New Gradescope Features for Fall

If you are teaching this fall, please join us on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2:00pm CT for a special session facilitated by Howard Fooksman from Gradescope, former Midwest instructional technologist in higher education, and now purveyor of institutional partnerships and faculty training for Gradescope. As a newer tool within Loyola's catalog of instructional technologies, this session offers a closer look at the new improvements and features recently launched by Gradescope, such as richer ways to annotate and evaluate assignments. A panel of moderators will be available to ask questions.

Intro to Sakai for Students

If you are teaching this fall, please encourage your students to join us for Intro to Sakai for Students on Thursday, August 24th, 1:00pm CT. This live webinar will provide a guided tour of learning tools found within Sakai, so that students understand how to engage with course activities and lessons, submit coursework, take quizzes, and view grades or feedback. It will also introduce integrated learning technologies for multimedia and communication. A panel of moderators will be available to ask questions.

Join Us at FOTL This Week

Focus on Teaching & Learning (FOTL) is this Thursday, August 17th and will be held in the Damen Student Center on the Lake Shore Campus. We will be hosting a table during the Lunch & Resource Fair starting at 11:45am. Please stop by for introductions and to ask questions about Loyola's instructional and academic research technologies. For more information about this event, visit FOTL.

Administering Test Taking with Respondus LockDown Browser

Test taking can be stressful, so adding the additional step of using Respondus Lockdown Browser might be overwhelming for some of your students. Therefore, we highly recommend as an instructor, that you familiarize yourself with this academic integrity tool before adding as a requirement to complete a test or quiz.

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