There will be several updates to CarmenCanvas before the start of Summer Term.
These changes will take place on May 1st:
Tagged: Learning Systems Update
Summer 2025 Term Updates
Autumn 2025 Courses are Now Available
Course shells for Autumn 2025 academic courses are now available!
Instructors can find their academic course shells on their Carmen Landing Page or by using the Aegis platform. Check under the "Manage Courses" card.New Media Player in CarmenCanvas with Improved Accessibility and Usability
The media player for recordings created or uploaded to CarmenCanvas has been updated, with increased accessibility, adaptive streaming, and new privacy features. The media player is best used for short (1-3 minute) videos.
These changes include:
Buckeye UX (BUX) Theme Coming to CarmenCanvas May 1
As part of a larger initiative to create a cohesive digital experience at Ohio State, the Buckeye UX (BUX) theme will be applied to CarmenCanvas on May 1. Functionality for the learning management system will remain the same, but the look and feel will shift to the BUX style.Summer 2025 Courses are now available
Course shells for Summer 2025 academic courses are now available!
Instructors can find their academic course shells on their Carmen Landing Page or by using the Aegis platform. Check under the "Manage Courses" card.Generate Academic Courses in Aegis
The ability for instructors to generate academic courses in CarmenCanvas has moved to Aegis. This is the last of the suite of instructor tools that have been moved to Aegis, our updated platform for managing Learning Systems tools.
Aegis Final Grades Transfer
Instructors will now be able to transfer their final grades through the Aegis platform. This feature can be found by navigating to aegis.osu.edu and clicking the "Final Grades" card.
The classic method found on the CarmenCanvas Landing Page will still be available for first session grades.CarmenCanvas Rubrics Improvements
Instructors now have the option to use a set of improvements for creating and using rubrics to assess assignments in CarmenCanvas.
These improvements make it easier to create, edit, and reorganize rubrics when they are created by clicking on Rubrics in the course navigation. The interface for creating rubrics within an assignment will remain the same.
When using rubrics to grade assignments in Speedgrader, instructors can switch between traditional, horizontal, and vertical layouts. Other functionality related to rubrics is unchanged.
Mediasite: All New Upload and Embed Experience From Your Carmen Course
Experience a cohesive and streamlined process for uploading and embedding videos within your CarmenCanvas course. No more jumping between mediasite.osu.edu and your course page to get things done. From within your course, simply click the Mediasite icon in the Rich Content Editor for:
CarmenZoom: Enable Interpretation Options in Meetings and Webinars
You will now see two new setting options when scheduling your meetings and webinars for CarmenZoom. There is now an Interpretation section where users can enable and assign interpreters.
Note that these features do not provide automatic translation, but allow for more seamless integration of third-party interpreters into meetings and webinars.