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  • Mentimeter taken under management by E-learning

    Published Mar 23, 2021

    Mentimeteris a web-based presentation tool and digital system for interactive polls, quizzes and more for distance learning and classroom teaching. It is now under management by E-learning. Here you c...

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  • Three new functions in Canvas from the 20th of march 2021

    Published Mar 16, 2021

    From 20/3 2021, students will be able to submit documents via their webcam, teachers will be able to create New Quizzes via modules and assignment submissions can be sent back for completion.

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  • New Webinbox in Ouriginal (previously known as Urkund)

    Published Mar 12, 2021

    The plagiarism review tool Ouriginal (previously known as Urkund) updates their Webinbox on Monday the 15/3. This will only affect those using Ouriginal outside of Canvas.

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  • Urkund changes name to Ouriginal

    Published Mar 08, 2021

    The tool for plagiarism review in Canvas changes names from Urkund to Ouriginal when the companies Urkund and PlagScan merge. How the tool is used does not change.

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  • About exam period P3 and re-exams in April

    Published Feb 24, 2021

    The implementation of examinations in period P3 and re-examinations in April will occur per the First and Second Cycle Education Committee's action plan regarding spring 2021. Here you will find essen...

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  • Extra examinations to be offered due to COVID-19

    Published Feb 24, 2021

    Due to the corona pandemic, courses that have been granted campus examination must offer the students an extra examination opportunity to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Read below about what applies to...

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  • Useful functions in the latest Zoom update

    Published Feb 23, 2021

    The latest update of the Zoom software, to version 5.5.2, has some interesting features to anyone using Zoom and to teachers specifically. Read more about live video sharing in Zoom, a new virtual bac...

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  • Teacher stories: "Online videos for education"

    Published Feb 12, 2021

    What is a good educational video and why should one continue to use online videos after we can safely return to an in-person meeting when the pandemic is over? In this webinar Joakim Jaldén share his ...

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  • New button in Canvas for embedding videos from KTH Play and for Media Gallery

    Published Feb 10, 2021

    Embedding video in Canvas works poorly for some browsers if the video comes from KTH Play. To solve the problem there will be two buttons for "Embed Kaltura Media" and Media Gallery during a transitio...

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  • Course room template in Canvas saves time and makes it easier for students

    Published Feb 03, 2021

    During Spring Semester 2022, a course room template will be implemented in all course rooms in Canvas. The purpose of the template is for the course rooms in Canvas to have a more uniform design. This...

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  • Student stories: "To study in pandemic times" (SWE)

    Published Jan 21, 2021

    Students are not a homogeneous group and the experiences of studying at a distance during the pandemic are different. But the common denominator is that the distancing is stressful in different ways. ...

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  • Canvas updates 

    Collage with Canvas logo and KTH logo on wall
    Published Jan 18, 2021

    Try a new version of "Assignments", new placement of Student View button and a simpler content editor. Here are some news that are good for you as a teacher to know!

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  • New content editor in Canvas

    Published Dec 08, 2020

    The content editor, the "tool" you use when creating content on pages, tasks, etc. in Canvas has been redesigned to be easier to navigate. Read more about what has changed and how you can try the new ...

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  • Video captioning in KTH Play (ENG)

    Published Dec 04, 2020

    What is good to think about before captioning video and how do you do it technically? Here you find the documentation (film and link to presentation) from the webinar.

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  • Action plan for education as of 24 Nov. 2020 until 28 Aug. 2021

    Published Dec 02, 2020

    Priorities and practical details of the new president's decision V2020-0801 on conditions for education, the rest of the autumn semester 2020 and through the spring semester 2021, are now formulated a...

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  • New tool to create and publish course memos

    Published Nov 26, 2020

    From Thursday 26th of November a new tool is available to create and publish course memos before start of the course offering. Several smart features make it easier to compose the contents and to publ...

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  • Teacher stories: "Oral examination from different points of view" (SWE)

    Published Nov 25, 2020

    In this Lunch 'n' Learn webinar, Gunnar Tibert (SCI) talks about his experiences of oral examination in several different courses. What is it like to have an oral examination on site or digitally, an...

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  • Template for examination room in Canvas will facilitate the work

    Published Nov 25, 2020

    Before all exam periods, examination rooms are created in Canvas based on a simple template. The purpose of the template is to facilitate the implementation of the examination and create a common foun...

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  • Get inspired by other teachers' course rooms in Canvas

    Published Nov 18, 2020

    We have listed four course rooms that excel when it comes to good course design. The selection of the course rooms is based in part on what emerged in an evaluation of course rooms in Canvas done in t...

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  • Lessons and tips from the Hybrid teaching seminar

    Published Nov 18, 2020

    On November 13th a few teachers tried out the format “hybrid teaching” in one of the newly updated auditoriums at KTH campus Valhallavägen.

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