Narrate submission feedback in VoiceThread
This page suggests a specific use for VoiceThread in Canvas; for other uses, see VoiceThread overview & examples. Record assessment feedback Annotating text and narrating comments
ChatGPT and Generative AI in the classroom
Some professors are excited about integrating ChatGPT into their class activities and assessments. Others might be feeling a bit weary of the endless new challenges technology raises. Rutgers–Camden Instructional Design & Technology will be working with Camden faculty to provide clarity and assistance to our instructors, no matter where they fall on this spectrum. In… continue reading
ChatGPT examples
These are examples of prompts for short writings from ChatGPT, plus the output it offered (3/8/2023). Note that, if asked, it can produce very long passages. give me one paragraph about nihilism in The Stranger The Stranger, a novel by Albert Camus, explores the philosophy of nihilism through its protagonist, Meursault. Meursault is a detached… continue reading
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. Instructors can set up a grading scheme for each Canvas site:
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!
Canvas: import questions to quiz
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. For now, Rutgers instructors can use a Windows-only software package called Respondus 4.0 to import questions from a… continue reading