Previously, we added the ability for students to store their pronouns in our student records system, for use on class rosters and in the Glow learning management system. We’re now providing the same capability for faculty and staff. At present, faculty and staff pronouns are used in Glow, though we… Continue reading »
How do I avoid implicit bias in Grading? Can I reassign submissions after making comments/feedback? If you are wondering, take a look at these new features that have been implemented recently on Glow. Anonymous Grading: Selecting the anonymous grading option hides student names from graders when they view assignment… Continue reading »
Closed captions can aid learning through increased student comprehension, accuracy, engagement and retention, and it’s invaluable for students with disabilities and those for whom English is not the first language (details). Starting on Monday, new audio and video uploaded to Panopto… Continue reading »
Student provided pronouns from the Williams Student Records are now being automatically displayed in GLOW and are visible to others in your classes. For more information: https://registrar.williams.edu/reminders/pronouns-in-glow-and-wso. Continue reading »
Please join us in celebrating the retirement of the Signup Sheets tool in GLOW! The Signup Sheets tool has provided many great years of service to Williams, but sadly it’s time to say goodbye and wish it well! Retirement Date: Monday, December 21st The Signup Sheets tool in GLOW has… Continue reading »
New Rich Content Editor (RCE) — Fall 2020 You will see two significant changes: Content Selector – These menu tools used to appear on the right side of your screen, but are now conveniently embedded within the new RCE toolbar. Media Options – Although… Continue reading »
This page will walk you through recording a session in Panopto, which is available in GLOW, for your course using a laptop computer. (Panopto is GLOW’s Course Medial Gallery.) Before Start Recording Make sure that your Web camera and microphone are working Login to GLOW and go to your course. Continue reading »
Panopto is GLOW’s new “Course Media Gallery” tool. This workshop is for Faculty and Staff. It will cover the basics of the program such as bookmarking, organizing media content with folders, and creating short derivatives, as well as the screencasting feature that you can use to create instructional video content… Continue reading »
As of July 15, 2017, instructors can duplicate existing Assignments and Pages. The duplication option for the Assignments is located in the Settings menu for every available assignment. When an assignment is copied, the word Copy is added to the end of the assignment name. The duplication option for the Page is… Continue reading »
The new video streaming service (Panopto) in GLOW is available now replacing the old system, Kaltura. While we are working on the transition, note that both the old and new systems will be available. However, please start using “Panopto Media Gallery” for your Fall courses instead of “Course Media Gallery.” Here… Continue reading »
Glow is Williams’ Course Management System (glow.williams.edu). It’s a web-based and easy to use platform that supports instructors in their teaching and communication with students. Glow provides a suite of tools that makes it easy to put course materials online, including video and audio. It can… Continue reading »
Course cards on the Dashboard can contain an image as uploaded through Course Settings. Images can be dragged and dropped into the browser window or uploaded from a computer. Accepted images include JPG, JPEG, GIF, and PNG files. … Continue reading »
The new workflow asks instructors to specifically select how they are adding a user: email address, login ID, or SIS ID. (SIS ID is not correctly working.) Multiple entries can be copied from a spreadsheet file. Entries can be added by commas or spaces. … Continue reading »
If a course has a content page set as the course home page, instructors can display a certain number of recent announcements at the top of the page. This change allows instructors to show announcements as part of the course home page when students view GLOW in a web browser. Continue reading »
Canvas (a.k.a.GLOW) released the Google Apps LTI at the beginning of the year. It supports Google Drive in GLOW. Currently, the Instructional Technology group is testing the LTI. It is new and is a little buggy, but has potential to be a great tool. If you are interested in learning… Continue reading »
Faculty Q: How do I make my course available to my students? The home page of your course will indicate that it is unpublished and have a button for publishing to make the course available for students. Click the Publish button under “Course Status” in the upper right hand… Continue reading »
This page provides a quick guide and list of FAQs to help students get started with Glow Log in You can login to the Glow service at http://glow.williams.edu. You should use your regular Williams username and password. If you can’t login and/or need to reset your… Continue reading »
What is GLOW? GLOW is Williams’ Course Management System and it is Canvas by Instructure in the backend. (glow.williams.edu) It’s a web-based and easy to use platform that supports instructors in their teaching and communication with students. GLOW provides a suite of tools that… Continue reading »
Course Setup | Course tools | Additional Info Course Setup First time using GLOW Getting started with GlOW This page provides a how-to guide and an introduction to the key concepts of Glow to help instructors get started. The same content is also available as a… Continue reading »
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