Date posted: January 4, 2020
The Copyright feature was selected incorrectly in the last release (12/21). In the course content migration process, this caused all folders and files to be in the Unpublished state. The work around is to manually publish the folders first and the required files in the folder for each week. Here are the steps: Login to ...more about Publishing folders and files from the FILES area
Date posted: December 17, 2019
by Sukirti Ranade. Scheduled: On Saturday, Jan 4th 2020, Start time of 6:00 pm PST We wanted to confirm and remind you that Panopto Cloud will be updated with the latest features and improvements on Saturday, Jan 4th 2020. We expect up to 3 hours of downtime, with a target start time of 9:00 pm ...more about Panopto Cloud scheduled downtime on January 4th, 2020
Date posted: December 5, 2019
by Sukirti Ranade. How will your students access your course in case of a campus-wide shut down? Instructors: Establish notification procedures for students (both to and from); reduce or eliminate unnecessary student trips to campus when the instructor cannot make it to campus. Design-in multiple, flexible communication and learning strategies and options that do not ...more about Use Canvas during Inclement weather
Date posted: November 27, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Over the past five years, Tech.edu: A Hopkins Series on Education and Technology (from Johns Hopkins University Press) has published eleven books addressing the relationship among digital teaching and learning, accessibility and engagement, and student online experiences. Several of the titles address gaming and gamification. A couple focus on digital knowledge and ...more about On Diversifying Digital Learning— What to Read When You’re (Not) Teaching: November Edition
Date posted: November 19, 2019
by Ron Austin In October 2019, I attended the NWeLearn Conference in Bend, Oregon with fellow Bellevue College Instructional Designer Bruce Wolcott. I was surprised I hadn’t heard of this particular group before attending the event. This organization has been around for over twelve years (since 2007) and is made up of many educators from ...more about The Northwest eLearning Conference
Date posted: November 12, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Faculty nationwide who have worked with instructional designers say they have enjoyed the experience and report that their courses have benefited from the collaboration, according to a survey recently published in Inside Higher Ed. 93% of faculty describe the experience as positive or very positive, and nearly 70% agree or strongly agree ...more about A Survey of Online Teaching
Date posted: November 5, 2019
by George Rowe If you’re an instructor in a higher-education classroom, it’s unlikely you haven’t heard of or used the ‘flipped learning’ or ‘flipped classroom’ approach: students access course content online via video lectures and other multimedia, then come to class armed with questions and background knowledge ready to engage in guided, workshop-oriented tasks. Through ...more about 5 Ways to Use Canvas in Your Onground Classes
Date posted: October 22, 2019
by Sukirti Ranade Respondus LockDown Browser is a specially-designed web browser for taking tests in Canvas. When you build your quiz, you are able to setup that quiz which can only be completed, using the LockDown Browser. Students will need to download and use the LockDown Browser software to take that quiz. You do not ...more about Respondus Lockdown Browser
Date posted: October 15, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Disability Awareness October is national disability awareness month, which might serve as a reminder to many of us to double check our course accessibility and usability. If you haven’t done so lately, this week might be a good time to run the accessibility checker on your pages and click on those Ally ...more about Disability and the Social Element of Digital Learning
Date posted: October 8, 2019
by Bruce Wolcott Figure 1: Social Avatar in Virtual Reality. What is Virtual Reality and What’s It Doing at Bellevue College? The region surrounding Seattle and Bellevue, Washington plays host to some of the leading lights in the realm of Virtual Reality (VR)—that technology that transports you to parallel worlds of fully dimensional multi-sensory experiences. ...more about Experience the Magic of Virtual Reality
