Direct access to ANGEL courses as well as ANGEL Groups ends on Oct. 31. Starting Nov. 1, access will be available upon request to instructors and course editors on a first-come, first-served basis. Access will be available for a two-week period. To request access, a user will: Select the “Request Access to a Prior Course […]
Faculty can use Teams to group students in a course
Canvas users with the role of Teacher or Course Admin can use the Teams functionality to make their own student groupings within a Canvas course for purposes such as providing differentiated projects to a specific group of students. The Canvas Teams feature enables an individual to be added to multiple teams, as needed. Students may […]
Starfish to be integrated in Canvas on August 18
Starfish will be integrated in Canvas on Friday, August 18. Starfish is a reporting system faculty can use to communicate with students on progress in their courses. Faculty Senate policy 47-70 says faculty should submit early progress reports prior to the late drop deadline to help students evaluate and improve their academic performance. There are […]
New Student User Interface
Here are some updates on the new user interface (UI) for students: * The new UI came in response to complaints from students; LionPATH was urged by executive committee to update the UI * After testing with out student advisor group, the new UI was rolled out on May 10; we have received positive feedback […]
LionPATH Updates
HI All, Here are some updates on what is happening with LionPATH: * The LDMO is now a background organization from the University point of view; so functional offices should be the first point of contact! * Continuing to roll out minor fixes and new functionality * Billing for summer was final new function to […]
Guidance for merged course sections in Canvas
Faculty and staff who wish to create a merged course in Canvas, effective Monday, April 3, will be asked to verify that their reason for merging sections does not violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). To begin the merge process, click on the “Merge Course Manager” button on the Canvas dashboard. A […]
Get help converting content to Canvas
Check out the latest Penn State Canvas video! (http://canvas.psu.edu/news-tips/) This four-minute video highlights the ways the TLT Canvas Instructional Support Team is helping faculty and staff get ready to teach in the new Learning Management System. In the video, you’ll meet two faculty members who improved their courses and increased their comfort level in Canvas, […]
Manually Enrolled Courses can now be requested directly in Canvas
Faculty and staff can now request a Manually Enrolled Course right in Canvas, rather than in ServiceNow. A Manually Enrolled Course is a non-credit bearing course that has student enrollments but is not an official LionPATH course. This updated process provides a better user experience, with dropdown menus guiding the capturing of required information. The […]
Student Activity Report Enabled in CANVAS
On Tuesday, April 4, the Student Activity Report feature will be enabled in Canvas courses, which provides the date of a student’s last activity in a course. This information can be used for reporting for financial aid regulations. The report includes information on course activity, assignments and communications. This is similar to the Date of […]
LionPATH Updates
1. LionPATH has moved into a new phase. It is now in the development and maintenance phase with functional home offices taking over support and process functions. For example, the Registrar’s Office is now responsible for answering questions and troubleshooting issues for any enrollment, class scheduling, grading, graduation, or students records issues, etc. 2. New […]
Piazza now available for use at Penn State
Penn State has signed an agreement that allows the approved use of the Piazza Q&A classroom discussion tool at the University. Faculty who already have a Piazza account may add your Penn State email address as either your primary or secondary email on your account. (http://support.piazza.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1646661-add-an-email-address-or-merge-two-accounts) The full Piazza Q&A tool integration with Canvas at […]
Testing Center Exams in Canvas
A brand new training session will be offered on Thursday, March 2 to help faculty get Canvas exams ready for the Pollock Testing Center. “Canvas: Preparing Exams for the Pollock Testing Center” will be held from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. via Adobe Connect. For details and the link to register, visit http://canvas.psu.edu/2017/02/23/training-class-to-focus-on-canvas-exams-in-pollock-testing-center/ Resources: http://canvas.psu.edu/2017/02/23/training-class-to-focus-on-canvas-exams-in-pollock-testing-center/
ANGEL group space will be ending in 2017; alternatives are now available
If anyone uses groups for storing course materials, such as Quizzes and assignments, a Master Course may be more appropriate than a “group” space moving forward. More information on group spaces can be found at the link below. Resources: http://canvas.psu.edu/2017/02/06/angel-group-space-will-be-ending-in-2017-alternatives-are-now-available-2/
