On February 29th, 2024, IDT participated in a faculty Lunch & Learn event sponsored by the Office of the Provost, focused on inclusive teaching for students with disabilities. Several resources and strategies for improving course accessibility were discussed, including quick tips on how to: Convert scanned PDFs to machine-readable text Many PDFs that are scans… continue reading
Looking for high-quality, royalty-free images to use in your course presentations or Canvas course sites? Try Adobe Stock. Rutgers offers Adobe Creative Cloud licenses for all faculty, staff, and students. Our license includes access to Adobe Stock, which is available via web interface and does not require downloading or installing additional software. Finding Adobe Stock… continue reading
As we head into the last days of the semester, we invite you to consider the following suggestions to ensure your grades are being calculated accurately in your Canvas gradebooks and that all loose ends have been addressed before submitting final grades. Missing assignments Verify weighted gradebook assignment groups Verify course grade scheme Submit final… continue reading
Submit final grades via Canvas using Gradesync First, verify that your course grading scheme is correct. Once you have confirmed that the grading scheme is accurate, now you are ready to submit final grades. Need to update or change your grading scheme? Please see more information here.
Create an annotated student assignment If you have a document (such as a map, diagram, or any other type of worksheet) that you’d like your students to be able to annotate and turn in online, the ‘Student Annotation’ type submission in Canvas may be a great fit! This feature allows students to easily annotate or… continue reading
Teaching an online course during the summer session presents some unique challenges! Consider the following tips to help prepare your summer course sites and enhance the teaching and learning experience. If you have any questions about teaching during the summer, or would like any assistance preparing your course site, please don’t hesitate to reach out… continue reading
