Multimodal Learning

Software Tools

• Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor

  Respondus LockDown Browser is a customized browser that increases the security of online testing in Canvas. When students use Respondus LockDown Browser to take a quiz in Canvas, they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, access other applications, or close a test until it is submitted for grading. Tests created for use with Respondus LockDown Browser cannot be accessed with standard browsers either. Respondus LockDown Browser functions much like a standard browser, but some options have been removed or work differently.

  Important: There is a new beta Chromebook option that has some limitations, but when enabled by faculty, allows students on Chroebooks to take tests.

  How do I set up LockDown Browser to be used on a Chromebook?

  Daily Training Webinars with Live Q&A

  These 45-minute trainings are the best way for instructors to learn how to use Respondus Monitor for online proctoring. Each session is followed by an extended Q/A period where questions are answered live. Register Here

  Rapid Rollout Guide for Instructors

  Essential information for using Respondus Monitor with online exams:

  Respondus Monitor is a companion application for LockDown Browser that uses webcam and video technology to prevent cheating during online exams. Respondus Monitor integrates seamlessly with Canvas, and is ideal for non-proctored testing environments.

  • Ten Reasons to Use the LockDown Browser
  • LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor Quick Start Guide - Instructors (pdf)
  • Enable LockDown Browser quizzes to be taken on iPad - Instructors
  • LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor Quick Start Guide - Students (pdf)
  • Confirm your computer will work with Respondus Monitor - Students (link will run LockDown Browser)
  • Spinning Wheel During Webcam Check Troubleshoot: Windows Mac
  • How to set-up LockDown Browser to work on Chromebooks (docx)
  • New! Live proctoring using Zoom or MS Team Meetings (pdf)
  • CWU Security Systems review of the LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor (pdf) 4/29/2019

  Download the LockDown Browser for CWU

  CWU has a site license for Respondus Lockdown Browser. Respondus LockDown Browser uses a standard Windows or Macintosh installer that can be downloaded by CWU faculty and students.

  Respondus Campus-Wide License

  Faculty can create tests using a specific format in Microsoft Word, then publish to Canvas using Respondus Campus-Wide license. This is a tremendous time-saver for creating online tests and also for customizing in-class tests.

  To obtain a licensed copy of Respondus, follow the instructions in the Instructor Resource course in Canvas.

• Blackboard Ultra

  Blackboard Ultra is the newest web-conferencing tool available in Canvas. It opens right in the browser so it does not require downloading of java to join the session. It works best when using the Google Chrome browser.

  Guides for using Blackboard Ultra

  • Enable Blackboard Ultra in Canvas (docx)
  • Launching Blackboard Ultra (docx)
  • Blackboard Ultra User Guides
• MS Team Meetings

  *This product is part of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications and is not supported by Multimodal Learning. Contact CWU Service Desk for assistance.

  • Microsoft Teams Meetings in Canvas (docx)
  • Using Microsoft Teams (docx)
  • Collaborating with Students in Teams (docx)
• Zoom

  *This product is licensed through ITS and is not supported by Multimodal Learning. Contact CWU Service Desk for assistance.

  Zoom is a video, audio and web conferencing tool. It allows people to meet virtually from their location and participate in a meeting, class or working session. Note that Zoom recordings for faculty are not stored in Zoom, but instead are moved to, and stored in, Panopto.

  • Using Zoom as an Instructor
  • The Panopto-Zoom Integration
• Panopto

  Panopto is an easy-to-use tool for recording lectures and flipping your classroom. It can be installed on any PC or laptop to record your screen and audio, as well as video from your webcam. All recordings are automatically uploaded to our Panopto server and integrated with Canvas, where they can be shared with your students.

  • ​Panopto Overview
• Kaltura

  Kaltura is a video streaming and media management service that is fully integrated with Canvas and can be used by CWU faculty, staff, and students for campus video and audio recording storage and delivery. For faculty who wish to upload and use streaming media in their Canvas courses:

  In the Canvas rich text editor, click the “Plug” icon, then select "Embed Kaltura Media" (as below) on all editable Canvas pages. If you do not see the option listed, click "View All" and then select the option from the list.

  Faculty Guide: How do I create a video submission assignment in Canvas with Kaltura? (pdf)

  Student Guide: How do I submit a video assignment in Canvas using Kaltura? (pdf)

  Additional Kaltura information and guides for faculty are available in the CWU Instructor Resources course on Canvas.

  Please contact Nat Nickel, for more information, including instructions for student uploads to Kaltura.

