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Author: Joe Schaffner

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Introducing the New Gradebook

6 Jan 202020 Oct 2021
As of January 6, 2020, the New Gradebook is enabled across all Canvas courses on the University of Pennsylvania Canvas instance. The New Gradebook has been designed to make grading more…
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Fall 2019 Start-of-Term Checklist for Faculty & TAS

26 Aug 201920 Oct 2021
The following are a few tips to help faculty and TAs get started with Canvas for the Fall 2019 term at the University of Pennsylvania. 1. Create a Course Site.…
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Turnitin Maintenance 7/13, 11am-7pm EST

8 Jul 201920 Oct 2021
Turnitin will be unavailable on Saturday, July 13th from 11am- 7pm EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. Instructors are encouraged to set assignment due dates that avoid scheduled maintenance windows…
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Panopto Downtime: 7/6, 12-12:30am EST

5 Jul 201920 Oct 2021
Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday, July 6th from 12am-12:30am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings" area…
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Canvas Production Release: June 22, 2019

18 Jun 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a three-week 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…
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Panopto Downtime: 6/22, 9pm-12am EST

17 Jun 201920 Oct 2021
Panopto will be unavailable on Saturday June 22nd from 9pm- 12am EST due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor. During this time media content in Panopto and the "Class Recordings"…
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Canvas Production Release: June 1, 2019

29 May 201920 Oct 2021
Canvas operates on a three-week 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…
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Submitting Grades for Spring 2019

16 May 201920 Oct 2021
As you wrap up grading for the semester, you might be wondering how you can use the Canvas gradebook to submit final grades for your courses. Although many instructors calculate…
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Video: Grading in Canvas at the End of a Term

14 May 201920 Oct 2021
We hope you enjoy this video geared towards faculty and TAs managing grades in Canvas using the gradebook! It shows six steps for finishing up grading in Canvas at the…
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Canvas End-of-Term Grading Checklist

9 May 201920 Oct 2021
The following checklist has been designed to help your end-of-term grading run smoothly. 1.) Download and Save the Current Version of the Canvas Gradebook It's a best practice to download…

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  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Time: 12:00pm - 12:30pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Time: 2:00pm - 2:30pm Presenter: Kate Rojas Location: Online Library: Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center Canvas Office Hours are 30-minute appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Office Hours Appointment for assistance with: Canvas tools and features Instructional learning technologies (e.g., Panopto, […]
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