Academic Technology Updates - June 2021

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Users are now able to select, change, or delete personal pronouns displayed in Canvas using the pronoun feature.
Instructors can create an...

Panopto/Zoom Integration Active

Live Zoom sessions recorded to the cloud via the Zoom application in Canvas will now automatically be processed and stored by Panopto. Recordings will be found in the course's base Panopto folder. Note: the Panopto app must be active in the sidebar for this to work.

For now, the recording stored by Zoom will not be deleted. Beginning early August, they will be deleted after Panopto has processed and stored the recording. Keep an eye on the announcements on this site for a firmer date.

Academic Technology Updates - April 2021

Some interesting updates across Zoom, Canvas, and Qualtrics! Be sure to contact us if you have any questions about the new features.

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LaTeX recognition added to Canvas text fields

LaTeX equations can now be added in any text field in Canvas -- including in title fields, for example -- and will be typeset and processed by MathJax. Previously, LaTeX could only be added via a tool in the Rich Content Editor (which has been retained), and only in the body of a course page.

Text fields support MathJax delimiters to identify equations.

For more details, see the release notes here:...

Canvas updates - February 2021

A small set of new features are now active in Canvas:

In the Gradebook, the View menu includes the ...

New Manager of Instructional Technologies - Dean Redfearn

We are delighted to announce that Dean Redfearn, former faculty assistant at the school, has been appointed Manager, Instructional Technologies working in the GSE IT department under the guidance of Greg Fuccillo. If you have any questions about Canvas or related tools, please feel free to reach out to him directly at canvas@gse.harvard.edu.

Welcome, Dean!

Embedding Qualtrics Surveys in Canvas

Previously, Qualtrics' integration with Canvas was limited to anonymous surveys. However, if you want to securely capture the name and email address of the person completing the survey (for example, if it's a quiz), it is now possible! The survey can be embedded in either an assignment or a page, and will look like it's part of the Canvas course site. The student will be automatically logged in to Qualtrics based on their Canvas credentials. Step-by-step instructions are included in the attached document.

New Gradebook available now, mandatory in January

Canvas has updated and enhanced its Gradebook, aptly called "The New Gradebook". We encourage everyone to begin using it during the Fall term. It becomes the only Gradebook starting January 2020. For a comparison sheet covering the new features, please click here. Read more about New Gradebook available now, mandatory in January

Course Conclusion Policy

Background

Courses in Canvas are sorted and managed by terms which are pre-determined durations of times and dates; as a result Canvas is designed to conclude courses following the end of the academic term. When a course is concluded, it will become read-only, thus content on the course site cannot be edited or contributed to unless it is unconcluded. Concluding a course once a term has ended offers several benefits such as reducing any clutter within the Courses menu tab accessed within the Global Navigation (dark blue menu bar) in Canvas for students,...

End-of-Summer Canvas update

Welcome back from summer break! A few things have changed in Canvas over the summer. Here are a few highlights.

The new Canvas UI means Canvas has had a slight makeover, but don't worry: structurally, the organization and features have remained unchanged. Learn more about the new UI, and email canvas@gse.harvard.edu for a tour. ...

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