Canvas will replace Blackboard as DU's Learning Management System
DU is adopting Canvas as its new learning management system after a very successful Winter/Spring 2014 pilot. This cloud-based system created by Instructure, Inc. promises to meet the expanding needs of DU faculty and students for a truly robust and reliable web-based learning platform to support teaching and learning. Over the next year, DU will transition from Blackboard to Canvas.
Learn more about the transition to Canvas and support for instructors.
Read the report from the Winter/Spring Canvas Pilot.
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OTL Conference: Takeaways and Next Steps
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8 Things You Should Know about Teaching Online @ DU
DU is committed to providing our students with quality online courses, and the OTL staff is dedicated to helping faculty members design engaging and interactive courses. Below are some things to consider if you are thinking about developing an online course.
- Online course development and facilitation requires a high level of organization and a different method of delivery than traditional classroom instruction.
- You must successfully complete the Teaching Online Workshop (TOW) before teaching an online course at DU. Over 150 DU faculty members have completed the workshop.
- Measurable and clearly stated learning objectives are especially important in an online course.
- Understanding the basics of computers and the Internet is essential when teaching an online course.
- Experience as an online student in our Teaching Online Workshop will give you insight into what works and what does not work in an online class.
- Online courses at DU are mostly asynchronous, meaning that you will not be meeting with your students in real-time. However, online courses at DU are "high-touch" and instructors actively participate and interact with their students.
- You need regular and stable access to a computer and a high-speed Internet connection while teaching your online course.
- There is a minimum duration of four weeks for online courses and we recommend that online course enrollment be limited to no more than 20 students.
Learn more: What You Need to Know About Online Teaching.
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Workshop: Voice for the Professor
Thursday, May 22nd
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Sturm 286
Faculty members across disciplines depend on their voices to communicate clearly. Happily, the use of the voice is a skill that can be improved. Anne Penner and Greg Ungar, Assistant Professors in the Department of Theatre, present a workshop on how to most effectively use, and save, your busy voice.
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Adobe Visits DU
 On May 14th, representatives from Adobe visited our campus for a dialog around Creative Cloud software solutions and the Digital Publishing Suite. Attendees of this event had many questions and we'd like to keep this conversation going. Faculty and staff are encouraged to get in touch with Joseph Labrecque at the OTL for any follow-up questions. |
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