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  1. Community Building in Zoom: Teaching Strategies

    Strategy  Steps Community Agreements  CONTEXT & PURPOSE:  Setting classroom expectations & cultivating a brave space for sharing & learning  TOOLS:   Zoom Chat Box WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:  Classroo...
  2. Copy Content from another Canvas Site

    A rushed or incomplete course copy can result in broken links, incorrect dates, missing content, and a confusing student experience throughout the term. Taking a few minutes now to copy your course correctly will save you and your students...
  3. FeedbackFruits: Configuration

    Easily integrate FeedbackFruits into your Canvas assignment.  Once integrated, you can also take advantage of FeedbackFruits' grade passback to the Canvas grade book. Step 1. Create a Canvas Assignment.  Step 2. Name th...
  4. Add Content in Canvas

    Canvas content creation works similarly across all areas of the site where there is a rich content editor.   Tip: to revert to a previous version of a page, visit our guide on Pages revision . Add content to your page Add Files Add Im...
  5. Top 4 Tips for Running a Large Class Over Zoom

    When managing a web conference with over 50 students, it’s important to be intentional and structured in your teaching. Here are tips for running a large class in Zoom.  Structure how students ask questions:  Raising real hands and spontaneousl...
  6.  How to Use Announcements

    Create new announcement Go to the announcements page Click the “add announcement” button on the top right of the page Add content Write a title and content for the announcement  Select whom in the course to send the announce...
  7. Export a Canvas Course

    You can export a Canvas course to: give to someone in another Canvas account  upload to another institution's account at a later date  create a copy as a backup on your local computer You can import an export file into Canvas at any...
  8. Group Projects Online: When, Why, and How

    Let's discuss... WHY... ...do a group project? WHEN... ...is a group project appropriate?  HOW... ...should I implement it?  TEAM DEVELOPMENT Forming, Norming, Storming, Performing (and Adjourning) Who am I?  Ethan Contini-Field, M.E...
  9. The HELIX/Hyflex Classroom Experience

    DCE has designed HELIX/Hyflex Classrooms to allow remote students to use Zoom to interact with you and your on-campus students during class in real time.  In addition, the classes are recorded so a third set of students can watch the recordings at t...
  10. Harvard DCE Pilot: Gather Study Lounge

    Gather Study Lounge Best Practices Guide (Harvard DCE Pilot) Hello! Thank you for piloting the Gather Study Lounge. The Gather Study Lounge is a tool built into your course’s Canvas site that gives your students a space to meet outside of clas...