The Canvas Asynchronous Training for Southeastern (CATS) course provides faculty with a rich training experience and the resources to navigate Canvas efficiently.
LMS stands for Learning Management System. At Southeastern, the official LMS is Canvas by Instructure. An LMS is a software application that provides the framework that handles all aspects of the learning process – it’s where you house, deliver, and assess your teaching content.
The LMS administrator duties are performed by the Assistant Director of Educational Technology, Jared Wall, Ed.D. – [email protected]
If you have requests related to the LMS, you will find those request forms here in the CFE Resource Site. These requests include:
Training resources related to using the Canvas LMS can be found in Canvas as well. Faculty have access to:
G Suite is a suite of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed by Google Cloud. Google Meet, Docs, Sheets, Chat, and Classroom are some of the most popular apps currently being used by Southeastern’s faculty and students.
Respondus Monitor® builds upon the power of LockDown Browser, using a student’s webcam and industry-leading video analytics to prevent cheating during non-proctored exams.
LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Moodle.
Learn how to narrate your PowerPoint presentations.
Yuja Panorama is a fully loaded accessibility tool available to all students, faculty, and staff in Canvas. Panorama helps to improve the accessibility of courses in Canvas by generating alternate formats for all files and digital media, providing an immersive reading feature for all Canvas content, and scanning, checking, and providing accessibility reports on all digital media and files to inform instructors on how content can be improved to meet accessibility standards. It also provides a website accessibility feature that allows all Southeastern Canvas users to Panorama Overview 1: Alternative Formats and Accessibility Reports customize their accessibility settings to meet their specific needs.
This teaching tool allows you to live stream or records your lectures, hold office hours and advising sessions online, and monitor students live during an exam. Visit this Moodle site for your Google Meet training needs.
YouTube is a video storage and streaming platform that you can use for remote instruction. Learn how to create a YouTube channel where you can upload and edit your videos.
To support your teaching, the CFE has equipment available for faculty use.
To view the inventory available for checkout at the CFE, visit our Equipment Checkout Page
Important dates, including exam and holiday schedules, are located in the Academic Calendar.
Issues related to faculty governance can be found in the Faculty Handbook.
Procedures for addressing academic integrity issues can be found in this policy.
Tenure and Promotion Guidelines
Guidelines for your interim, tenure, tenure and promotion, and promotion-only review are provided here.
For a complete description of each element required in your portfolio, please visit this site.
Electronic Portfolio – Are you ready to ditch the 3-ring binder as the repository of your portfolio elements? The electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) provides a user-friendly vehicle for assembling and submitting your portfolio electronically. Please visit the Center’s Digital Tenure and Promotion website to learn more and to request your ePortfolio. Watch your email for workshops designed to assist you with the process. You can also receive one-on-one assistance by contacting us at [email protected], 985-549-5791, or through our CFE Help Request Form.
The Center hosts a Portfolio Fair each October to assist you with assembling your portfolio. Sample portfolios are displayed, and experienced faculty are present to answer your questions and discuss issues related to teaching, research and service.
Graphs comparing your SOT scores with your department, college and university, along with your Grade Distributions are required. This link provides a template for you to use.
