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Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester! We're excited to work with you this school year. In this article, you will find some important reminders and information to help you start the term strong. As always, if you have any questions or would like to meet with a member of the COLRS staff, please contact us. We're happy to help anytime!
-Emily, Carrie, Scott, & Taylor
Canvas Basics for Faculty
Join COLRS staff to learn about navigating the Canvas interface and the foundational tools for organizing and building a course at UIS. Topics covered include: navigating, communicating with students, creating modules and assignments, and gradebook.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is a word that is used a lot in education. A great deal of scholarship focuses on the importance of assessment in higher education. But what do we mean by assessment? Instructors sometimes conflate grading with assessment. It is more than grading. Assessment is the strategic measurement of the extent of student learning in a course. Assessments should link student performance to specific learning objectives and provide feedback to both the instructor and the student on the performance of the student and areas for improvement.
AI Detection
Copyleaks AI Detector Update
On July 8, Copyleaks upgraded its AI detector from v8.1 to v9. Our Copyleaks representative has indicated that "you may notice some differentiation in results on scans that are completed before versus after this change." As you are navigating these changes, if you have any questions or concerns about the results, COLRS staff is happy to work with you.
Demystifying AI Detectors
How do AI detectors work? Are they accurate? What biases do these systems have? Join ITS and COLRS staff to see live testing of an AI detection tool.
Demystifying AI Detectors
How do AI detectors work? Are they accurate? What biases do these systems have? Join ITS and COLRS staff to see live testing of an AI detection tool.
Building Digital Community
Building Digital Community is a six module, self-paced course that provides an overview for faculty in the issues and trends surrounding online teaching and learning.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Summer 2025 Start Dates
- 8-week & first-half courses will be published and made available for students on Monday, June 2nd at 12:01 a.m.
- A resource page on copying your Canvas content is available.
ITS and COLRS have updated the Kaltura video player and functionality in Canvas. We wanted to share with you some of the changes that you can expect to see.
How to find My Media
You can still access your videos and the "Add New" button from your course navigation by clicking on "My Media" or by clicking on your profile picture in the blue, global menu and choosing "My Media."
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