Canvas
Canvas provides a secure login system and variety of tools to manage both in person and online courses. Some of these tools include Assignments, Discussions, Modules, Pages, and Quizzes.
For more information about the Canvas LMS Transition, go to lms.gmu.edu.
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Getting This Service
All Users
All users log in via canvas.gmu.edu using their Mason NetID and Patriot Pass Password.
Courses
Courses are created the day student registration opens for the term to allow faculty to develop their courses before the semester starts. When students add/drop from Patriot Web, the changes are reflected in Canvas courses within a few minutes.
Read the Canvas Use Guidelines
Training
Canvas training is available through the Canvas Training Services Portal for self-paced training resources or to register for live training and webinars. Additionally, live workshops are held periodically–sign up for these workshops on MasonLEAPS.
Availability
Canvas is available 24/7. Any outages will be announced on the Alerts & Bulletins page.
Additional Information
Additional information is available in the Teaching & Learning section of the Knowledge Base.
Blackboard to Canvas Integration List
For questions and comments regarding Canvas, email courses@gmu.edu.
Honorlock
A remote proctoring service that creates a fair testing environment for all students by protecting exams and academic integrity.
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Honorlock is designed for assessments built in the Blackboard learning management system (LMS). It also works with third-party assessment tools such as publishers’ digital textbook content. The instructor can choose testing requirements such as audio, video, and screen recordings. Honorlock can also be used solely as a lockdown browser in cases where full, artificial intelligence-based proctoring is not needed.
- Search & Destroy – Automatically searches the internet for exam content that has been leaked on 3rd party websites and send takedown requests.
- BrowserGuard – Lockdown browser capabilities, which prevent students from opening up other webpages and applications during their exam.
- Live proctor with the Live Pop-In – A real-time monitoring system that allows instructors to monitor students taking exams remotely.
- Honorlock Artificial Intelligence – Uses AI technology, facial recognition to detect suspicious activity and behavior during online exams.
- Multi-Device Detection – Detect unauthorized secondary devices, including mobile devices.
- Real-time reporting – Honorlock provides a comprehensive analytics platform to monitor student performance and usage.
- Seamless integration with Blackboard learning management system.
Honorlock is available in Blackboard courses when enabled by the instructor. Students must use the Chrome browser and Honorlock Chrome Extension.
Honorlock Status
https://status.honorlock.com/
Honorlock Support Center
https://honorlock.kb.help/
Kaltura/My Media/Capture
Kaltura is a video management tool that allows faculty and students to create, host, and share video and audio inside the Blackboard Courses environment.
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Users upload audio and video directly to Blackboard using the Kaltura Media Mashup tool. Media uploaded resides in the user's My Media Library (a personal cloud-based storage area). In the My Media library, users can manage their media across all courses, create screen recordings, or capture webcam video. Kaltura is also available outside of Blackboard on the Course Media website.
IMPORTANT
Media is retained in the system until the video has not been played (by anyone) for four (4) years. An email will be sent to the owner 30 days before a video is deleted with options to stop the deletion and retain the video for another four years. For more information, please review the Kaltura Retention Guidelines.
Faculty & Staff
All Zoom recordings created by Faculty and Staff users are transferred to the Zoom session creator's MyMedia account. For more information, please review the Zoom Recordings knowledge base articles.
- Videos will be streamed. Students will not have to download the video files, and students with slower connections can see the videos.
- Videos will work on any computer, tablet, or mobile device with any bandwidth connection.
- Videos are easily managed and reusable in other courses.
Kaltura Knowledge Center https://knowledge.kaltura.com/
Please note:
- Do not upload media with interactivity. Kaltura cannot accept packages of files (e.g., Camtasia, iSpring, Adobe Presenter) with interactive elements (e.g., menus, quizzes).
- Kaltura and Blackboard do not limit the upload size; however, the maximum file size your browser will allow you to upload is 2 Gigabytes.
Respondus Test Creation
Respondus is used to create quizzes, surveys, and self-tests external to Blackboard.
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You can create documents to convert to text files and upload them directly to your Blackboard folder.
Respondus must be installed before use. Windows computer users can install Respondus on their computers, while Mac users will need to use Virtual Computing Services.
Instructions to install Respondus Test Creation Application are available in the Knowledge Base.
Turnitin
Turnitin, available through Canvas, checks students’ work for improper citation or potential plagiarism. Files submitted to a Turnitin assignment are compared to a database of websites, newspapers, journals, books, and other students’ papers. Turnitin Originality and Turnitin Similarity are available in Canvas. Turnitin is available for instructors to add to Assignments in Canvas. Students cannot access Turnitin directly.
