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Start of Semester Checklist (Canvas)

Create your course, specify course settings, choose a homepage, and make the course available to students.

End of Semester Checklist (Canvas)

Winter Session grades are due by Jan. 25, by 9:00 p.m. Use this checklist to conclude your Canvas course and submit final grades.

Attend CELT Programs

Webinars on course design, engaging students, inclusion, instructional tools, web conferencing (Webex, Zoom), and more.

Teaching News & Tips

Morrill Hall at Iowa State University
Teaching News

CELT Office in Morrill Hall is closed today (Jan. 15) due to inclement weather

15 Jan 2021
Person creating a video lecture
Teaching News

How can I make my video lectures effective and engaging? (20-Minute Mentor)

14 Jan 2021
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Teaching News

Webinar, Enhancing accessibility of online courses: Course development practices and tools, Jan. 21 (12-1 p.m.)

14 Jan 2021
Teaching News

University is closed Monday, January 18, 2021

14 Jan 2021
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Teaching News

CyThx recognizes those who make others feel valued (Inside Iowa State)

14 Jan 2021

See the Teaching News & Tips Archive

Instructional Tools News

Canvas Media icon replaced with Studio

22 Dec 2020

Canvas Release (December 2020)

18 Dec 2020

Storage limits are coming to CyBox (Inside Iowa State)

03 Dec 2020

Technology Updates (December 2, 2020)

24 Nov 2020

Canvas Release (November 2020)

21 Nov 2020

Winter Session 2021 now available in Global Course Administration

17 Nov 2020

CELT-help’s most frequently asked questions for October 2020

20 Oct 2020

Update on New Quizzes implementation in Canvas

19 Oct 2020

Canvas Release (October 2020)

13 Oct 2020

See the Instructional Tools News Archive