CU Learning Technology Updates for Summer/Fall 2024

CTI Learning Technologies | Spring/Summer 2024

This email is being sent by the Center for Teaching Innovation to all instructors using Canvas@Cornell, and includes the following information:

Canvas Courses
Updates to Learning Technologies
Teaching Resources
Support

Spring 2024:

End-of-Semester Tips:

Adjust course dates and availability past the end of the semester.*
Finalize Grading.
Collect and archive student work.
Export Course Content.

Summer Session 2024:

Summer session courses will be created starting on 5/4/24. Student enrollments will be added starting 5/13/24. The default course start date in Canvas is set to 5/24/24.*

Fall 2024:

Fall term courses will be created starting on 5/4/24. Student enrollments in Canvas for Fall 2024 courses will be added starting 8/19/24. The default course start date in Canvas is set to 8/23/24.*

* See How Do I Modify Course Default Start/End.

Reminder Start-of-Semester Tips:

Check the Course Default Settings for course access dates, grade release and visibility options, and file storage limits.
Reuse Course Content from a previous Canvas course site.
Check the Tutorials page if you plan to use third-party tools, such as Panopto, Turnitin, and more.
Review our start-of-semester Checklist.
Remember to PUBLISH your course.

Canvas Updates

Discussion Redesign: The redesigned discussion in Canvas, which is enabled by default, will be the de facto option in Canvas after July 20, 2024. If you have not explored this feature yet, please see the guide, How Do I Use Discussions Redesign?

Using and Sharing Quiz Question Banks: Updates to the New Quiz Item Banks allow you to share your question bank with other users and courses. Please see How Do I Share an Item Bank in New Quizzes?

Improved Submission Date Visibility for Students: Students are sometimes unsure of whether their assignment submission has been received in Canvas. To help clarify this, Canvas now has a Submitted column on the students’ Grades page that includes the date and time of the most recent submission. How Do I Know My Assignment is Submitted?

FeedbackFruits Updates

Student Interface Re-Design in Group Member Evaluation and Peer Review tools. The new interface is now deployed when creating new assignments. See more details on our What’s New in Learning Technologies page.

iClicker Updates

iClicker Classic Retirement: Faculty will need to switch to iClicker Cloud.
iClicker Confidence Feature: The new feature allows students to select their level of confidence when providing their answers.

Gradescope

On May 21st, Gradescope integration with Canvas will be upgraded. If you want to reuse your previously created assignments, you will need to duplicate and convert your linked Gradescope assignments.

Poll Everywhere Updates

Auto Roster Sync: Nightly updates from your Canvas course.
Attendance Tracking with geolocation.

Generative AI @ Cornell

Check out how faculty have used Generative AI for a creative classroom experience: Teaching Innovation Case Studies.
For more information, please see our Generative Artificial Intelligence Resources, which are regularly updated, and now include information about Curriculum Mapping to Support Incorporating Generative AI Into Your Academic Program.

See What's New in Learning Technologies for more updates.

Visit our YouTube Channel for Helpful Tips:

Resources & Workshops for Faculty, TAs, and Instructional Support Staff:

Accessibility Guide: Online accessibility resources for Cornell teaching community.
Explore CTI Teaching Resources: Help design, implement, and assess inclusive student-centered learning environments.
CTI Learning Technologies Resource Library: Find Cornell documentation and tutorials, as well as links to vendor documentation, on using Canvas and other learning technologies.
Check our Upcoming Workshops & Events page for future workshops and webinars.
Check our previous workshop recordings to explore specific teaching strategies and tool-specific "How-to" workshops.