Canvas Returns to WebAccess on January 25
At 6:00 am ET on Wednesday, January 25, the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology (OPVIT) will move Canvas back to WebAccess authentication. Canvas had been switched to an alternate authentication method on August 22, 2016. Users logging in to Canvas after the move will be prompted to either log in to WebAccess […]
LionPath Weekly Support Begins
Penn State UP and campus employees have been invited to discuss what is needed in LionPath. The first meeting of this group took place on January 9, 2017. The Weekly Support Group will continue to take place on Mondays at 1-3 p.m. in 64 Willard. The recording from the 1/9/17 meeting is now available here: […]
New look for canvas.psu.edu
The official resource for all things Canvas at Penn State, http://canvas.psu.edu/, has a new look. The website has the same URL, but when users reach the site, they will see immediately that the home page looks different. The navigation bar at the top is streamlined and includes a bright yellow Canvas login button in the […]
New look coming for canvas.psu.edu
The official resource for all things Canvas at Penn State, canvas.psu.edu, will have a new look after the start of the new year. The site has the same URL — canvas.psu.edu — but when users reach the site, they will see immediately that the home page looks different. The navigation bar at the top is […]
Preparing for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2017
Spring 2017 *Over 80,000 students are enrolled thus far *Student may begin to set their intent to graduate beginning on January 2, 2017 Summer 2017 *Preparations begin early in the new year *Shopping carts will be available in late-January *Enrollment appointments begin in early-February Fall 2017 *Preparations begin early in the new year *Shopping carts […]
Canvas Maintenance Scheduled for December 20
The Canvas database server is scheduled to undergo maintenance on December 20th from 2-4 am EST. Although Canvas will be available, it is recommended that users do not add or modify content during this time. An update will be provided when maintenance has been completed. Resources:
“WHAT-IF” REPORTS
FAQs REGARDING WHAT-IF REPORTS 1. WHAT are what-if reports? What-if (WHIF) reports allow undergraduate students, faculty and staff to request advisement reports (aka “Degree Audits”) for a plan(s) other than those in which a student is currently enrolled. Faculty and staff working with students in pre-major plans should use WHIF reports in order to see […]
Fall 2016 Final Grading
Final grading for Fall 2016 is almost upon us. Email messages were recently sent to all instructors whose courses are ending on 12/9/2016 that provided instructions regarding final grading. As in the past, final grade rosters for full semester classes will be posted in a batch process after midnight on the last day of the […]
GEN ED – Timelines and Guidelines Available
The General Education team presents the following documents to help you plan for proposal submissions: Gen Ed Presentation View the plan for GenEd over the next two years Gen Ed Courses View the current listing of courses used toward GenEd Completion Learning Objectives Read the General Education Learning Objectives and Criteria Integrative Studies Proposals Read […]
CANVAS Transition help available for faculty, even during holiday break
Fall semester is close to wrapping up, and faculty may be looking beyond finals to plan their jump from ANGEL to Canvas. It’s a perfect time, thanks to all the resources available between now and January 9, the start of spring semester. Faculty can continue to teach in ANGEL through summer II session in 2017. […]
Faculty can add threaded view to Canvas discussions
By default, all newly-created discussions in Canvas will not show discussions in threaded view. Beginning on Monday, November 21, faculty will be able to change a setting to add indents, or a threaded view, to make it easier for anyone in the course to follow the discussion. To learn how to set a discussion to […]
Replacements for ANGEL groups
Faculty, staff and students who use ANGEL Groups for collaborative or storage space will need to find an alternative by November 1, 2017. This change is tied to the transition from ANGEL to Canvas as the University’s Learning Management System. No new ANGEL Groups can be created after June 30, 2017. Access to all ANGEL […]
Canvas Discussion Forum Feedback Requested by Saturday 10/22
The Canvas Project Team will test a potential change that alters how threaded discussions appear in Canvas. We would like your assistance in testing this change, as well as providing feedback on making this change to the production version of Canvas. You will be added to a Canvas course, on the Canvas beta site (https://psu.beta.instructure.com/courses/1832297). […]
DEGREE AUDIT NOTES AND REMINDERS
