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Best Practices for Online Instruction

This workshop presents best practices from research and faculty experience for teaching online courses. Topics include synchronous vs. asynchronous course delivery, course management, student engagement, forums and chats, projects and […]

Making Accommodations for Students in Canvas and Moodle

This workshop will share best practices for making testing and assignment accommodations for students with special needs. Participants will learn best practices for making accommodations, followed by detailed instructions on how to adjust assignment and quiz settings in Canvas and Moodle. Participants will be able to practice making changes within their own courses and ask […]

Canvas Teaching Circle

Canvas is the new Learning Management System for the college. Faculty have the choice of using Canvas this semester; Canvas is the mandatory LMS beginning Summer, 2020. This teaching circle focuses on the use of Canvas. Participants will share their experiences with Canvas, including their successes and challenges. We will also review the Canvas tools for content delivery, […]

Cybersecurity Awareness

Cyber crime has become a multi-billion dollar industry and many cyber crimes can be avoided by following safe computing practices. Learn valuable techniques to help protect your data, identity and […]

Hands-on Canvas Workshop

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring a course with Modules and Pages, uploading and importing content, creating assignments, grading student work, and providing feedback. Participants will be able to work on […]

Online Exam Proctoring with Respondus

Respondus gives instructors the ability to administer proctored online exams through Moodle or Canvas. Using Respondus to proctor an online exam will reduce cheating. (Students must have a webcam in order to take a proctored exam.) This workshop reviews the Respondus tools and processes for enabling the lockdown browser, using the proctoring service, reviewing red […]

Online Exam Proctoring with Respondus

Respondus gives instructors the ability to administer proctored online exams through Moodle or Canvas. Using Respondus to proctor an online exam will reduce cheating. (Students must have a webcam in order to take a proctored exam.) This workshop reviews the Respondus tools and processes for enabling the lockdown browser, using the proctoring service, reviewing red […]

Hands-on Canvas Workshop

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring […]

Hands-on Canvas Workshop

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore how to use Canvas while building their courses within the system. We will cover options for account and course-level settings, structuring […]

Canvas Teaching Circle

Canvas is the new Learning Management System for the college. Faculty have the choice of using Canvas this semester; Canvas is the mandatory LMS beginning Summer, 2020. This teaching circle focuses on the […]

Get Up and Running in Canvas in One Hour

Ramapo is switching from Moodle to Canvas by Summer, 2020! Learn the basics of using Canvas for your course, such as navigating the platform, uploading files, adding website links, and […]