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    How Do I Update the Formatting for my Course Objectives in my Syllabus?

    Reading Time: < 1 minute In our last post, we talked about how to transfer your course to your spring section while keeping in mind the autosyllabus template. Most of the information in that post is still accurate – but the template formatting for the course objectives has changed. Instead of housing the objectives in the “Outcomes” page and directing students to view them there, the objectives are now included directly in the syllabus.   If you didn’t bring over your syllabus from last semester, the syllabus in your spring section will have the correct objectives formatting! You’ll want to use that spring syllabus template as you work on your course. It’s easy to copy and paste the specifics from your…

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    How do I Transfer my Course with the Canvas Syllabus Template?

    Reading Time: 2 minutes We’re getting closer to the time to prep for next semester’s courses. With the Canvas syllabus template, you may be wondering how it’ll work to bring your courses over and if you’ll need to recreate your syllabus in your new section. Thankfully, this is not the case! There’s a slightly different process to follow if your syllabus is already in the Canvas template or if you still have it in an earlier format. Let’s take a look at each of these.   If your syllabus is already in the Canvas syllabus template  You’re in really good shape! Since the template hasn’t been updated, you can copy your entire course over…

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    A Midsummer Guide to Canvas Setup

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Deep in thought and focused on my very important game of Sudoku, my wife broke my concentration with sudden alarm and proclaimed, “Oh my goodness, it‘s only 6 months until Christmas Eve!” While six months is still a little while, what is drawing closer is the start of the 2019-2020 school year. In less than two months, Cedarville University will welcome students back and embark on a journey of transformation for the Word of God and Testimony of Jesus Christ.  Fall 2019 brings a change from Moodle to Canvas for the entire campus, and everyone will be adjusting to the new normal. For faculty, the challenge…