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Students – Togetherall Peer to Peer Mental Health Support

UCF and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) cares about your mental health, wellbeing, and stress levels. It is important that we share resources to help you be successful. Togetherall is a free peer to peer anonymous platform specifically for mental health support and available to all enrolled students (whether online or on campus). Signing up …

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Q3 2023 Roadmap Objectives

Canvas has modified their roadmap reporting to be more detailed and transparent. If you are interested in more information, we strongly recommend visiting the Canvas Roadmap Timeline for progress reports on the specific areas noted below:

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Q2 2023 Roadmap Objectives

CANVAS LMS New Quizzes Enhanced grading capabilities in New Quizzes will allow educators to enable anonymous grading, reducing the perception of bias in the classroom. Phase 3 of the Rich Content Editor (RCE) integration will allow instructors to leverage 3rd party apps in New Quizzes, delivering a compelling and engaging quiz experience. Educators save time by having entry points …

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4/15/2023 – Gradebook Sorting by First or Last Name

The Webcourses@UCF Gradebook gets a new feature in a recent update. When you enable the Split Student Names option in the gradebook settings, you will be able to sort students by their first name or by their last name. In the Gradebook, hover over the Student Name column header and select the Options icon [1]. To sort students, select the Sort by link …

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3/14/2023 – Submit a File Upload Assignment for a Student

In this Canvas release, instructors can submit a file upload assignment on behalf of a student in the Gradebook when the “Submission-submit on behalf of student” permission is enabled. The submission includes the timestamp and who submitted the assignment. Additionally, the instructor can submit multiple files at a time for a single student and submit beyond the …

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2/18/23 Announcement Notification

The Announcement notification students receive via email will now display a warning that email replies are public and posted to the announcement. This change warns students that their reply will be seen by everyone in the class. For more information, view the Canvas Release Archive.

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1/21/23 Inbox Accessibility

This weekend’s Canvas update was minor. The one notable item is improved Inbox functionality with updated coding to provide accessibility and quality experiences. For more information, view the Canvas Release Archive.

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12/9/22 Rich Text Editor and Grades

This month’s Canvas update primarily features enhancements to New Quizzes: the Rich Text Editor in now available in New Quizzes, an option allowing students to clear multiple-choice answers, and improvements for creating fill-in-the blank questions. There are also two notable user interface changes:  Rich Text Editor – The Rich Text Editor now displays a word …

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10/15/22 BigBlueButton Conference and Schedule Page Publication

This weekend’s Canvas (aka Webcourses@UCF) update has two items worth mentioning: BigBlueButton Conference – When using BigBlueButton, users can enable a waiting room in Conferences Settings. Additionally, in Conferences, users can add conferences to the calendar and update or sync attendees. Schedule Page Publication – This feature allows instructors to prepare content in advance and …

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