12/04/2024

• Quick Tip - Copy a Module
• Accessibility Tip - Proactive Captioning
• Video Tip - Re-imagine Your Course with Materia
• What's New with Webcourses@UCF
  
• New Quizzes - Workshop Opportunities
• CDL Graphics - Transform Your Course
• Faculty Multimedia Center - Lightboard Tips and Tricks
  
• Design with Quality in Mind - Provide a Course Orientation
• AIM High Event - Register Now

Students appreciate an organized and well-structured course. Treat the first module in your course like a template, laying out the week’s content for students to navigate. Then duplicate the module for each subsequent week or unit. Once duplicated, you can edit each new module with the relevant information. You can also duplicate assignments, graded discussions, and pages in a module within a course. When a module is copied, the word Copy is added to the end of the module.

To duplicate your module, (1) click on the three vertical dots to the right of each module and (2) select Duplicate.

For more information, visit the Canvas Guide: "How do I duplicate a module?"

CDL's Proactive Captioning initiative for completely online (W) courses encourages and supports faculty in captioning their multimedia content for the benefit of all students. Complete the Proactive Captioning request to have your 'W' course reviewed for captioning eligibility. Review the FAQs on the Proactive Captioning website for additional information. 

Complete the Proactive Captioning request →

Learn how to use the Materia tool to re-imagine your course filled with diverse and interesting experiences. Materia can bring life to content modules, practice, study activities, and even assessments. Engage students with game mechanics like: story-telling, competition, instant feedback, and instant reward systems.

This weekend's Canvas update is minor. The one notable item is and improved Inbox functionality with updated coding to provide accessibility and quality experiences. There will no feature updates in February; the next scheduled production update will be March 18th.

For more information, view the January 21, 2022 Canvas Release Notes.

Webcourses@UCF Support is offering workshops to help faculty learn about migrating to New Quizzes.

• Monday, January 23, 1-2pm - Online Session
• Monday, February 13, 9-10am - In Person Session at the FMC
• Thursday, April 20, 9-10am - In Person Session at the FMC

To see a full list of changes to New Quizzes, please visit the UCF Quiz Migration page.

At CDL Graphics, we specialize in designing graphics and visuals to enhance online course content that assist faculty in their teaching efforts. 

Throughout the year, we invite you to explore our services and discover the various types of graphics we can create to elevate your online course. Join us to learn more about our services and see how we can help you take your online course to the next level.

These sessions are available to UCF Faculty who are IDL6543 credentialed to teach online.

Lightboard technology is a great way to make your recorded videos more engaging than a whiteboard. With a lightboard, students can see both you and the content. It’s also simple and easy to use!

Lightboard recording studios are available at the FMC (Faculty Multimedia Center) in Classroom Building 1, room 202. They allow faculty members to record high quality lectures, introductions, and other informative videos that can include live annotation, drawings, and more. Your videos are recorded locally and ready to go with you as soon as the recording is complete.

Every online course is unique, so it is important to orient new students to your course at the beginning with introductory information and experiences to help them get started. Check out Provide a Course Orientation for tips on orienting information and practice at the start of your course.

As you continue to look for ways to improve your online and blended courses, check out the other posts in Design with Quality in Mind, a growing collection brief articles based on UCF’s Quality and High-Quality Course Reviews, that describe ways to support all students to succeed in your online courses. 

Join us for the 4th annual AIM High event hosted by the UCF Center for Distributed Learning in conjunction with UCF Libraries, the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, the Student Government Association, and the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs. This event will be held on February 1, 2023, on campus at the Live Oak Center from 1:30-3:30 pm. 

We will have guest speakers including Provost Michael Johnson, as well as snacks and beverages provided by Foxtail Coffee. This event celebrates your fellow faculty members and staff who have helped keep textbook costs low for students through UCF’s affordable instructional materials (AIM) initiative.