• Turnitin LTI - Plagiarism and AI Detection

  Turnitin now offers AI Detection. The Turnitin LTI allows faculty to take advantage of Turnitin grading features that include the Turnitin Feedback Studio with rubrics, the QuickMark library of commonly used comments, PeerMark for peer review assignments and the e-rater Grammar Check Technology which auto-grades for grammar. These features are in addition to the plagiarism detection that provides a Similarity/Originality score for every submission.

  • How to create a Turnitin Assignment? (Video)
  • How to use the Feedback Studio? (Video)
  • How do I create a Turnitin assignment?
  • How do I change Turnitin settings for an assignment?
  • How do I grade Turnitin assignments in SpeedGrader?
  • How do I manage Turnitin assignments?
  • How do I submit a paper directly to Turnitin? (docx)
  • How do I submit multiple files directly to Turnitin? (pdf)

  AI Detection Guides & Considerations

  Multimodal Learning encourages faculty to have conversations with students about the use of AI in their courses at the beginning of each term and include their policy in the syllabus. Given the possibility of false positives, we recommend that faculty interpret the Turnitin AI report individually and according to course or department policies.

  • AI Writing Detection User Guide (pdf)
  • Turnitin AI Detection FAQ's
  • Tips for addressing Turnitin false positives in AI detection

  Guide for students:

  • How do I submit a Turnitin assignment? (pdf)
  • How do I view a Canvas rubric with a Turnitin assignment? (pdf)
  • How do I view instructor feedback within the Turnitin Feedback Studio?

  Considerations:

  • You cannot use Turnitin on group assignments
  • If you want to use a Canvas rubric, you must add the rubric before setting the external tool submission type.
  • You can use the Quick Submit feature to check a submission that wasn't part of a Turnitin assignment.
  • If you copy a Turnitin assignment from another course, you will have to re-enable the External Tool Submission Type for each assignment, otherwise the assignment will not be connected to Turnitin.
• Discussion Board

  A discussion board is an asynchronous communication tool that allows students to communicate at any time in different time zones and in any place they have a computer and an Internet connection. In online courses the discussion board has been described as a tool with potential to enhance interaction and engagement, empowering learners to express themselves in ways they may not normally feel comfortable in face-to-face learning environments.

  As is always the case when creating instruction with technology it is the design and preparation of the learning activity that will predict its effectiveness in promoting desirable learning outcomes.

  Here are some resources that address the pedagogy of asynchronous discussion in hybrid and online courses:

  RESOURCES:

  • Generating and Facilitating Engaging and Effective Online Discussions by University of Oregon Teaching Effectiveness Program is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
  • Vesely, P., Bloom, L., Sherlock, J., (2007) Key Elements of Building Online Community: Comparing Faculty and Student Perspectives. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 3. Download from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol3no3/vesely.htm
  • Discussion Board Tips, Tricks and Rubrics Handout
• Flipgrid

  • Flipgrid – Video discussion platform can now be added to Canvas and MS Teams. Flipgrid must be installed by the faculty teaching the course. Flipgrid is not licensed by Multimodal Learning. Please contact Flipgrid Support for issues you or your students may have.
  • How to install Flipgrid in my CWU Canvas course? (docx)
  • How to add a Flipgrid Assignment in Canvas?
  • Additional Flipgrid and Canvas Resources
  • Having trouble with your Camera or Audio?
  • Having trouble on an iPad or iPod?
  • Contact Flipgrid Support

• OneNote Class Notebook

  OneNote Class Notebook allows teachers to create a digital notebook for each class, group, term, or project. Teachers can create, manage, and distribute instructional content to entire classes or individual students. The flexible, yet structured format works similarly to traditional notebooks while allowing teachers to provide instant, real-time feedback to their students.

  • Setting up your Class Notebook in Canvas
  • Class Notebook Overview

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• Poll Everywhere

  Poll Everywhere is an audience response system which allows students to respond to polls and activities both synchronously and asynchronously. The tool is integrated with Canvas so that grades and activities can be synced with the Canvas grade book.

  Canvas Guide for Educators: This guide covers the instructor Canvas workflow(s) - roster import/grade export.

  Getting Started Webinar (YouTube video)

  Support Articles: Detailed documentation and articles for using PollEV

  Video Library: Tutorials for presenting activities

  Presenter Applications: Download the PPT, Keynote, Google Slides apps

• Office 365 Canvas Integration

  Canvas supports an LTI integration with Microsoft Office 365 in Assignments, Collaborations, Modules, Course Navigation, and the Rich Content Editor. This integration allows students and instructors to use, create, share, and collaborate on Office 365 files within Canvas. Users can also view their OneDrive files directly in Canvas.

  • Office 365 in Canvas Overview