New D2L Coming, and Updates to our Tutorial Video Set
Staff in the Center for Online Learning & Innovation are hard at work crafting a new set of D2L tutorial videos. This is in part because D2L is getting a new interface in mid-May, between the Spring and Summer semesters, but also because D2L has gradually added new,...
Getting Ready for the New D2L (Coming in May 2018)
In COLI we're hard at work preparing for the upcoming change to D2L's interface. Between the Spring and Summer semesters, D2L will change to a new look and feel that's simpler and more mobile-friendly. Meanwhile, we're updating our D2L tutorial video set to include...
April 11th at 2:00 PM: Academic Computing Advising Committee
The Academic Computing Advisory Committee (ACAC) will meet on Wednesday, April 11th, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the President’s Board Room. ACAC consists of faculty, ITS administrators and others interested in technology for teaching, learning, and scholarship....
Faculty Meetup, April 30th, 5:30-7:30 PM: Online & Hybrid Teaching
Our fourth and final faculty meetup of the 2017-2018 year takes place on April 30th, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM in the Library Classroom, and focuses on teaching online and hybrid courses. For over a decade, Canisius College faculty have been teaching high quality online and...
Serious Games Meetup! April 20th
In our last Serious Games Meetup of the 2017-2018 year, we'll look at some things related to science education, including simple 3D physics development in Unity, and Kerbal Space Program, a humorous but sophisticated spaceflight mechanics simulator. Serious Games can...
What is Google Drive? How Do I Use It? How Can It Be Useful in My Courses?
Your Google Drive is an online space to store and easily share files. All Canisius College faculty, staff, and students have one. You might have heard colleagues mention it, and wondered how it works. Check out our new "Basics of Google Drive for Faculty and Staff"...
Turnitin is Now Available in D2L!
This spring, ITS integrated Turnitin into D2L. Turnitin software includes an originality checker that can help students avoid plagiarism. Turnitin also provides tools so faculty can provide detailed feedback to students about their writing. You can easily employ...
Digital Humanities Speaker Series: Kelly Carpenter
The Canisius College Digital Humanities Speaker Series concludes it's 2017-2018 series by welcoming Kelly Carpenter, Digital Assets Manager at Albright-Knox Art Gallery to campus. Carpenter's presentation is entitled Digital Technologies are Transforming the Museum...
Digital Humanities Workshop: WordPress with Prof. Ben Dunkle
WordPress is a web development toolset powering almost a third of the internet. It is used for big-traffic professional websites but is surprisingly friendly to beginners. Faculty, staff and students use WordPress to create and maintain websites for offices,...
Canisius Serious Games Meetup! Friday, March 16th at 11:00 AM
Join us for our next Canisius College Serious Games Meetup of 2018 on Friday, March 16th at 11 a.m. in the Digital Media Arts Lounge on the third floor of Lyons Hall! Serious Games can serve a wide variety of purposes: educational, scientific simulation, healthcare,...
The Center for Online Learning & Innovation
at Canisius College
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.