August 2024 Ed Tech Newsletter
As we count down the final weeks of summer, I wanted to ensure you’re prepared for the upcoming semester. This newsletter covers important information and guides for setting up your Canvas sites, requesting Panopto lecture capture schedules, and other important updates to the Ed Tech software available to you here at BC.
Preparing Your Fall 2024 Canvas Sites
To help you get your Fall 2024 courses up and running smoothly, here are the key steps for setting up your Canvas site:
- Prepare Your Canvas Site:
- If you’ve taught the course before, import previous course materials.
- For new courses, use a Law School Template or start from scratch.
- Update the Syllabus Page:
- Edit the syllabus to include current semester information.
- Update Course Materials:
- Make necessary updates to other course materials or assignments. Learn more about designing your Canvas site here.
- Publish Your Content:
- Publish Your Course:
- Make sure your course is published and visible to students.
For a more detailed guide, check out the Canvas Quick Start Guide on the Ed Tech Blog.
Panopto Lecture Capture Information
Schedule your course to be recorded
Remember, your courses are not automatically scheduled for lecture capture. To have your classes recorded this semester, use the lecture capture request form.
Check Your Video Permissions
Your recordings are hidden from students by default. To allow students to access your course recordings, update your course folder permissions to make recordings available immediately after processing. Otherwise, you’ll need to make individual recordings available per student request.
Remember to Adjust Schedule Changes
Your recording schedule does NOT automatically update if your class moves to a different classroom or time. If you change rooms after scheduling your lecture capture recordings, notify us at atrinbox@bc.edu to move your recording schedules. Please give at least 24 hours’ notice for schedule changes.
Panopto Guides & Documentation
For more information about using Panopto at BC Law, check out additional guides and resources on the Ed Tech Blog.
Software News & Updates
Canvas UI Updates
Canvas recently made some changes to the way you manage assigning due dates to interactive elements of your Canvas course. They are now revamping the “Assign To” interface to more closely resemble its original design following community feedback. The revision should be released in the coming weeks. If you need to adjust assignment due dates before the new interface is restored, follow these instructions.
Panopto UI Updates
Panopto is getting UI updates to reduce clicks for common tasks such as managing sharing, renaming, and moving folders. The main change removes the gear icon for folder settings and adds folder management options to a drop-down menu. Read more about the updates here.