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I want to Add or Drop a course. (student)
Updated onArticleFrom HOME page - click the STUDENT tab.
Student Courses
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How to Copy a Course | Personal Template
Updated onArticleFaculty are able to copy one course over another one of their courses. The course can be one taught previously or a current course which is being taught multiple times. All content can be copied or specific pages and their content.
Read everything during this process. Double check what is being copied and where it is going. There is No Undo.
CECO Instructors
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Astra - Academic Reservation Form
Updated onArticleThe purpose of this process is to allow instructors to schedule ad hoc physical meeting space outside of their regularly scheduled location (online or in-person) for during the academic term. Courses that need to change rooms for the entirety of the semester should reach out to the Registrar's office.
Additional information and resources found in the Astra page in MyCIA. Contact Connie at [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance.
Faculty Courses
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Astra - How to Check Room Availability
Updated onArticleThis article outlines how to check room availability in Astra. This is particularly useful to do before completing a Room Reservation Form in Astra.
Additional information and resources are found in the Astra page in MyCIA. Prior to requesting spaces, please check the Black Out Dates calendar to ensure there are no conflicts.
Contact Connie Gilbert, receptionist + reservationist, with questions (216-421-7400 or [email protected])
Working at CIA
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Getting Started with Canvas
Updated onArticleCanvas has several resources to help you get started. You will need to sign into Canvas to access these resources. You can sign into Canvas at cia.instructure.com using your CIA address and password.
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How to Import Course Content into Canvas
Updated onArticleCanvas allows for importing content from another Canvas Course or in various formats.
Canvas provides the following overview on their community resources. It is embedded here for convenience. For the video transcript and most current information visit the source page Course Content Import
You can view a demo from a recorded Canvas CIA training session. Skip ahead to the 34 minute mark.
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How to log in and out of Canvas
Updated onArticleBeginning January 2023, CIA's Learning Management System (LMS) is Canvas.
Logging in to Canvas utilizes the Single Sign on Service provider Onelogin.
Onelogin is also used for accessing your CIA Google accounts and your CIA emergency notification account management.
There are several ways to get to Canvas. Logging in will always require Onelogin.
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Anatomy of a Common Cartridge (Course Cartridge)
Updated onArticleA Common Cartridge can be exported by a Learning Management System for
- Archiving of course/group resources
- Importing resources into the same or different LMS
This article will explain how you may access the contents of a common cartridge. It is not necessary for importing the common cartridge into another Learning Management System.
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