COLRS is the home for the study and application of online learning pedagogy, technology, and effective practices at UIS.
The team at Center for Online Learning, Research and Service (COLRS) strives to empower UIS instructors in the delivery of distance education, support original scholarly research in online learning, and build collaborations to improve student learning. Learn more about COLRS.
Events
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COLRS Workshop
Google Assignments is a Canvas LTI that allows instructors to assign Google Workspace documents to students. Join COLRS staff as we…
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COLRS Workshop
When you're building an online course, considering how to keep students interested and engaged can be challenging. Integrating multimedia…
News
Jan 28, 2025
What happens when I copy from Word into Canvas?
Converting Word documents into Canvas pages, assignments, or other content can be really valuable for…
Jan 09, 2025
Spring 2025 Start Dates
Sixteen-week & first-half courses will be published and made available for students on Monday, January 13th at 12:01 a.m.A…
Dec 20, 2024
COLRS Winter Intersession Support
No office hours will be held on December 24 through January 1.COLRS is closed on December 25 and January 1.The COLRS team…
Dec 10, 2024
The COLRS Annual Impact Report for AY 2023-2024 is now live!
COLRS strengthened campus community partnerships during the academic year, supporting faculty…
Nov 15, 2024
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Copyleaks just notified UIS that they will release an updated version of their AI detection model on Tuesday, November 19, 2024…
Nov 12, 2024
What are captions?
According to W3C, “captions are a text version of the speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content.”…