Info Depot: Guides, Tutorials, & URLs

The document collection below contains help information with eLearning, other applications and development issues. To access the PDF documents, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required.

 Canvas:

The some of the links below are tutorials created by Instructure Support [IS]. They do not reflect SUU's image branding and appearance. However, use and functions of eLearning's tools are the same. If you have any questions please contact the IMIC.

Intro to:

• Intro to Canvas handout [PDF]
• Introduction to Canvas [WWW]
• Preview of Instructure Canvas - Part 1 [WWW]
• Preview of Instructure Canvas - Part 2 [WWW]
• Drag and Drop Feature in Canvas [WWW]
• Speed Grader [WWW]
• Canvas vs. eLearning Comparision Chart [WWW]

These documents and video links will give you a teaser of what Canvas can do.

 

Facutly:

• Profile setup [WWW]
• Inbox [IS]

 

• Announcements [IS]
• Assignments [IS]
• Editing Home Page [IS]
• Modules [IS]
• Outcomes [IS]
• Importing Quizzes [WWW]

 

• SpeedGrader [IS]
• SpeedGrader iPad [IS]
• Collaboration (w/Google Docs) [IS]
• Calendar [IS]
• Attendance Feature [IS]

As more documentation and support materials come available, they will be accessible from here.

 

Students:

• Profile Setup [IS]

As more documentation and support materials come available, they will be accessible from here.

 eLearning:

The some of the links below are SWF tutorials hosted by Blackboard. They do not reflect SUU's image branding and appearance. However, use and functions of eLearning's tools are the same. If you have any questions please contact the IMIC.

  for Students:

• General Interface
• Assessments
• Assignments
• Discussions

 

  for Faculty:

• Modify the course menu
• Build the Syllabus [BB-SWF] [IMIC-PDF]
• Build Learning Modules [BB-SWF] [IMIC-PDF]
• Create announcements
• Create calendar entries
• Grade discussions
• Navigating the Grade Book
• Grade and publish assignments
• Create Assessments [BB-SWF] [IMIC-PDF]
• Create Assignments [BB-SWF] [IMIC-PDF]
• Create goals
• Create grade book columns
• Create grading forms
• Create media library entries
• Enter grades
• Selective release
• Use selective release tool
• Design
• Interface
• Assessments
• Assignments
• Discussions
• Gradebook [IMIC-PDF]
• Group manager
• Media Library
• Selective release
• Student Tracking [IMIC-PDF]

 MS Office:

PowerPoint:

• PowerPoint Presentation for eLearning and the Web [PDF]

Contact the IMIC regarding Adobe Presenter. The easiest and most interactive way your students can experience your PowerPoint Presentation.

 Audio Applications:

Do you have a need for audio? MP3's to WAV- make use of audio recording freeware.

• Audacity [WWW]
  (for XP PCs & MACs, Windows 7 is still in Beta 9-2010)
• Audacity LAME MP3 Encoder [WWW]
  Encoder download & installation instructions [WWW]
• MP3myMP3 (Record what you hear) [WWW]

If you have audio recorders and you want to make the audio available to students (MP3s) or import audio into your presentations these are the products to use. If you need assistance with converting your audio, contact us.

 Respondus:

Cut Quiz development time in half.

• Respondus Software for SUU Faculty [WWW]
  (Contact the IMIC for a username & password)
• Installing Respondus [PDF]
• Using Respondus [PDF]
• Respondus Question Formats [PDF]

 Antiplagarizm applications:

Turnitin

• Instructor Quick Start [PDF]

 

SafeAssign

• SafeAssign RSS Feed [RSS]

Blackboard has now made available a new notification system for Blackboard SafeAssign. The new system will provide a notification of either unplanned outages or planned maintenance of the SafeAssign service through an RSS feed. You can access the new feed at https://behind.blackboard.com/s/rss/SafeAssignUpdates.

 Internet & Web Development:

Useful Tools:

• HTML Validation from the W3 [WWW]

 

HTML:

• Quick Guide to HTML [PDF]
• An Interactive Tutorial from Davesite.com
• Authoring Basics from Webmonkey.com
• Special HTML Characters from Rice University
• Barebones List of HTML Tag by Kevin Werbach
• Beginner's Guide to HTML from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications

 

Javascript:

• Roll-Over Mega Coder from Infinite Fish
• The JavaScript Source [WWW]

 Issues & Topics:

American Disabilities Act:

• ADA Compliance-Section 508 [PDF]

 

Copyright, Fair Use & The Teach Act:

• Copyright and "Fair Use"- Options and Understanding [PDF]
• Crash Course in Copyright from University of Texas in Austin, by Georgia K. Harper.
• 10 Myths about Copyright Explained. By Brad Templeton
• Copyright Resources Online from Yale University Library Web
• US Copyright Office at the Library of Congress
• Copyright and Fair Use from Stanford University Libraries
• Copyright & Fair Use [SWF]
• The Teach Act [SWF]
• Permission Release Form Walkthrough [SWF]
• Permission Release Form [PDF]

 

Other:

• Roll-Over Mega Coder from Infinite Fish
• The JavaScript Source [WWW]

 Course Development:

Forms & Letter Templates

• Copyright/Permission Release Letter & Forms [PDF] (How to use it)
• SCPS Contract for Development of On-line Courses [PDF]