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Canvas updates in New Quizzes and Assignments
Published Apr 28, 2021Canvas has announced an update regarding a new type of assignment with student annotation and a new button in New Quizzes.
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The Transcript Widget function is now activated in KTH Play
Published Apr 28, 2021On 14/4, 2021, the Transcript Widget function was activated in KTH Play. The widget automatically generates a searchable text version of uploaded, captioned videos in a text box below the video. You c...
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Course rooms will be in a read-only state, starting 60 days after the course end date
Published Apr 27, 2021To make it easier for teachers and students to find active Canvas rooms, a new routine to manage old course rooms in Canvas will be introduced before the autumn term starts in 2021. The course rooms w...
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About exam period P4 and re-exams in June and August 2021
Published Apr 20, 2021The implementation of examinations in period P4 and re-examinations in June and August will occur per the First and Second Cycle Education Committee's action plan regarding spring 2021. Here you will ...
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Create consistent and easy-to-navigate Zoom links in your course
Published Apr 13, 2021As a teacher, you want your students to easily find Zoom, for example for lectures, without having to look for the link or by contacting you. The students also want uniformity between courses. Here, E...
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Recommended ways to communicate in Canvas
Published Apr 13, 2021To facilitate the spreading of information to students, E-learning recommends using the Canvas tools "Announcements" and "Inbox", especially for one-way communication.
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Drop-in sessions at E-learning every Friday spring 2021
Published Apr 13, 2021The first drop-in trial sessions for support from the E-learning team has now turned into regular drop-in sessions. Every Friday at 11-13 o'clock for the rest of the spring semester 2021, you as a tea...
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Examination rooms will get an end date and be in a read-only state
Published Mar 29, 2021To make it easier for teachers and students to find active Canvas rooms, a new routine to manage old examination rooms in Canvas will be introduced during spring 2021. The examination rooms will get a...
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A course for developers of education - Leading Educational Development 3.0 credits
Published Mar 29, 2021The course is aimed at people with management assignments in educational development and is taught in Swedish.
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Time to register - LH238V Digital Learning in Higher Education Autumn '21
Published Mar 29, 2021This course is for those who want to learn more about digital learning! The course contains workshops, seminars/webinars, self-study material and assignments on various aspects of digital education.
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The Canvas function KTH Transfer to Ladok eases the examination process
Published Mar 23, 2021When mechatronics teacher Nihad Subasic of the ITM-school realised how few courses used KTH Transfer to Ladok (T2L), he decided to show his co-workers how they could transfer grades from Canvas to Lad...
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Mentimeter taken under management by E-learning
Published Mar 23, 2021Mentimeteris 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, 2021From 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, 2021The 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, 2021The 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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Time to register - Doctoral Supervision LH207V autumn21
Published Mar 08, 2021LH207V is a Research Supervision course especially tailored for supervisors at KTH.
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Time to register for - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (LH231V), autumn 2021
Published Mar 08, 2021The aim of the course is to give you the opportunity to develop your professional role as a teacher in higher education, which includes a scholarly and collegial approach to teaching and learning.
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Teaching and Learning UNITE - seminar series
Published Feb 25, 2021“Teaching and Learning UNITE” will begin spring 2021 and continues in autumn 2021. All activities are in English. Some offers (courses) can be completed for credits.
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About exam period P3 and re-exams in April
Published Feb 24, 2021The 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, 2021Due 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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