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  1. TA: Getting Started with Canvas

    What link should I bookmark to find this and other great resources?   teach.dce.harvard.edu/itg Please do not share this link with students.  This link, and other links in this document, are for faculty only. I cannot access my current Canv...
  2. Content & Lecturing

    Choosing Your Content  Learning to Know:  Acquisition + development of skills Learning to Do:  Use of skills in one’s career Learning to Live Together: Development of values and teamwork skills Learning to Be:  Self-anal...
  3. HELIX Classroom/Hyflex Syllabus

    General Syllabus Information Depending on the semester, your syllabus  will need to be posted on your Canvas course site about 5-12 weeks before the semester begins. It  will be visible to anyone in the world who clicks on it from the course cat...
  4. DCE Accessibility Resources

    Accommodations For Students Accessibility Services Office (ASO) - approves and coordinates services for students with disabilities Refer students to the Accessibility Services Office or directions on the web site to request an accommodation ...
  5.  How to Manage Notification Preferences

    Link contact email Go to “settings” under your account icon The “ways to contact” section defaults to sending notifications to the email address on file with Harvard Click “Add Email Address” to register and confirm a new email address...
  6. Request Proctorio

    Requirements Request Proctorio Requirements Training If you have never used Proctorio at DCE before you are required to complete a  one hour, one-to-one training appointment to ensure full understanding of the tool and appropr...
  7. About Ed Discussion

    Ed Discussion is a threaded Q&A-style tool that is easy to use in your Canvas course site. Fill out a Canvas course site request to have Ed Discussion installed on your course site or self install the tool by selecting Hello Harvard from the ...
  8. Manage Sections

    Sections are a way to organize course users for communication and grading.  Each section can have its own varied due dates for assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.  Examples of this feature include a course with sections that meet on dif...
  9. Linking HOLLIS resources to Canvas

    Leverage the Harvard Library resources for your students and respect copyright policy. Link to individual Harvard-licensed resources in Canvas modules, pages, assignments and discussions . It is the safest and best route because Harvard has alread...
  10. Modify the Course Navigation Menu

    The course navigation menu is a series of links on the left side of your course that help you and your students access different course areas or integrated external tools.  Depending on the structure of your course, you can choose to reorder and hi...