CITL Updates
SUMMER 2017
As the semester comes to a close, there are a few steps you will want to take with your course in Canvas if you use the gradebook. Each bullet point links to a short tutorial on that topic.
- Make sure all assignments have a point value
- Set up grading scheme if you want students to see their grade as a letter
- Hide grade totals and distribution
- Mute and assignments you do not want students to see
- Treat ungraded assignments as zero
- Want to give extra credit? Here is how
- Download your gradebook to Excel as a back up
- Change the start and end dates for your course
Please email Janel at brennanj@umd.edu with any questions or assistance!
Campus announces Kaltura as new media management system
From Marcio Oliveira, Assistant VP of Academic Technology and Innovation: "Kaltura was found the best solution to meet the needs of our campus. Key critical features that lead us to Kaltura included, but were not limited to: accessibility, in-video quizzing, live streaming on portable devices, media indexing, robust analytics, security requirements, and 24/7 customer support and monitoring. Kaltura is also being used by eleven of our Big 10 peer institutions, which increases our opportunities for inter-institutional collaborations. We have started the procurement process, and It is our goal to have Kaltura launched for the start of the Fall 2017 semester. We will let you know when Kaltura will be available in our service catalog. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Is your course ready for the summer?
Book an appointment now to get your course ready for the summer.
Learning Technology Institute workshops starting May 31st
The Division of IT provides training to faculty, teaching assistants, and instructional support staff on the tools and pedagogical strategies that foster teaching and learning at the University of Maryland. A traditional, face-to-face series of workshops is offered cyclically through the Learning Technologies Institute. Training topics range from supporting courses in ELMS, developing content with tools such as Camtasia and Design Tools, developing student engagement activities with Voicethread, Blogs, Wikis, and Clickers, and planning to develop courses for fully online, blended or flipped delivery models. Register on the institute's Eventbrite page.
Summer Support Hours
CITL will have one student on staff this summer who will be available for projects and classroom support in the building. We will not have evening hours and there will be some unavailability due to vacation leave. Hours and contact information for the week will be posted on the office door of JMZ 1205. If you need assistance with SLLC website, media projects or anything classroom tech related, please contact Jeff directly at maurerj@umd.edu For issues with Canvas, summer online course management and design, or assistance with any educational tools, future or present projects, email Janel for an appointment at brennanj@umd.edu Virtual appointments via WebEx or Zoom area also available.
Work requests can still be done online
Work requests can still be done online
- SLLC Equipment Request
- SLLC Lab Request
- SLLC AV Request (Canvas/Video/Scanning)
Contact us
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Location: 1202 Jimenez Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-4924
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