News: Learning Systems Update

  • Canvas: New AI-based tools for Instructors

    Learning Systems | December 18, 2024
    Instructors have access to 2 new AI-based tools in their Carmen courses. Once enabled as a feature option, the Discussion Summary option allows an instructor to request a summary of a particular discussion thread. Instructors may also ask specific questions about the thread's content. Currently, there is a limit of 25 summary generations per user per day. This feature is only visible to the ...

  • Top Hat: Import Course Update

    Learning Systems | November 25, 2024
    Top Hat has added a streamlined process for creating a new course and copying existing content into it. On the instructor dashboard, you will see a "doubled page" icon to the right of a course title. Click the icon to bring up a menu allowing you to create a new course into which your existing content will be copied. Courses with a lot of content can take up to 60 minutes to fully import.Th...

  • PebblePad: Expanded Search by Tag Feature 

    Learning Systems | October 31, 2024
    PebblePad has now expanded the ability for users to search for tags that have been added to Assets to include when adding Assets to workbooks and creating hyperlinks in pages. This change increases the usefulness of tags within PebblePad and creates more support and flexibility on how users utilize Assets. ...

  • SpeedGrader: Rich Content Editor Features Available

    Learning Systems | September 11, 2024
    CarmenCanvas has just recieved an update which enables Rich Content Editor (RCE) features when commenting on assignment submissions, such as in SpeedGrader. Instructors can now edit drafts.

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