We have worked extremely hard to make the audit as helpful and accurate as possible. But just as with many new tools, validation and ongoing use finds issues that need attention. All UGRD colleges were asked to review audits for their majors and minors, and communicated with the LionPATH advising team and/or the assigned OUR […]
Testing Center anticipated to be ready for Canvas in SP17
Just a quick note here from the Canvas team: Faculty who use the Pollock Testing Center for exams can begin moving their courses into Canvas to be ready when the testing center is integrated into the new Learning Management System. The solution for large-scale testing is anticipated to be ready for use in the spring […]
Update Campus
Hello from LionPATH! As you may be aware, Update Campus, a module that allows students to apply for a change of campus on-line, became available to students on September 30, 2016. Students will access the module through the My Academics tab in the Student Center in order to submit a request. Just as in ISIS, […]
An Update on Fall 2016 Grading in LionPATH
Instructors, Grading in LionPATH is available for all Fa16 courses that have already ended. Instructors now have the functionality to upload grades from CANVAS or ANGEL. It is important to remember that, in LionPATH, all students must be graded. In the near future, due to financial aid rules, the last date of attendance information will […]
Students Prepared for Sp17 Enrollment
We are running the daily processes to pick up any students who need to be term activated, enrollment appointments, BFR hold, and the Pre-Registration Activity Guide (SAGs). Processes to term activate, assign enrollment appointments, and place the Financial Responsibility holds are running hourly. Because of the time it takes to assign the pre-registration activity guides, […]
Credit Limits for Fa16 and Sp17
Hello All, Here is an update on enrollment for Fa16 and Sp17. Because there is an enrollment overlap for the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters, we cannot set the program enrollment limits exactly as we did for the beginning of the fall semester enrollment. To adhere to university policy of not allowing students to […]
Canvas Ideas Up For Voting
CLOSING NOVEMBER 2, 2016 Shuffle answers at the question level Exported gradebook should match filters on the grade screen FAST & EASY Way to Copy Content on the FLY CLOSING DECEMBER 7, 2016 Type between the lines of original conversation message Ability to Totally Hide Some Members in Course CLOSING JANUARY 4, 2017 Posted by […]
Tutorials for Students
While most of our students went through the registration process in the fall, there may be some who need a refresher on how things work in LionPATH. Here are some URLs for tutorials that may be helpful to your students: Here are links to our tutorials/FAQs for students who need a refresher: Completing the Pre-Registration […]
Sp17 Enrollment
Good afternoon, The Registrar’s Office recently shared an update on the activation process for current students for the spring 2017 semester. The four step process has been completed for students to be able to enroll in spring 2017. 1. Students were term activated. 2. Enrollment appointments were assigned. 3. BFR holds were placed. 4. Pre-Registration […]
Graduation Checking
Liberal Arts Colleagues, I know that you have been checking out your students using the graduation query and degree audits in LionPATH. I’ve heard from some of you and understand that you are anxious to know how we plan to do graduation checking moving forward in LionPATH. A team of graduate and undergraduate staff have […]
Change Management Meetings
We are happy to announce our next string of discussion talks on Change Management. Here’s what you need to know: When: Every Friday, beginning October 7th, and lasting through November 4th. Where: 009 Sparks, 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Faculty and Staff can ask questions to college experts about LionPATH, Canvas and Starfish. Hope to […]
Canvas Development “Kick-Started” for 41 Liberal Arts Instructors
Instructors in the College of the Liberal Arts continued to demonstrate enthusiasm and drive in the Canvas Kick Start workshop on Tuesday, September 13. In the workshop, attendees first learned how the Canvas conversion was progressing within the college. As of the Fall 2016 semester, just over 25% of all courses being taught, were being taught […]
Managing Lectures with Lab Sections in Canvas
Lectures with Lab Sections give students and instructors two separate course spaces. Merging those sections causes duplicated student listings in the roster. Greg Loviscky shares how he plans to direct students to all of the lecture and lab information that they need for PSYCH 301W for FA16: “I thought about the merging and think that […]
Directory Holds Appear Differently in Canvas
Check your rosters for the new look of Directory Holds (where students request that their directory information remain confidential) in Canvas. On the Canvas roster page, faculty should see a red asterisk after the student’s name on the roster and a footnote at the bottom of the roster list that serves as a legend (*Confidential). When […]
Faculty – Let Students Know Through LionPath: Go to ANGEL or Canvas?
