas Dashboard.
Penn State IT has provided several step-by-step directions to help:
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Schedule and start a meeting directly from your Canvas course.
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Join and participate in a meeting directly from your Canvas course.