First Steps in Syllabus Creation
As you begin creating your spring syllabi in our new Simple Syllabus platform, we want to ensure you have clear guidance on how to access and start working on your syllabi—both directly and through Canvas.
Join Us for a Live Broadcast: Creating a Simple Syllabus with Dr. Wall!
Mark your calendars for December 6th at 10 a.m. and join us for a live event featuring Provost Dr. John Wall, as we dive into the new Simple Syllabus platform!
Studio Now Has Automated Captioning!
Creating accessible content is an essential part of effective teaching in higher education. Canvas Studio now offers automatic captioning to make your media files more inclusive and user-friendly. This feature not only enhances accessibility for students with hearing impairments but also supports learning preferences for non-native speakers, visual learners, and others who benefit from captions.
Having Trouble with a Rotated Screen on Your Laptop? Here’s What You Need to Know
If you are one of the users who’ve experienced an unexpected screen rotation when opening your FSCJ Windows laptop, you’re not alone! Several users have reported that when they pick up their laptops, the screen unexpectedly rotates, making it difficult to use.
Importing and Exporting Course Content
As part of our course archival process in Canvas, it’s important to ensure that all course materials are securely backed up and easily accessible for future reference. This guide will walk you through the steps to export and import Canvas courses, providing a reliable way to save your course content for subsequent use. Additionally, instructions are included to help you access your files and folders through Microsoft OneDrive using your FSCJ credentials.
Announcing, Simple Syllabus as the FSCJ Approved Syllabus Platform
We are very excited to announce the adoption of Simple Syllabus as FSCJ’s improved process for creating, submitting, and sharing course syllabi. Simple Syllabus will replace the FSCJ Online Syllabus Builder, and instructors are required to use Simple Syllabus for all syllabus creation and submission starting with the Spring 2025 term.
Discussions Bug - Threaded Replies
A recent Canvas update caused some inconsistencies in discussion settings, where certain discussions may have had threading disabled unintentionally. If you created a discussion intending to allow threaded replies but found this option disabled, you can correct it by unchecking the "Disallow Threaded Replies" setting when editing your discussion.
What’s New in Canvas for the Fall 2024 Term?
Recent updates to Canvas include enhancements focused on usability and readability for FSCJ faculty. Key improvements include the option to disallow threaded replies in discussions, visual separators between discussion posts for better clarity, and a generative AI-powered discussion summarization tool. Additionally, the Smart Search feature enhances search functionality, while updates to SpeedGrader and the Gradebook improve grading efficiency with features like draft indicators for comments and streamlined messaging options.
A Really Simple Syllabus Process for Instructors
As you embrace and begin the transition to Simple Syllabus, here is a high level view of the top 5 steps to get you started.
Course Syllabus: FAQs
Here are the top questions and answers to common questions posed as we transition to Simple Syllabus at FSCJ.