Flip: Integrate Flip into your Canvas site

Flip is a multimedia discussion tool that allows users to record snippets of video and share them with the class.  You can integrate this tool into your Canvas site by following the directions below. To create Flip account and add integration to Canvas To create a Flip Assignment in Canvas Grading Flip assignments When students… continue reading

Academic integrity and online exams

Moving exams online drastically changes the environment in which they will be taken by students. It’s nearly impossible to ensure a proctored environment. There are steps you can take to reduce potential cheating during online exams. In addition to the suggestions below, it might be beneficial to consider the above recommendations of chunked assignments –… continue reading

Encouraging academic integrity in your courses

Introduction The sudden pivot to remote teaching has left many faculty wondering what they can do to continue to promote academic integrity in their courses. Thomas Tobin put it well in his Inside Higher Ed article, “Student Agency in Uncertain Times:” “Put plainly, students are most tempted to act dishonestly when they feel anxiety and… continue reading

Tips for teaching via web conference

Here are some tips to help you get started teaching via a web conference. These are some of the first steps you’ll need to take when first launching the web conference, and best practices to follow thereafter. If you’re not sure how to complete some of the tasks mentioned in this guide, be sure to… continue reading

Canvas users – Hosting an online meeting with Big Blue Button (‘Conferences’)

BigBlueButton (BBB) is a synchronous web conferencing tool that is built in to Canvas. You can easily launch a web conference and invite your class from within your course site. Launching a BigBlueButton web conference from Canvas Using BigBlueButton BigBlueButton runs within your browser and upon launching the conference, your screen should look like the… continue reading

Canvas users – Hosting an online meeting with Big Blue Button (‘Conferences’)

BigBlueButton (BBB) is a synchronous web conferencing tool that is built in to Canvas. You can easily launch a web conference and invite your class from within your course site. Launching a BigBlueButton web conference from Canvas Using BigBlueButton BigBlueButton runs within your browser and upon launching the conference, your screen should look like the… continue reading