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Fast Facts for Instructors

The Office of Distance Education has assembled this resource to share little-known or under-utilized Carmen functions that can save you a lot of time, energy, and frustration as you use the platform to build your course.

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Validating Course Links
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Restoring Previous Edits Using Page History
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Utilizing the Accessibility Checker
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Using Embed Codes for Video Links
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Composing Accessible Alt Text
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Using Canvas Commons
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Transferring Course Content Between Instructors and Courses
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Duplicating Course Items
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Building Quizzes with Question Banks
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Enable Blueprint Courses in Carmen to Synch Content Across Multiple Course Sections
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Grade Posting Policies
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How to Generate Captions and Transcripts for Video and Audio-only Files
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Using Tabs and Windows for Efficiency

Resources

  • Academic and Religious Holiday Calendar
  • ASC Online Course Syllabi Examples
  • Course Design Strategies
    • Regular Substantive Interaction (RSI) Guidance
  • Fast Facts
  • Instructor Spotlights
  • Teaching with Technology Learning Community
  • Technology-Enabled Teaching Solutions
  • Templates
  • Student Video Resource Tutorials
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