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March 18, 2021March 15, 2021

#TechTipThursday: Maximize Your Displays

Do you find yourself wanting more display area when doing presentations in a classroom setting? Have you thought about trying to utilize extended desktop?

Extended desktop treats each screen (the one on your laptop and the classroom projector) as separate displays so that you can have unique content on each of them.

Using PowerPoint for a presentation? Presenter view in combination with extended desktop can display your slides, and your notes for each slide on your laptop display and a full screen slide show on the projector for your students to view. Visit Microsoft’s support video on Presenter View for more information.

Using Zoom in a classroom for hybrid learning? With Extended desktop, you can have your shared content on one screen and Gallery View showing all of your students on another. Visit Zoom’s support page on Using Dual Monitors for more information.

For more information on setting up Extended Desktop on a Mac, visit Apple’s support page on Using external monitors with your Mac.

For more information on setting up Extended Desktop on a PC, visit Microsoft’s support page on How to use multiple monitors in Windows 10.

If you would like help with any of the above topics, please email us at canvas@geneseo.edu with the subject line “Classroom Tech”.

April 10, 2020April 7, 2023

Summer 2020 Course Design Incentives

Following the Office of the Provost’s announcement of two new incentives for expanding and improving Geneseo’s online instruction in Summer 2020, numerous questions were received by her team as well as CIT. This post offers guidance for faculty interested in pursuing these incentives and answers the question: “What specific requirements must be met to earn the incentives?”.

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

ASSESStivus 2020: Key Takeaway

SUNY Geneseo hosted ASSESStivus: Assessment for the rest of us at the start of the spring 2020 semester. This annual event, “organized and hosted by the College Assessment Council…[,] embraces the model of continuous improvement while highlighting assessment initiatives, sharing back information, and utilizing best practices.” Honing in on Geneseo’s Wildly Important Goal and following up to a fall 2019 post, six Canvas-based tools assisting with retention were reintroduced.

September 27, 2019November 8, 2019

Intersession Incentives Expanded

Following the Office of the Provost’s announcement of two new incentives for instructors who teach online in Intersession 2020, numerous questions were received by her team as well as CIT. This post offers guidance for faculty interested in pursuing these incentives and answers the question: “What specific requirements must be met to earn the incentives?”.

September 13, 2019November 8, 2019

Faculty Incentives for Intersession 2020 Instruction and Course Development

The Office of the Provost is excited to announce two new incentives for instructors who teach online in Intersession 2020. These incentives are being offered with an eye toward expanding the range and consistency of Geneseo’s intersession offerings, especially in courses that department chairs and deans have identified as “bottlenecks” to student progress in degree programs.

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019

What is Instructional Design?

An internet search for What is Instructional Design? returns over 110 million results. The most relevant websites are hosted by colleges encouraging faculty to leverage the expertise of instructional design professionals. Perhaps you have a difficult time describing the value of Instructional Design. Let’s explore how instructional design can benefit your new and existing courses.