Ball State UniversityThe Teaching Innovation Blog

Author: Mac Clark

  • How I Integrated Panopto into My Canvas Course 
    April 9, 2025 by

    To help instructors utilize Panopto in their own courses, this article details how I integrated Panopto into my online COMM 210 course this spring. What is Panopto?  Available to Ball State faculty and employees, Panopto is a video platform for creating, managing, and sharing video content.   If you are interested in using Panopto as a […]

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  • Three Ways to Monitor Attendance on Canvas 
    February 5, 2025 by

    Attendance policies are standard practice at Ball State. Whether individually created or departmentally assigned, most instructors keep track of their students’ absences. One way to monitor attendance is through Canvas’ Roll Call feature. Roll Call allows instructors to record attendance, while providing a grade based on the number of absences entered, but the tool does […]

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  • Cultivating Inclusive Classroom Conversations With SB 202
    November 6, 2024 by

    Addressing questions of how to comply with recent legislation, this blog provides suggestions for teaching and learning in inclusive classrooms. The University teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and an officer of an educational institution. When speaking or writing as a citizen, there should be freedom from institutional censorship or discipline, […]

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