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  1. Yellowdig Startup

    No installation required.  Yellowdig is now always available in your course site.  To begin using it, just enable it in your course navigation. Enable Yellowdig Yellowdig Board Setup Enable Yellowdig  in the Course Navigation Sele...
  2. AI and Teaching and Learning: Some Resources

    AI and Teaching and Learning: Some Resources Artificial Intelligence is impacting education in a myriad of ways.  It’s hard to keep up with the new technological developments and educators' responses to it.  Some embrace it, some are cautio...
  3. News in Canvas

    February 2024 Rich Content Editor When viewing course files with long and similar names in the Rich Content Editor (RCE), users can  hover over the file name to view the full name . Modules Option to unpublish a module only. This option ...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. Building an Exam in Canvas? Use New Quizzes!

    From the Quizzes page, click the button for "+ Quiz".  In the dialog box, choose "New Quizzes" and click the "submit" button.  Enter your exam name and click the "build" button to start adding questions to your exam. Why Ne...
  7. Zoom at DCE

    If you've used Zoom to teach at another Harvard School, or another institution, you'll notice we do some things a bit differently here.  Even if you have taught at DCE, policies and procedures are continuously evolving.  Here's where you can learn h...
  8. Computer Tech Check and Speed Test

    Computer minimum specifications: Windows and Macintosh 2GHz or faster processor, 8GB or more of RAM Please maintain an up-to-date operating system and web browser We do NOT support: Taking courses on mobile devices Linux/Chromebook Beta ve...
  9. 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.Ed....
  10. Engagement and Community In Your Course

    Basic Ways to Build Community The earlier you start, the better the outcome will be Set the tone: How formal/informal do you want the conversations to be?  In any discussion or assignment prompts, write the way you’d like your students...