Respondus Training – Aug. 2023
LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests This training is perfect for instructors who are new to LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor, or those who want a refresher on how to use these applications to ensure academic integrity during online exams. Dates: Aug. 2, 8, 15, 17, 22, 23, 29, 30 […]
Canvas Panda Pros have Returned!
Instructure Canvas’ Panda Pros are back and ready to help! Panda Pros is an amazing opportunity for instructors to receive FREE one-on-one advice from a knowledgeable Instructure professional on using Instructure products. These pros are experts in product knowledge, pedagogy and design who are sure to help get all of our educators up to speed […]
Join VCU’s Möbius Pilot Today!
Academic Technologies, in partnership with DigitalEd, would like to announce the launch of the university-wide Möbius pilot. Möbius is a cloud-based learning platform for creating and deploying STEM course materials for all modalities. Providing lessons, assessments and interactive learning activities, it unfolds the potential for the STEM student to acquire knowledge at a guided yet […]
Respondus LockDown Browser – Screen Recording is Here!
Respondus is back with another feature update; screen recording. How it works!1. Instructors enable the Screen Recording option on a per exam basis from the LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor Dashboard. 2. The screen recording video for an exam session initially appears below the webcam video in the proctoring results. 3. Click (or touch) the […]
Instructure to Migrate All Video Guides to Canvas Studio by July 31st
Instructure, the company that created and develops Canvas, will be migrating all video guides from Vimeo to the Canvas Studio platform by July 31, 2023. This will impact any videos you may have bookmarked or linked within any of your training materials, self-paced/asynchronous courses, etc. You are encouraged to prioritize updating embedded videos to their new Canvas Studio URL and […]
VoiceThread Training – June/July 2023
Join VoiceThread for their free workshops! If you are new to VoiceThread or just want some new ideas, this interactive and hands-on explorations is just what you need. All sessions are led by VoiceThread’s instructional designer and online educator George Haines who will share his expertise to help you get the most from VoiceThread. Using VoiceThread for Student Portfolios […]
Resolved – Canvas Webinar Sessions – Technical Issue
Resolved – May 16, 2023 @ 1pm Webinars are temporarily down due to technical issues. We sincerely apologize but our Zoom account is currently down and therefore our trainers cannot open the Zoom rooms to deliver the Premium Subscription Webinar sessions. We are currently working to resolve this issue and will send an additional updated […]
Respondus LockDown Browser Reinstall
Following Respondus LDB problems we ran into last week, we wanted to get ahead of upcoming final exams by providing some guidance to those who may still be experiencing some lingering issues. Those using the Windows 10 operating system appear to have been most affected. If you find you are still having trouble, follow the […]
VoiceThread Training – May 2023
Join VoiceThread for their free workshops! If you are new to VoiceThread or just want some new ideas, this interactive and hands-on explorations is just what you need. All sessions are led by VoiceThread’s instructional designer and online educator George Haines who will share his expertise to help you get the most from VoiceThread. VoiceThread and Universal Design for […]
End of Semester Reminder – Spring 2023
Greetings VCU Faculty, We hope everyone has had a successful Spring semester. Below you will find some items to consider while closing out your course for the summer. All 2023 Course Shells Now Available Course shells for the Summer and Fall 2023 semesters are now available to instructors within Canvas. As a reminder, a course […]