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October 2021
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RSVP for the OktoberBest Showcase
The Innovations in Learning team will once again be hosting an OktoberBest Showcase on Wednesday, October 27th from 4:30pm to 6:00pm in the Oak Room.

Join us for an evening of engaging conversations and presentations on this year's theme: instructional lessons learned during the pandemic.

Just like in 2019, beer and light refreshments will be served. Space is limited for this on-campus event, so please RSVP by October 22nd using this link.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Free Canvas Sessions Through Instructure
On October 19th at 1:00pm, join Woody Roper, Senior Trainer at Instructure for a 60-minute session where you will learn more about how Canvas Administrators can create or import Learning Outcomes.

See how these shared resources can be found and imported into courses by instructors. Review best practices of utilizing outcomes and rubrics in a course along with specific applications of the Learning Mastery Gradebook. Learn to create reports for entire sub-accounts based on student performance on shared assessments and aligned outcomes.

Click here to view the DLE Calendar of upcoming Canvas events and/or to register for the upcoming Learning Mastery & Standards in Canvas session.
Akindi to Replace Scantron Sheets
Akindi is a flexible easy-to-use cloud based assessment tool allowing instructors to create tests. With Akindi, instructors can pre-print assessment bubble sheets and hand them out to their students. After collecting the tests and corresponding bubble sheets, they are scanned by the instructor and sent/uploaded via email. Grades and analytics are ready in minutes, not days. This system provides easy error correction, and is integrated with Canvas. Akindi will replace the scantron sheets used for multiple choice exams.
 
Key benefits:
  • Print your own bubble sheets instead of purchasing
  • Scan exams with any multi-function printer
  • Immediate results
  • Easy error correction
  • Integrated with Canvas
  • Better graphical analytics
 
For instructions on how to get started using Akindi, see the following resources:
Respondus 4.0 for Quiz Building
UW-Parkside has purchased Respondus 4.0, a powerful tool used for creating and managing online quizzes.

Respondus 4.0 allows you to create your quizzes in an offline Windows-style environment. When your quizzes are ready, you can export them as a Canvas-supported file format which can then be imported into your course.

Respondus 4.0 can also be used to convert quiz files into other file formats. This means that you can convert quiz files from other LMS websites into the Canvas quiz format or save your existing Canvas quizzes as Word documents after they’ve been downloaded and opened in Respondus 4.0.

In August, Canvas implemented their own method of converting existing Canvas quizzes into a printable PDF format. More information on this process can be found at this Knowledgebase page.
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