by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 30, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Staff
As part of the University’s efforts to streamline technology services and responsibly manage resources, Canisius will transition from Zoom to Microsoft Teams as its primary video conferencing platform, effective June 1, 2025. This strategic move leverages the...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 21, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Online Learning, Students, Technology in Teaching & Learning
Did you know that students can use Panopto for video discussion in D2L? This is also a great way for students to record and share video presentations as well. Here is how to set up a Panopto Assignment folder for video discussions: Create a Panopto Assignment Folder...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 8, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty
A new way to Merge Courses will be coming to our D2L environment after Easter. This new way makes it easier on faculty and is much faster than the original tool, which required a fair bit of manual labor on the part of ITS and COLI. The new tool is far more automatic,...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 7, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Staff
Want to start using Panopto but cannot find the time to attend COLI’s workshops? Check out their upcoming webinars below: Basic Training WebinarsOur Basic Training Webinar is perfect for new users and beginners who want to learn how to effectively use the...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Apr 1, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Students
Final exams are fast approaching! 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...
by Tyler Kron-Piatek | Mar 24, 2025 | Adjuncts, Faculty, Staff, Students
ITS and COLI have put together a checklist for when an employee prepares to leave Canisius. It is meant to be done with a supervisor, but can also be completed independently. This is in addition to and not a replacement of any...
