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Webcourses@UCF Status Update – Unexpected Downtime Occurred (February 13)

On Tuesday, February 13 at 11:45am ET, users began experiencing page errors when accessing Webcourses@UCF (Canvas). During this time, we received reports of difficulty logging in, inability to access quizzes, submit assignments, or engage in discussions. A fix was applied and access was restored at 1:23pm ET, however, some users may have continued to notice diminished performance …

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Q1 2024 Roadmap Objectives

Canvas Roadmap Timeline for progress reports on the specific areas noted below: Offline support allows users to access the Canvas Mobile app and use its core functions at any time, regardless of their internet connection. New functionality in Discussions Redesign gives users flexible viewing options for discussion threads. Screen-narrated student submissions in the Speedgrader will ensure …

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Q4 2023 Roadmap Objectives

Canvas Roadmap Timeline for progress reports on the specific areas noted below: Customize status labels for better control and consistency across courses. Instructors now have more meaningful data in Item Analysis report to identify invalid questions. Temporary Enrollment Pairing: quickly schedule enrollment and removal of a user into all or some of another users courses. New …

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Students – Important Things for Your Spring 2024 Classes in Webcourses@UCF

Dear Students, UCF’s Center for Distributed Learning is here to assist you with Webcourses@UCF, Zoom, and Panopto. Below are resources to keep you learning no matter your course modality or attributes. Webcourses@UCF Support UCF Integrity Line UCF Integrity Line. If you believe you have experienced abusive or discriminatory behavior by any faculty or staff member, contact the UCF Integrity Line. You can report anonymously or as yourself …

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Faculty – Important Things for Your Spring 2024 Classes in Webcourses@UCF

Dear Faculty, UCF’s Center for Distributed Learning is here to assist you and your students with Webcourses@UCF, Zoom, and Panopto. Please see the following resources we have curated for you using these platforms no matter your course modality or attributes. UCF Financial Aid Requirement UCF Policy 4-403.2 – Syllabus and Published Course Policy Webcourses@UCF Reminders Campus Resources Please …

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Canvas Mobile Apps to Require Fresh Login

During the winter break, to ensure proper user account security, users will be logged out of Canvas Student and/or Canvas Teacher. Upon next access with the Canvas Student app or Canvas Teacher app, users will be required to enter their credentials and MFA to access Webcourses@UCF.

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12/6/2023 – Calendar and New Quizzes

Calendar – Instructors can create and edit duplicate events for different sections of a course. This feature allows duplicating single events; not creating recurring events. New Quizzes – When a course with New Quizzes is copied, the item bank is automatically shared with the new course. View the Canvas Release Notes for more update details.

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11/15/2023 – New Quizzes

New Quizzes – Instructors can: New Quizzes – Instructors can: Enable Anonymous Grading, helping to reduce the perception of bias for manually-graded questions. Duplicate Item banks, which allows for sharing Item banks and modifications that will not impact the original. View the Canvas Release Notes for more update details.