IDT Blog: Teaching & Tech Tips
Canvas: customize grading scheme
The ‘grading scheme’ in Canvas is used to translate numeric grades into letter grades. The default scheme is not good for most Rutgers–Camden courses: it includes minus grades, for instance. Unfortunately, we haven’t yet been able to change this default. … Continue reading
Quick resources to share with your students
In November of 2021, IDT announced a webinar series called Coffee with IDT, presenting to our Rutgers–Camden instructors some easy ways to share resources with students. Catch up with the recorded versions here! Library reading lists and media. Presented by Zara … Continue reading
Canvas: import questions to quiz
last updated Rutgers–Camden faculty may request assistance with this process, by contacting IDT at 856 225 6090 or idt@camden.rutgers.edu. As of this writing, Canvas does not have a built-in process for importing quiz questions, despite the importance of this feature. … Continue reading
BBB: download recording
last updated If you record your BigBlueButton (aka Canvas Conferences) meetings from your Canvas site, most students will automatically have access to view those recordings. However, only students who were originally invited to the meeting can see the recording, which … Continue reading
Webex: “Token has expired” error
If you are using Webex from your Canvas course, you may see an error on attempting to create a new meeting: Your Webex token has expired. Please use the log out button in the upper right of your Virtual Meetings … Continue reading
Canvas: copy course content
last updated Often you may wish to copy course content to re-use in another Canvas site. For instance, a) if you are teaching the same course again in a subsequent semester; or b) if you have set up section 01 … Continue reading