Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | April 30, 2024

ID&D Support Center Outage

The ID&D Support Center and Knowledgebase will be migrating to a new version on Thursday, May 2 at 5 p.m. with systems being unavailable until Monday, May 6. During this time, individuals will not be able to create new help requests.

During the outage, the campus community is encouraged to contact ID&D via phone at (410) 677-6585, via email at suidd@salisbury.edu, or schedule an appointment.

Student Enrollment in MyClasses and Important Dates for Summer 2024 Sessions

Students will be enrolled in summer 2024 sessions in MyClasses on Wednesday, May 1. Enrollments between GullNet and MyClasses will update daily at 6 a.m. until May 14. Starting May 15, enrollments will be updated every four hours (8 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., etc.)

As we prepare for the summer 2024 sessions, ID&D shares some important dates to consider for summer regular and 5W1 sessions:

• Wednesday, May 15: Deadline for faculty to request sections to be combined in MyClasses.
• Wednesday, May 22: Students have access to summer courses in MyClasses (provided faculty publishes course)
• Wednesday, May 29: Start of regular and 5W1 sessions
• Drop/Add Dates:
  • Regular session: May 29 - 31
  • 5W1 session: May 29 - 30
   
• Friday, May 31 : Inclusive Access opt-out date for students
  

May 23 Moving to New Quizzes for Summer/Fall 2024

We are making the move to New Quizzes beginning summer 2024 and fall 2024 sessions. New Quizzes is the newest online assessment feature in MyClasses.

When importing/copying a course from a previous semester, assessments will automatically be migrated to New Quizzes.

To prepare faculty and staff for this transition, ID&D is providing the following resources:

• New Quizzes video explaining the scope of the transition, key terminology and features, and strategies for moving to New Quizzes.
• Knowledgebase articles with step-by-step instructions for migrating existing assessments to New Quizzes. (SU Login Required)
• Submit a New Quizzes: Convert Assessment from Classic Quizzes help request for ID&D to convert your assessments for you!
• Schedule a meeting with your Instructional Designer liaison.

May 23 Discussions/Announcements Redesign Enabled

On May 23, 2024, ID&D will enable the Discussions/Announcements redesign feature for all courses. We are doing this ahead of the July 22, 2024 date in which Instructure, the creators of Canvas (MyClasses) will be enforcing for all institutions. By doing this early, we are ensuring that the learning environment for summer regular and 5W2 courses will not have a mid-session disruption.

Please see the  ID&D Discussions Redesign KB Article for more details of the new features and the social media look/feel to these tools.

International Language and Food Festival

The Teaching with International Students (TwINS) Faculty Learning Community cordially invites faculty, staff and students to join us at our International Language and Food Festival, for a celebration of some of the languages and cultures represented on our campus by international students. We will learn about their languages and cultures, and taste samples of food and snacks representative of their culture. This event is on Friday, May 3, from 3-5 p.m., at the Ernie Bond Curriculum Resource Center (CRC) in Conway Hall, and it is open to students, faculty, and staff. There will be food and refreshments.