Panopto at Canisius University

Panopto at Canisius University

Panopto is an easy-to-use video hosting service that Canisius University has contracted with-- think of it as a Canisius-branded, private, YouTube. With Panopto integrated into our D2L instance, instructors can use it all without the need to leave D2L. With it's...

ScreenPal Phase Out

ScreenPal Phase Out

Due to cost and reliability concerns, the Center for Online Learning and Innovation is not renewing ScreenPal at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. The last day faculty or staff can use Screenpal is May 14th, 2024. In the last decade ScreenPal, or previously...

Complete Cybersecurity Training

Complete Cybersecurity Training

Canisius University employees must complete a cybersecurity training each year. This is practically necessary for several reasons. There is a wide variety of motives - more than you can imagine - for cybercriminals to try to access the university's online spaces,...

Complete Cybersecurity Training

Cybersecurity at Canisius

At Canisius, Cybersecurity is more important now as ever. ITS would like to remind our community of the following: Is It Really Them? Every now and then we receive emails, or even text messages, that purport to be colleagues or ITS, asking us to communicate with them...

Celebration of Scholarship, 2024

Celebration of Scholarship, 2024

We are happy to announce an update to the Celebration of Scholarship event! Save the date: Wednesday, April 17th from 4:30PM to 6:15PM. This event will be held in the Science Hall Atrium, after Ignatian Scholarship Day! If you are interested in having your scholarship...

The Canisius Wiki has been Updated

The Canisius Wiki has been Updated

The Canisius University Wiki, a long-time host for policy and procedural documents, has moved! In general, users of the wiki should report any outdated information or broken links within the Wiki to helpdesk@canisius.edu. Additionally: If you own or maintain wiki...

Quick Tip #26: Create Filters in Excel

Quick Tip #26: Create Filters in Excel

This quick tip is another Excel one. If the your data has headers, you can quickly turn those headers into filters. Even if your data does not have headers, you can quickly add them. Here's how: Select the entire row with your headers (typically the first row) Select...

The Canisius Wiki has been Updated

Changes in the Wiki

The Canisius University Wiki, a long-time host for policy and procedural documents, is getting a new look and feel as it moves to the Atlassian Cloud Platform. This is scheduled for Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, and will bring some improvements, but also some...

Midterms in D2L

Midterms in D2L

With midterms coming up, it may be useful to review these features of D2L Quizzes and Dropboxes.  D2L Quizzes provides a robust tool to grade quizzes easier and quicker. Some features can help prevent cheating to a degree, like basic question...

Mission in Curriculum Spotlight: Dr. Shyam Sriram

Mission in Curriculum Spotlight: Dr. Shyam Sriram

The Mission in Curriculum website is happy to announce an addition to our case studies! Dr. Shyam Sriram, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, writes about the students from his Spring 2023 PSC338: Refugee Resettlement in the United States...

The Center for Online Learning & Innovation
at Canisius University

Technology in Teaching & Learning

Providing outstanding faculty development experiences for technology use in teaching.

Online Learning

Serving as a central point of contact for distance learning needs, coordinated departmental efforts for online learning, quality assurance and consistency in online courses, and online innovation endeavors.

Innovation

Encouraging innovation across campus through technology and new processes, including in teaching and learning and everyday work.