Update from Dr. Gibson

Product Release: The latest 3-week product sprint (update) will be released on Saturday, February 20^th. New features in this release are listed in detail below. They include updates and improvements to Analytics, Grades, Quizzes, Assignments and several other features.

February 20^th  Detailed Release Notes & Screencast

New Canvas Interface

A quick reminder that the new Canvas interface is right around the corner. This interface will mirror the mobile version of Canvas with a completely revised dashboard and user experience. You can learn more about the interface by following this link. This update will occur immediately following the conclusion of the Spring 2016 semester. Dr. Anna Catterson, Mark Summey, and Joe Kern will be offering workshops on the new interface in May to help you prepare. More information to follow.

7 Things You Should Know…..

We’ve started a new monthly series called “7 Things You Should Know….”. Each month we’ll introduce a new topic on a variety of emergent technologies in higher education. To begin, we’re introducing the first topic: 7 Things You Should Know About Lightboards. We hope you enjoy this new series.

Lesser Known Canvas Tips and Tricks

Students and faculty can add an additional Email address to Canvas. However, you must be sure to access your personal Canvas settings and indicate (via the star) which Email address preferred. Also, you must remember to indicate your notification preferences for the second Email. Simply adding a second Email address does not guarantee the user will receive the course messages without first setting the notification preferences.

I3 Mini Grants

Remember that there is still time to apply for an i3 Mini Grant. Five grants up to $1000 will be awarded to innovative teaching and learning ideas. Monies can be used for gear, time and/or materials. The deadline is February 29^th. More information can be found here.

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