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A Canvas Discussion feature I didn't know about: When you mouse over the top center of a reply in a discussion you will see a triangle appear. Click on it to collapse/expand. You may also use the "Collapse replies" & "Expand replies" buttons just above the initial reply.

FSI is just a week away! The committee has been hard at work on all the last-minute details, and we look forward to welcoming everyone to the conference center.

Last Chance to Get the Regular Rate
Register by May 14th and pay only $69.
https://ehttp://conferences.illinois.edu/fsi/registration.html

The full program and schedule grid have been updated since the April newsletter, so be sure to take a look at them. http://conferences.illinois.edu/fsi/program.html

FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Registration Fee Structure Early Bird Rate (ends April 8): $59 Regular Rate (ends May 14): $69 Late/On-site Rate: $85 Optional Pre-Conference Workshop Fee: $30 Please note that all session and poster presenters are expected to register and pay the early bird rate. One presenter per pre-conference wo...

Contact me if you would like the Call for Proposals for the 2019 ICCCA/ICCFA joint conference “Students at the Heart of It All!” to be held November 14-15 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria.

The Summer & Fall 2019 semesters are right around the corner. Here is a link to the Canvas FAQs page if you need a refresher on some of the processes of preparing:

Prepare for Next Semester: Faculty Resources & Orientation

Entering Final grades? Need a refresher? Checkout page 3 here https://learn.bhc.edu/courses/734982/files/57204261/download?wrap=1.

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For some odd reason that no one has been able to rectify after semesters of me asking, when courses are created in Canvas from Banner they close a day and five hours early. You can go into your course’s Settings and change the course end date.

Call for Proposals for the 2019 ICCCA/ICCFA joint conference “Students at the Heart of It All!” to be held November 14-15 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in East Peoria. Contact me if you are interested and I will forward the form.
Topic Suggestions but not limited to the following:
• Student Affairs/Student Services
• Assessment
• Meeting the Needs of Diverse Student Populations
• Health and Well Being of Students
• Career/Technical Education/Adult Education
• Teaching and Learning Best Practices
• Curriculum Innovation
• Incorporating Classroom Technology
• Open Educational Resources

Do you have videos you need on http://vc.bhc.edu? This location will be going away soon. If so we need to get them moved to Ensemble within the next month or so. Contact Andy Olson or Lee Bughman. A new Ensemble LTI has also been added to Canvas so you can easily embed your videos and playlists.

The Google Drive & Office 365 LTIs have been added to BHC's Canvas LMS. This allows users to log into those areas through Canvas and then locate and add files into Canvas.

On 4 January 2020, the existing Canvas Gradebook will be replaced with the New Gradebook. No data loss will result in this transition and all features align with previous functionality.