Tech Notes & Training

Let CETSS Help with Summer Course Setup!

March 27, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Do you need help with your Summer 2023 Canvas course set-up? Make an appointment with a NOVA Course Designer to review: Design functionality  Navigation setup  Homepage  Syllabus Gradebook Setup  Calendar Events  Attendance options  Zoom in Canvas  Accessibility  Link validation Submitted by: Johnna Denny, CETSS, JDenny@nvcc.edu 

Packback AI Tools for NOVA Faculty. Walkthrough, April 5

March 27, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Packback is a discussion and writing platform powered by instructional AI. Packback makes it easier for NOVA faculty to engage with students and provide feedback to improve student writing and retention. Learn more by watching a brief Packback Tutorial. Join Packback for a platform walkthrough: Wednesday, April 5, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. … Continued

Learn to Use the Metaverse to Enhance Your Course

March 27, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Are you looking for alternative ways to engage your students? Virtual worlds provide an immersive 3D environment that many instructors in higher education are using with their students as an exciting teaching tool. NOVA has a region in a virtual world called Second Life (SL) that has over 20 educational activities to enhance student learning. … Continued

Be an Original! Webinar on Using TurnItIn, Today at 9:30

March 24, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Learn how to effectively use Turnitin with Canvas to promote academic integrity and provide valuable feedback to your students. This webinar will show participants how to require students to use TurnItIn to check for plagiarism on a Canvas assignment. Then we’ll take a look at the report it generates and how students can view it also. … Continued

Packback AI Tools for NOVA Faculty. Walkthrough, April 5

March 24, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Packback is a discussion and writing platform powered by instructional AI. Packback makes it easier for NOVA faculty to engage with students and provide feedback to improve student writing and retention. Learn more by watching a brief Packback Tutorial. Join Packback for a platform walkthrough: Wednesday, April 5, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. … Continued

Let CETSS Help with Summer Course Setup!

March 24, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Do you need help with your Summer 2023 Canvas course set-up? Make an appointment with a NOVA Course Designer to review: Design functionality  Navigation setup  Homepage  Syllabus Gradebook Setup  Calendar Events  Attendance options  Zoom in Canvas  Accessibility  Link validation Submitted by: Johnna Denny, CETSS, JDenny@nvcc.edu 

Packback AI Tools for NOVA Faculty. Walkthrough, April 5

March 23, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Packback is a discussion and writing platform powered by instructional AI. Packback makes it easier for NOVA faculty to engage with students and provide feedback to improve student writing and retention. Learn more by watching a brief Packback Tutorial. Join Packback for a platform walkthrough: Wednesday, April 5, 9 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 6:30 p.m. … Continued

Important Note from IT: New Web Hosting Service: Migrate Your Faculty Website Before August 10

March 23, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Faculty and staff can now host their personal website through MyDRIVE. MyDRIVE provides an easy-to-use web interface for managing your website.  Learn how to setup your personal website. Important: On August 10, 2023, the faculty/staff personal web hosting service on novaweb (https://www.nvcc.edu/home/~userid/) will be retired and decommissioned. Users on novaweb are encouraged to save their … Continued