{"id":5078,"date":"2023-08-22T16:53:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T20:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2023-08-22T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:00:46","slug":"whats-new-in-itg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/whats-new-in-itg\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New in ITG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITG is gearing up for the start of a new school year, so here&#8217;s a roundup of new features in instructional technology at Emerson!<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: Bulk publishing modules and module items<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Publishing modules just got easier with this new feature. On your Modules page, you\u2019ll notice a new button at the top that says <\/span><b>Publish All<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Click it to expand additional options (<\/span><b>Publish all modules and items<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Publish modules only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or <\/span><b>Unpublish all modules and items<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5079 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of bulk publish modules menu\" width=\"554\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed.png 1168w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-768x275.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The publish button on individual modules has also changed to include additional options (<\/span><b>Publish module and all items<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Publish module only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or <\/span><b>Unpublish module and all items<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5080 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of bulk publish module items menu\" width=\"560\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1.png 1326w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-1-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: SpeedGrader additional quick links\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are now more ways to access\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the SpeedGrader. From either the Modules or Assignments tabs of your course, you can click the <\/span><b>vertical ellipses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> next to a graded assignment to access the SpeedGrader:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5081 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of SpeedGrader link from Assignments tab\" width=\"593\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2.png 1244w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2-1024x463.png 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/unnamed-2-768x347.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: Reply warning for group announcements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email notifications for <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Student-Guide\/How-do-I-add-an-announcement-in-a-group\/ta-p\/458\">group announcements<\/a> now include a warning that says if you reply to the email notification, your reply will be visible to all members of the group.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: New Quizzes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas recently introduced a new quiz engine known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-quiz-using-New-Quizzes\/ta-p\/1173\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Quizzes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-manage-new-features-for-a-course\/ta-p\/710\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be enabled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in your course settings if you\u2019d like to try it out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: Enhanced gradebook features<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An enhanced filter option will make it easier to sort through students, but if you\u2019re not aware of this new interface, a few mis-clicks can make it look like students disappeared from your class. Worry not\u2013they are still there! You can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Canvas-Releases\/Canvas-Release-Notes-2023-08-19\/ta-p\/574012#toc-hId-118359195\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learn more about this new feature here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cSt3nZqs_Qok-TvNt1khV1oyaZaj6BDyPPUFs-pRpKk\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here is a detailed visual comparison of the old and new gradebook filters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canvas: Improvement in Ally guidance on inaccessible PDFs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our accessibility tool in Canvas, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.emerson.edu\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360059001571-Using-the-Ally-Tool-in-Canvas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, now provides simpler and more informed step-by-step guidance on how to improve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.emerson.edu\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360017461632-Creating-Accessible-Documents#pdfs-0-10\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF accessibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panopto: New retention policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ITG has implemented a retention policy in Panopto whereby certain videos are archived each month depending on when they were last viewed. Content can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.emerson.edu\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/12188921264795\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">restored from the archive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word.Emerson: Proposed new storage limits for sites<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are proposing two changes to help users manage storage space and facilitate a faster load time for sites: a) new sites will start out with a storage quota of 250 MB and b) a max file size upload limit of 2-4MB. We are requesting feedback by August 24th. Our practice of granting additional storage when warranted will continue. This change means that photos may need to be optimized prior to uploading to WordPress; please consult our guide <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.emerson.edu\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360019034091-Optimizing-Images-for-WordPress#general-image-optimization-0-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optimizing Images for WordPress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/geralt-9301\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1672346\">Gerd Altmann<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1672346\">Pixabay<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITG is gearing up for the start of a new school year, so here&#8217;s a roundup of new features in instructional technology at Emerson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2371,"featured_media":5083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,10,11],"tags":[12,21,27,32,65,72,128,91],"class_list":["post-5078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessibility","category-canvas","category-panopto","category-wordpress","tag-accessibility","tag-canvas-2","tag-course-management","tag-digital-tools","tag-panopto","tag-quizzes","tag-whats-new","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2371"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5084,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions\/5084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/itg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}