Faculty members are strongly urged to email their classes through LionPath, letting their students know which learning management system will be used for the class. Instructions regarding how to send an email from LionPath can be found at http://kb.its.psu.edu/node/3795.
ANGEL Tab Now in Canvas
You may have noticed a tab that says “ANGEL” on your Dashboard in Canvas. This tab will show all active, enabled courses in ANGEL for that user. This will allow users to easily move between systems. However, if you have been using ANGEL with a redirect URL to Canvas, that ANGEL course will also show […]
Kick Start Canvas Courses for SP17
Our college will hold a Canvas Kick Start on September 13 in the Pattee Library. This will be another opportunity for faculty and staff to learn more about Canvas. More details will be coming about this demonstration and discussion session, which will be led by ITS Training Services. If you have any questions, please contact […]
Fall 2016 course shells in Canvas now available
Official course shells from LionPATH populated with student enrollments are now available in Canvas for faculty who are teaching this fall. This will be the first semester that accounts, courses, and enrollments are synchronized with the new LionPATH student information system.
Faculty to request course spaces in Canvas via ServiceNow beginning on June 1
6/2 RETRACTION: The Canvas Project Team has reverted to the previous method for faculty and staff to request a Master Course by selecting the “Request Master Course Button” on the Canvas dashboard until further notice. Original Announcement: Beginning on June 1, faculty members will request Master Courses and Manually Created Courses in Canvas by selecting […]
Vote for Canvas Feature Ideas
Canvas encourages users to submit feature ideas — ways to improve or enhance the learning management system’s functionality. Below is a list of Canvas feature ideas proposed by Penn State faculty and staff. If you believe these features would be beneficial, please vote by the closing date. Thanks to Catherine Murphy for compiling and sharing […]
FA16 courses available in Canvas by June 15
Fall 2016 will be the first semester accounts, courses, and enrollments will be synchronized with the new LionPATH student information system. This synchronization process, which is scheduled to be completed by June 15, will provide faculty members with access to their fall courses and student enrollments in Canvas. Although courses may begin to appear in […]
Canvas Training is Available Whenever You Are
Canvas Learning Center Faculty and staff can access the Canvas Learning Center at any time to learn how to use Canvas at their own pace. The Learning Center collects the best tutorials, live training sessions, videos, and other resources from Instructure and Penn State sources in one, self-directed curriculum called the Canvas Learning Path. To […]
It’s Your Canvas … Summerfest
After spring finals are wrapped up, ITS Training Services is offering a week of free, online training during Canvas SummerFest, from May 9-13. Sessions will cover a variety of Canvas topics, including using the gradebook, creating effective assessments, and more. ITS Training Services has also developed the Canvas Learning Center, a one-stop shop for faculty […]
Canvas Lessons Learned Blog
Early adopters and others involved with Canvas are contributing to the It’s Your Canvas blog found on the canvas.psu.edu website. In today’s Open Session at 10am in 210 Chambers, a few people asked for a resource to read the lessons learned from the early Canvas users. This blog page is a great one-page list that […]
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