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New Canvas Quizzes Pilot Group

January 20, 2022

Instructure has released “New Quizzes”, which is a new quizzing tool for Canvas that offers new features and new types of questions. The Faculty Technology Center is happy to announce a New Quizzes Pilot Program set to launch in the Spring 2022 Semester for faculty interested in learning about and using New Quizzes in their Canvas course.

During the pilot program, participants will meet with an Instructional Technologist once a month and attend 1 monthly meeting with all participants. Participants will also create “low-stakes” quizzes using the New Quizzes feature and administer it to students in their courses during the Spring 2022 Semester.

The pilot will be limited to 12 faculty participants to ensure everyone gets the necessary help and attention and offers a $1,500 stipend.

If you would like to participate in the pilot program, please let us know by January 21^st, 2022. With the first meeting taking place in February 2022.

Winter Accessibility Bootcamp

December 20, 2021

Ensure your Spring syllabus is accessible and earn a stipend through this four-day workshop Jan. 11-14th, 10-11:30am each day. The Accessibility Bootcamp covers best practices, tips, and the core tools and campus resources available to make documents, videos, and other course materials more accessible. Featured tools include Canvas Ally, which aids in identifying accessibility challenges in your course materials in Canvas. Read more about Winter Accessibility Bootcamp

Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant Awarded to Academic Technology

November 18, 2021

Matador statue Diversity and Innovation Grant

We're excited to share that Academic Technology has been awarded a grant as part of the CSUN Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant program which was "established to support educational projects, scholarly research, creative activities and other programmatic initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-racism and social justice for the benefit of the CSUN community." Read more about Diversity & Equity Innovation Grant Awarded to Academic Technology

How Do Students Use Canvas Ally?

November 18, 2021

Canvas Ally with microsoft word powerpoint and adobe acrobat logos

In 2020-2021, students downloaded 57,704 PDF versions of Word and PowerPoint course materials. Students have several alternative file formats to choose from, and Ally will convert a variety of files. However, Word and PowerPoint to PDF was by far the most popular. What does this mean for faculty? Read more about How do students use Canvas Ally?

Engagement Conference Highlights

November 18, 2021

Thank you to all of the presenters and participants who helped make the inaugural 2021 CSUN Engagement Conference such a success! The conference, which took place on Friday, October 29th, was a brainchild and a collaboration of Undergraduate Studies, the Office of Faculty Development, Academic Technology, and the Faculty Technology Center. Read more about Engagement Conference Highlights

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