UPDATED: UMD’s Canvas back online after web services outage
The learning management system was down on Monday due to issues with Amazon Web Services.
In-person final exams inconvenience students. Asynchronous, online exams can help.
Asynchronous, online finals help both students and professors.
UMD’s strong transition to online classes means good things for the future
The university should use the transition to online classes as an opportunity to refine its approach to blended learning.
Technology like ELMS has a history of being abused by universities. UMD should be wary.
UMD students should be concerned about the potential for abuse of educational technology.
New Canvas feature allows users to enter name pronunciations and pronouns
The new feature was released to Canvas on Feb. 11.