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    Canvas | Learning Sciences

    Access to Learning Analytics inside Canvas

    Hours June 27, 2019March 28, 2023

    This article provides instructors with tutorials for accessing course and student analytics in Canvas. Canvas Analytics provides an overview of students’ activity within your course. You can use this data…

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    Canvas

    In a Nutshell: Canvas Announcements

    Hours June 11, 2019February 17, 2021

    “In a Nutshell” condenses frequently requested instructions into practical, bite-sized chunks. Learn a new tool in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee! What’s the quickest way…

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  • Learning Sciences

    “Pedagogy” in Higher Education

    Hours April 12, 2019

    Everyone seems to have a hill they will die on. A (sometimes) irrational fixation on something that will cause eye-rolling and heavy sighing among others when one starts to sound…

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    Emerson.build: Rule Your Domain!

    Hours March 8, 2019

    Emerson.build has been building a larger following! If you haven’t heard of it, Emerson.build is a pilot of Reclaim Hosting’s “Domain of One’s Own” program. It allows any Emersonian to…

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  • Accessibility | Panopto

    Making your videos useful for all your students

    Hours January 11, 2019

    Nice Public Service Announcement from the University of Cincinnati: You can always add automatic speech recognition captions to your Panopto videos and then edit the captions for accuracy. The same…

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  • Canvas

    In a Nutshell: How to Use the New Canvas Scheduler

    Hours November 29, 2018

    Official guides for tools like Canvas and Panopto are dense out of necessity—the authors need to cover EVERYTHING about each topic. In this series, “In a Nutshell,” I’ll condense frequently…

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  • Canvas | Panopto

    Introducing Deep Embeds: An Easier Way to Show Videos in Canvas

    Hours September 7, 2018

    You’ve probably heard that Panopto, Emerson’s video-hosting platform, underwent a major update this summer. Now you can simply embed Panopto videos in Canvas, and students will automatically be able to…

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  • Accessibility | Explore

    Identify Online Tools for Teaching and Learning

    Hours May 31, 2018March 28, 2023

    Online educational tools provide engaging environments for students with various needs. However, exploring new tools can be time-consuming for students without any advice on how to select the appropriate learning…

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    Emerson.build | Events | Faculty Showcase

    Digital Journalism Innovation with Emerson.build

    Hours May 3, 2018February 17, 2021

    On March 21st, the Iwasaki Library and Instructional Technology Group held its 3rd annual Innovation@Emerson Faculty Showcase. The event featured a variety of professional development initiatives that Emerson offers and…

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    Emerson.build | Events | Faculty Showcase | WordPress

    Invisible Boston: An Emerson.Build Project

    Hours April 12, 2018February 17, 2021

    On March 21st, the Iwasaki Library and Instructional Technology Group held its 3rd annual Innovation@Emerson Faculty Showcase. The event featured a variety of professional development initiatives that Emerson offers and…

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