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The days are getting longer, but this month’s newsletter is on the shorter side! Several notable events are happening this month, so mark your calendars.
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Teaching and Learning Remotely
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 Zoom updates for teaching & learning
- When self-selecting a breakout room, participants can quickly expand all or collapse all available breakout rooms. This makes it easier to find the desired one, especially when there are many to choose from.
- An error code now displays on the Update Required prompt. This appears when users try to join a meeting that has features enabled that are incompatible with their own older version. For example, if the host has enabled 2-way chat in the waiting room, which requires a minimum version of 5.8.0, users see an error code along with the Update Required prompt. This can help assist with troubleshooting.
- When a host starts a meeting from the Zoom web portal, it launches in a new browser tab. This allows hosts to edit polls and make other adjustments more easily.
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To be released March 3
The Enhanced Gradebook Filters Feature Preview allows instructors to create filters that can be saved or used one time.
- Liaisons can enable this feature at the sub-account or course level.
- A Feature Preview indicates a feature option in active development. Schools that opt-in to the feature can join the Community User Group to help improve the feature through direct feedback to Instructure.
- Additional updates about this feature will be available in the User Group.
- When this feature option is available for general use, it will be announced in the Canvas Release Notes.
To be released March 19
Classic Quizzes deprecation
Instructure plans to replace Classic Quizzes with New Quizzes. Join the Quizzes Transition User Group to follow updates on the transition.
Test the migration of Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes:
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 Updates and bug fixes have been applied throughout February (2/1, 2/10, and 2/24). Highlights include:
- Fixes for issues with embedded slides and quizzes.
- A fix for users who unintentionally remove their own folder access.
- Improved search functionality within the viewer interfaces.
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 On the new Homepage, only the 6 most recent projects a user has accessed appear on the left. The addition of a search box allows users to quickly find or get to a project without having to navigate to the Projects page.- Remove multiple visualizations at a time instead of one-by-one in the Advanced-Reports Visualizations.
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 HUIT AT office hours
Drop in for advice on software development or to ask questions about any of Academic Technology's services.
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HUIT AT Panopto office hours
Panopto office hours are on a biweekly schedule. Drop in for advice or questions!
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This informal discussion will focus on the latest EDUCAUSE QuickPoll on DEI and Analytics, and what DEI and analytics looks like across campuses. They’ll share related findings from their February Showcase. There will be time to network with colleagues and hear from EDUCAUSE subject-matter experts.
Learn directly from Zoom about their products, features, and best practices.
The NorthEast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) Annual Conference is the place where IT professionals, faculty, researchers, learners, and institutions come together to engage, network, and learn from each other to advance innovation and leadership in higher ed.
Join every other Wednesday to learn the latest from Poll Everywhere’s marketing manager. This next series is about collaborating at scale. Bring your questions for the Q&A!
Join Harvard Women In Tech + Allies to hear from Elizabeth Asefa, the newly hired Program Manager for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging within HUIT.
This talk will focus on what makes the HBS Online platform and pedagogy different, how metrics and analytics are captured and stored, and give specifics around social engagement and procrastination metrics and how they are being used to improve learning experience and outcomes, especially among under-represented and diverse participant subgroups.
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—The HUIT Academic Technology Team
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