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Posted on July 1, 2020 by Rocky Allinger

We’re Cindi Kerns & Rocky Allinger, Instructional Design Dynamic Duo at Messiah University. Here in this blog, we share our tips, guides, and new ideas about all things instructional design. Continue reading Welcome to our blog!→

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3/23/22 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on March 23, 2022 by ckerns@messiah.edu

Canvas Update: New Equation Editor Interface | Canvas Pro Tip: Use Scheduler for Advising Appointments | Feature Request: Ability to Share Rubrics with Colleagues Continue reading 3/23/22 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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2/16/22 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on February 16, 2022 by ckerns@messiah.edu

Classic Quizzes Available until Summer 2024 | Upcoming Event: New Quizzes Workshops | Partial Credit for Matching Questions Now Available for New Quizzes
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1/19/22 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on January 21, 2022 by ckerns@messiah.edu

Upcoming New Quizzes Workshops As of January 1st, New Quizzes has been enabled as an option for all courses. The Classic Quizzes engine is on its way out — both Continue reading 1/19/22 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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11/10/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on November 10, 2021 by ckerns@messiah.edu

Upcoming New Quizzes Workshop On January 1st, Messiah will be enabling New Quizzes for all courses. Classic Quizzes are on their way out. Want to get an overview and some Continue reading 11/10/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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9/15/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on September 20, 2021 by ckerns@messiah.edu

New Quizzes Workshops Available! On January 1st, Messiah will be enabling New Quizzes for all courses. Classic Quizzes are on their way out. Want to get an overview and some Continue reading 9/15/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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9/1/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on September 3, 2021 by ckerns@messiah.edu

Canvas Update: Save Speedgrader Comments Grading in speedgrader just got more efficient! You can now save, edit, and manage comments to re-use for student submissions. Check out the Comment Library Continue reading 9/1/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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08/11/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Rocky Allinger

New Quizzes Workshops Available! New Quizzes will be the only option in Canvas after January 1st, 2022 — Classic Quizzes will no longer be available after that time. Want to Continue reading 08/11/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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05/26/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Rocky Allinger

Canvas Update: New Assignment Type – Student Annotation A new assignment type is available in Canvas: Student Annotation! For this assignment, students can annotate a file uploaded by you, the Continue reading 05/26/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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04/21/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Rocky Allinger

New Quizzes Workshops Available! Want to get an overview and some guidance on using New Quizzes with the Dynamic Duo? Pop into one of these upcoming workshops: Wednesday, April 21st, Continue reading 04/21/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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04/07/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Rocky Allinger

Canvas Update: Changes to Quizzes in Canvas Classic Quizzes in Canvas (current default) is reaching its end of life — as of Spring 2022, New Quizzes will be the only Continue reading 04/07/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

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