Setting a letter grade in Canvas now

It’s good practice to have a letter grade scheme set at the start of the semester in your Canvas course. At the end of the semester when entering grades in MyRed, you will be able to import these grades and not have to enter grades one-by-one. Importing these letter grades directly into MyRed will save time and reduce errors at the semester end.

Having the letter grade in place at the beginning of the semester will help eliminate confusion from students who first see points then a letter grade later.
How to set letter grades in Canvas (Canvas support)
https://go.unl.edu/lettergrades

Importing Canvas grades into MyRed (UNL Box document)
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__unl.app.box.com_s_61ziikmdizvzfc5qgxjs6zme0cf2salq&d=DwIGaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=CA6aZlX5LOY3jsEJVlouTQ_lRd4EJkVrEzPcLHQ99kw&m=Jo6wMhPWFcsqzSIexkhQQpyCXEgAuzHdMWkg3GXxru0&s=XDUKFsQt1ZHFDOklHSsVLe6cVWiG7SHEoWRIa3Wo6Oo&e=

Two-Factor Authentication

Did you know: In 2019, 81% of cyber attacks were executed by taking advantage of weak or stolen passwords. This year, enhanced security will be the norm at the University of Nebraska, and we are encouraging everyone to get a head start in protecting their accounts with Two-Factor Authentication now. You may start seeing students needing to perform verification actions on their cell phones as the months go on. You can learn more about Two-Factor at https://its.nebraska.edu/two-factor as well as review Frequently Asked Questions for bringing this new service into the classroom.

Free Closed Captioning Available

Professional Closed captioning is currently available free to all instructors with academic videos
Studies have found with captions increase comprehension and retention.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__er.educause.edu_articles_2017_8_a-2Drising-2Dtide-2Dhow-2Dclosed-2Dcaptions-2Dcan-2Dbenefit-2Dall-2Dstudents&d=DwIFAw&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=CA6aZlX5LOY3jsEJVlouTQ_lRd4EJkVrEzPcLHQ99kw&m=CcDF5Z5uWoVJ8kiJcF8pu93MEoiYKNs5nITQrSxZlhc&s=jbuiRL4LoTMUwFKG3xfoGXZ03p6cqs2IszqP9-uKCT8&e=
UNL provides free, ADA compliant professional video captioning through its VidGrid Academic Video service.
Visit https://go.unl.edu/academicvideo and choose Enterprise Login.

1.  Enter your entire UNL email address and you will be taken to the UNL single sign on page

2. Enter your UNL credentials- a VidGrid account will be created for you and you will be taken to your                home page.

Learn how to request captions for your videos by watching this short video:  https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__help.vidgrid.com_en_articles_2583552-2Dadding-2Dvideo-2Dcaptions&d=DwIFAw&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=CA6aZlX5LOY3jsEJVlouTQ_lRd4EJkVrEzPcLHQ99kw&m=CcDF5Z5uWoVJ8kiJcF8pu93MEoiYKNs5nITQrSxZlhc&s=_zVfUFu_GhDCFsMGAHNb9xIoRsgOGwxLDMjcINsGvf4&e=

For more information please contact collaborate@unl.edu <mailto:Collaborate@unl.edu>

Making Online Learning Accessible

It is important to ensure the IT components of a course are accessible to and usable by all students.
This short online course quickly covers some of the basic ways you can improve your Canvas course to help ensure equal access to your course for students with disabilities. It is intended to inspire you to take small steps you may not be familiar with to quickly and easily make your course more accessible in our diverse campus.

https://go.unl.edu/learnaccessibility

go.unl.edu/learnaccessibility