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Assignments are the most commonly used gradable items in Canvas. This workshop guides users through the basic steps of creating these items within Canvas, grading them, and providing student feedback. Specific topics covered include: Basic Assignment Setup TurnItIn Assignment setup and troubleshooting Student Presentation Assignment setup Gradebook Group Weighting Basic…

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Yuja is a video management platform that allows online instructors and students to capture and store video within a cloud-based streaming and storage environment.  Yuja also connects to the Canvas learning management system, which allows instructors to share captured and stored videos with his/her classes.  The following training is designed…

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An issue we observed from the Fall semester was troubleshooting online student presentations. There are different ways a student can complete a video presentation, or narrated slide presentation, for an online class.  Some instructor dictated how things were to be done, some left it up to the students.  This workshop…

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There are two web conferencing packages supported by iTech and the Office of Online Learning at USM: Microsoft Teams Cisco Webex This workshop covers Microsoft Teams, but not all of Teams.  Teams is Microsoft’s answer to Slack.  It is a software package that contains several features.  This workshop covers the…

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This is a virtual APPQMR Workshop hosted via Cisco Webex. The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Online Learning is hosting the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop for Southern Miss faculty. Space is limited and registration closes 2 days before the date. Learn the underlying principles behind the QM…

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There are two web conferencing packages supported by iTech and the Office of Online Learning at USM: Microsoft Teams Cisco Webex This workshop covers Cisco Webex.  Webex is a web conferencing platform, which is what some faculty use for “Live Chat” in their online classes.  There are some advantages to…

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Due to complications from the last Assignments, Grading, and the Gradebook workshop, any upcoming workshops related to this topic have been cancelled.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  If you have any questions, please email mark.ferguson@usm.edu.

Yuja is a video management platform that allows online instructors and students to capture and store video within a cloud-based streaming and storage environment.  Yuja also connects to the Canvas learning management system, which allows instructors to share captured and stored videos with his/her classes.  The following training is designed…

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An issue we observed from the Fall semester was troubleshooting online student presentations. There are different ways a student can complete a video presentation, or narrated slide presentation, for an online class.  Some instructor dictated how things were to be done, some left it up to the students.  This workshop…

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This is a virtual APPQMR Workshop hosted via Cisco Webex. The University of Southern Mississippi Office of Online Learning is hosting the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop for Southern Miss faculty. Space is limited and registration closes 2 days before the date. Learn the underlying principles behind the QM…

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