Featured… Canvas Production Release Notes: October 17, 2020 14 Oct 202012 Oct 2020 Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
Best Practices… Prevent Zoombombing: Security Settings for Video Meetings 12 Oct 2020 Increase the security of your meetings and prevent uninvited guests or mischievous attendees from disrupting your virtual class sessions or meetings. This form of harassment, known as “Zoombombing,” typically involves…
Featured… Fall 2020 Canvas Office Hours Now Available Online 9 Oct 20209 Oct 2020 Need Help with Canvas? The Courseware Support Team is offering virtual office hours for Canvas and centrally supported tools through November 2020. Canvas office hours are designed for faculty, instructors,…
Featured… Canvas Production Release Notes: September 19, 2020 16 Sep 202012 Oct 2020 Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
News and Announcements Zoom is Now Fully Integrated with Canvas 4 Sep 20204 Sep 2020 Zoom is Now Fully Integrated with Canvas Penn has purchased a university-wide license to Zoom for all faculty, staff, and students. Zoom is an online meeting platform with voice, video,…
Settings Virtual Course Shopping Period in Canvas 28 Aug 20203 Sep 2020 What is it? Penn has developed a virtual shopping period in Canvas so that students can “visit” different courses as they finalize their course selections for the Fall. This feature…
Featured… Canvas Production Release Notes: August 15, 2020 12 Aug 202014 Aug 2020 Canvas operates on a monthly release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
News and Announcements Piazza and Perusall Now Available in all Courses 11 Aug 202031 Aug 2020 We’re happy to announce that Piazza and Perusall are now available for all courses in Canvas! Piazza is a robust discussion tool that allows students to ask and answer questions…
News and Announcements Panopto Downtime 8/15 7 Aug 202030 Jul 2020 Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday, August 15th from 9pm-12am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings" area of Canvas…
Feature Highlights… Canvas Downtime 8/8 6 Aug 20206 Aug 2020 Canvas will be briefly unavailable for up to 5 minutes on Saturday, August 8th at 1am EST due to emergency maintenance scheduled by the vendor. We apologize for any inconvenience this…
