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 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
Don’t forget to use the Settings icon in Speedgrader to sort your students by submission type. Here’s how: 1. Open up SpeedGrader 2. On the top green ribbon find the gear icon on the top left 3. Select options 4. In the pop up menu, sort your student list by “submission status 5. Save your … Continued
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
Don’t forget to use the Settings icon in Speedgrader to sort your students by submission type. Here’s how: 1. Open up SpeedGrader 2. On the top green ribbon find the gear icon on the top left 3. Select options 4. In the pop up menu, sort your student list by “submission status 5. Save your … Continued
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 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
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 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
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