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Get start-of-semester Canvas tips

Aug. 19, 2024

If you’re planning on using Canvas to teach this fall, these helpful tips will ease you into the new semester. Explore design features, using video and more. Browse frequently asked questions.

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3 things to know about using content and trigger warnings

Aug. 16, 2024

When difficult topics come up in class or discussions, content warnings may feel like an obvious solution or a default strategy to prepare students. Here are a few things you should know about content warnings and how to implement more trauma-informed practices in your classroom.

Lindsey Anderson in the lab

Breathing in the Front Range isn’t always easy. Understanding ozone pollution

Aug. 16, 2024

In July, Denver and the northern Front Range failed to meet the national air quality standards for ozone amid a nine-day streak of ozone pollution alerts. Lindsey Anderson, a CU Boulder atmospheric chemist, offers her perspective on why this is important.

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Faculty, staff: Get discounted tickets to the football season opener Aug. 29

Aug. 16, 2024

Come watch the Buffs open the 2024 campaign, playing against North Dakota State University on Aug. 29, and save $10 using the faculty and staff promo ticket page. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Check out the new AI data security guidelines

Aug. 16, 2024

Learn how to limit data security risks while using generative artificial intelligence with guidelines from the CU Boulder Office of Information Technology security team.

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Prepare for your hiring process with a new training from Talent Acquisition

Aug. 16, 2024

The purpose of the new Interviewing Strategies training is to provide CU Boulder staff, faculty, hiring managers and hiring committees with the skills needed to interview candidates effectively and equitably.

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Laura Devendorf bridges engineering, craft communities

Aug. 16, 2024

The Unstable Design Lab director has embarked on the first phase of a years-long project to bring together engineering and craft communities to advance textile research across a range of scientific disciplines.

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The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme Ice Survey

Aug. 16, 2024

From 2007 to 2022, renowned photographer James Balog documented glacial change around the world through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. One and a half million images showcasing climate change in real time are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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Curious about how to make the best Canvas course for your students?

Aug. 16, 2024

OIT is offering a number of Canvas trainings to help faculty with their fall courses, including sessions on building assignments and quizzes, adding interactive video content and more.

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Grade for Student Success: More efficient, effective grading in Canvas

Aug. 16, 2024

Created by faculty peers to address grading challenges, Grade for Student Success is a guide for using Canvas to enhance student learning while making grading more efficient and customizable.

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