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Canvas
Canvas provides a secure login system and variety of tools to manage both in person and online courses. Some of these tools include Assignments, Discussions, Modules, Pages, and Quizzes.
For more information about the Canvas LMS Transition, go to lms.gmu.edu.
... (READ MORE)
Getting This Service
All Users
All users log in via canvas.gmu.edu using their Mason NetID and Patriot Pass Password.
Courses
Courses are created the day student registration opens for the term to allow faculty to develop their courses before the semester starts. When students add/drop from Patriot Web, the changes are reflected in Canvas courses within a few minutes.
Read the Canvas Use Guidelines
Training
Canvas training is available through the Canvas Training Services Portal for self-paced training resources or to register for live training and webinars. Additionally, live workshops are held periodically–sign up for these workshops on MasonLEAPS.
Availability
Canvas is available 24/7. Any outages will be announced on the Alerts & Bulletins page.
Additional Information
Additional information is available in the Teaching & Learning section of the Knowledge Base.
Blackboard to Canvas Integration List
For questions and comments regarding Canvas, email courses@gmu.edu.
Honorlock
A remote proctoring service that creates a fair testing environment for all students by protecting exams and academic integrity.
... (READ MORE)
Honorlock is designed for assessments built in the Blackboard learning management system (LMS). It also works with third-party assessment tools such as publishers’ digital textbook content. The instructor can choose testing requirements such as audio, video, and screen recordings. Honorlock can also be used solely as a lockdown browser in cases where full, artificial intelligence-based proctoring is not needed.
- Search & Destroy – Automatically searches the internet for exam content that has been leaked on 3rd party websites and send takedown requests.
- BrowserGuard – Lockdown browser capabilities, which prevent students from opening up other webpages and applications during their exam.
- Live proctor with the Live Pop-In – A real-time monitoring system that allows instructors to monitor students taking exams remotely.
- Honorlock Artificial Intelligence – Uses AI technology, facial recognition to detect suspicious activity and behavior during online exams.
- Multi-Device Detection – Detect unauthorized secondary devices, including mobile devices.
- Real-time reporting – Honorlock provides a comprehensive analytics platform to monitor student performance and usage.
- Seamless integration with Blackboard learning management system.
Honorlock is available in Blackboard courses when enabled by the instructor. Students must use the Chrome browser and Honorlock Chrome Extension.
Honorlock Status
https://status.honorlock.com/
Honorlock Support Center
https://honorlock.kb.help/
Kaltura/My Media/Capture
Kaltura is a video management tool that allows faculty and students to create, host, and share video and audio inside the Blackboard Courses environment.
... (READ MORE)
Users upload audio and video directly to Blackboard using the Kaltura Media Mashup tool. Media uploaded resides in the user's My Media Library (a personal cloud-based storage area). In the My Media library, users can manage their media across all courses, create screen recordings, or capture webcam video. Kaltura is also available outside of Blackboard on the Course Media website.
IMPORTANT
Media is retained in the system until the video has not been played (by anyone) for four (4) years. An email will be sent to the owner 30 days before a video is deleted with options to stop the deletion and retain the video for another four years. For more information, please review the Kaltura Retention Guidelines.
Faculty & Staff
All Zoom recordings created by Faculty and Staff users are transferred to the Zoom session creator's MyMedia account. For more information, please review the Zoom Recordings knowledge base articles.
- Videos will be streamed. Students will not have to download the video files, and students with slower connections can see the videos.
- Videos will work on any computer, tablet, or mobile device with any bandwidth connection.
- Videos are easily managed and reusable in other courses.
Kaltura Knowledge Center https://knowledge.kaltura.com/
Please note:
- Do not upload media with interactivity. Kaltura cannot accept packages of files (e.g., Camtasia, iSpring, Adobe Presenter) with interactive elements (e.g., menus, quizzes).
- Kaltura and Blackboard do not limit the upload size; however, the maximum file size your browser will allow you to upload is 2 Gigabytes.
Respondus Test Creation
Respondus is used to create quizzes, surveys, and self-tests external to Blackboard.
... (READ MORE)
You can create documents to convert to text files and upload them directly to your Blackboard folder.
Respondus must be installed before use. Windows computer users can install Respondus on their computers, while Mac users will need to use Virtual Computing Services.
Instructions to install Respondus Test Creation Application are available in the Knowledge Base.
Turnitin
Turnitin, available through Canvas, checks students’ work for improper citation or potential plagiarism. Files submitted to a Turnitin assignment are compared to a database of websites, newspapers, journals, books, and other students’ papers. Turnitin Originality and Turnitin Similarity are available in Canvas. Turnitin is available for instructors to add to Assignments in Canvas. Students cannot access Turnitin directly.