Digital Learning Blog

Introducing Assignment Enhancements: A Streamlined Experience for Students

June 30, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Canvas Features, Digital Learning

We’re excited to announce a new optional feature available in Canvas—Assignment Enhancements—designed to improve the student experience with a more intuitive and informative assignment interface. Once activated, students will benefit from a redesigned assignment submission interface that simplifies submission tracking and feedback review, making it easier to stay on top of coursework.

Continuity of Instruction Plan

June 27, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tag: continuity of instruction

At FGCU, we know that sometimes the unexpected happens. Hurricanes, power outages, or other emergencies can interrupt the rhythm of our semester—and when that happens, having a plan makes all the difference. That’s where FGCU’s Continuity of Instruction Plan (CoIP) comes in. This university-wide resource is designed to help you continue teaching—even if in-person classes are disrupted—by using remote or alternative instructional methods. Whether it’s a hurricane, a flood, or a campus-wide closure, the plan provides clear guidance so you can keep students learning and supported through it all.

Book Bytes: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI

June 11, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Book Bytes, Digital Learning, Online Teaching

“Enhancing learning and integrity is, after all, The Opposite of Cheating and is premised on an optimistic, growth-oriented approach to addressing cheating.”

June 04, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Canvas, Digital Learning, Professional Development

Instructure Canvas is excited to offer a FREE course for all Canvas educators: Fundamentals of Accessible Digital Content. This course is designed to help you create learning content that’s accessible to every student.

End of the Semester Self-Reflection

May 09, 2025 / Digital Learning / Tags: Online Teaching, Reflection, end of the semester

At the end of the Spring semester, most instructors are ready to put their tools down, run for the nearest exit, and try not to think about work for at least a few weeks; but the end of the current academic year is a great time to assess, reflect and maybe make one or more small changes to your course before the next iteration. That’s where reflective teaching can help.