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  1. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL): Cultivating Relationships for Connection & Belonging

    SEL:  a framework to support students to cultivate meaningful relationships that contribute to their development and a successful learning experience.  Unpacking the 5 Core Competencies of the SEL Framework:  1. Self-Awareness:   of our e...
  2. IDN 2025 Schedule

    IDN Home Page Go to your email confirmation and select "Event Ticket" to access the event. Schedule:  On-Campus & Online  5 – 6pm:  Food & Networking 6 – 6:15pm:  Opening Remarks 6:15pm – 7:15pm:  Session 1 (See below) 7:15pm...
  3.  How to Set Up a File Upload for Assignments

      Create new assignment Go to the assignments page. Click on the “+ assignment” button . Write a title and description for the assignment . Set assignment details  Enter points value as zero when not using Canvas to grade. For more...
  4. Feedback Fruits Guides

    Peer Review Group Member Evaluations Comprehension Interactive Video Discussions on Topic Discussions on Work Editing a Feedback Fruits Assignment Configurable Grading - Add On Previ...
  5. Canvas Layouts

    For a new course site layout, choose one of the three below for your course site. Fill out a Canvas course site request and the layout you select will be applied to your course site. Remember: the three layouts just provide a basic founda...
  6. Tools to Extend Canvas

    Tools:  Discussion - Annotation - Chat - Peer Review - Math, Science, Polling - Course Admin Want to do something in your course but not sure which tool can help? Here are the key features of some commonly used tools that can help enhance t...
  7. Create and Manage Canvas Discussions

    Canvas allows you to create discussion boards for class content and assignments.  Create and Manage Discussions Set the discussion as an Assignment By default, you will automatically be subscribed to all discussion threads you create in...
  8. Accessibility in Canvas

    Canvas Accessibility Checker Using Canvas image options Alt text and decorative images Link text Heading tags Emphasis in text Color contrast Lists- Bullet Points & Numbering Formatting tables PDFs and documents Acc...
  9. Facilitators

    IDN Home Page About the Facilitators Adrienne Phelps-Coco Executive Director of Teaching & Learning  Workshop:  Making the Most of Generative AI in Your Course About:  Adrienne (she/her) provides leadership to the te...
  10. Zoom Best Practices: A Master Guide

    Below are guidelines the Division of Continuing Education (Harvard Extension School and Harvard Summer School) have for you and your Zoom class. Our guidelines are made to your class remains safe and only accessible to you and enrolled students in y...