Learning Tech News – June 2023

H5P – New H5P Content Types

Four new H5P content types have arrived:

• The Chase
• AR Scavenger
• Cornell Notes
• Structure Strip

Each of these new content types can be accessed from your Canvas account. Learn more about these content types.

Hypothesis – Hypothesis Partner Workshops

Hypothesis is an annotation tool that integrates directly into Canvas, which allows you other ways to create peer-to-peer engagement with your learners.

To support your use of Hypothesis, Hypothesis is supporting various upcoming workshops that can help you create starter assignments, discover creative ways to use the tool, and grade with Hypothesis.

Learn more about upcoming Hypothesis workshops.

LinkedIn Learning – 5 Reasons to Use LinkedIn Learning

The summer is a great opportunity to explore what LinkedIn Learning can do to enhance your course or professional life before the Fall semester. Here are some great reasons to begin using LinkedIn Learning in your course(s).

• Your students can watch LinkedIn Learning content anytime and anywhere on any smart device.
• Your students can watch bite-size videos that deliver content in small chunks.
• Your students can reduce skill gap to help them prepare for their future careers.
• Your students can explore and develop in-demand skills for desired roles in their career field.
• Your students can prepare for certification exams to help their resumes stand out.

Universal Design for Learning – Getting Started from Step Zero

Whether you are teaching fully online, face-to-face, or hybrid, getting students acclimated to how the course is going to run can be quite the challenge. No two faculty are likely to run their course the same way and this extends to the Canvas shells that we use to run or enhance our courses.

Creating an orientation module or module zero within Canvas can be a great way to acclimate our learners to our courses to help them feel comfortable navigating the course during the semester.

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