VoiceThread Training – Sept. 2024
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 in Canvas September […]
Announcing Community Pros: Collaborative, Customer-Led Support Sessions by Instructure
The Instructure Community is excited to introduce Community Pros, a new series of meetups exclusively for Instructure Community members! These sessions are designed to foster learning, collaboration, and networking in an informal and customer-led environment. Each Community Pros session is a one-hour event in which members participate in small group discussions on specific topics. […]
Canvas Overview for Students – Weeks of Welcome
VCU Learning Systems will host three live, online 30-minute overviews of Canvas for students during Weeks of Welcome (sponsored by VCU Academic Technologies). In these sessions, students will learn how to login and navigate Canvas to complete class assignments, projects, and more. Join us on August 21, 28, or September 4. For more information and […]
Canvas Feature Updates – July 2024
Announcements – Mark All As Read Button Production Environment Availability: 7/20/2024 In Announcements, a Mark all as read button is available. This update allows users to quickly and efficiently mark all announcements as read. Additionally, a Mark all as read button is available for students. Announcements – Notifications for Changed Content Production Environment Availability: 7/20/2024 […]
Beginning of Semester Reminders – Fall 2024
Greetings Faculty and Staff, We hope everyone had an amazing summer full of unforgettable memories! Below we wrap up of reminders that we hope will help get your semester off to a smooth start. For questions, email [email protected]. Canvas Login Login to Canvas, VCU’s designated Learning Management System (LMS), via the Canvas Login Portal page at […]
Respondus Training – Aug. 2024
Innovations in Online Proctoring: New Features for Respondus Monitor Respondus is at the forefront of online proctoring innovation, with new features being released each quarter. Don’t miss this webinar where you’ll see the latest enhancements for Respondus Monitor and LockDown Browser – and learn why 1,500 universities rely on them for online exam integrity. LockDown […]
New in Möbius: Math Engine Update / Content Repository / Chemistry Questions
DigitalEd has recently shared its latest release update for Möbius with us. Please read below! For more information about Möbius at VCU, please see go.vcu.edu/mobius. Upgrade Announcement for the Möbius Math Engine We are planning to upgrade the existing Math Engine (MapleNet 2019.1) to a newer version—MapleNet 2023.1. This means the current MapleNet version will […]
Canvas Feature Updates – June 2024
Gradebook – Message Students Who Numbers Update Production Environment Availability: 6/5/2024 When selecting roles using the Message Students Who feature in the Gradebook and modifying the Send Message To list, the displayed numbers update to reflect the current number of selected users. This update enhances clarity by displaying the number of users who will receive […]
Newly Installed Canvas 3rd Party Tools
You may notice three new 3rd Party Tools installed within your Canvas instance; Harmonize, Peerceptiv, and DesignPLUS. For questions and support regarding these tools, please contact VCU Online at [email protected]. Their team will respond to your request within 2 business days. For additional support information about tools integrated within Canvas at VCU, please see go.vcu.edu/canvas-tools.
Discover Möbius: VCU’s Newest STEM Tool
We are very happy to announce that an agreement to procure Möbius has been reached and is now available to all VCU faculty, staff, and students for your STEM-based learning needs. Möbius, a DigitalEd product, is a cloud-based learning platform designed to create and deploy STEM course materials for all modalities. Providing lessons, assessments, and […]