Canvas spring courses are almost ready and will start appearing on your dashboard next week. There are some important changes happening with many of the available Canvas integrations to be aware of as you build or import your spring courses.…
New Faculty Orientation Fall 2022
More than 200 people attended the reception for an evening of interdisciplinary networking with colleagues, deans, department chairs, and university administrators. You can view a gallery of the event. On-demand New Faculty Orientation: ICYMI - Our research, teaching, and library workshops (and the accompanying slides) are available for viewing on the New Faculty Orientation events page.
New faculty orientation culminated on Sept. 20, with a welcome reception co-hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Teaching Center in Alumni Hall. More than 200 new faculty attended for an evening of interdisciplinary networking with colleagues, deans,…
Welcome New Faculty
Provost Ann E. Cudd and Chancellor Patrick Gallagher welcomed new faculty to the University at an in-person, informal new faculty reception on Sept. 20, from 4-6 p.m. in Alumni Hall. This event allowed faculty to meet a network of colleagues with whom they will interact throughout their careers at the University. They were joined by deans, department chairs, and other University leaders.
Welcome to your fall semester at Pitt! We look forward to welcoming you to two sets of programming this term that will enliven your large enrollment courses by highlighting strategies for engagement, inclusion, and belonging. Top Hat as an Engagement-Building…
Mozilla Firefox recently released an update that increased its default security and privacy settings. While they can help protect your privacy, the new default restrictions can impede how systems interact with one another, such as Canvas and Zoom. If you…
The end of August has always signaled a time of transition. As a kid, it meant the end of my summer freedom and a return to the more structured routine associated with the beginning of school. For my entire professional…
The Teaching Center offers equipment loans and rentals on a rolling basis for the fall 2022 semester. We offer a wide array of equipment to Pitt faculty and staff to support their registered courses. This includes laptops, microphones, speakers, cameras,…
In addition to providing classroom support, the University Center for Teaching and Learning is available to provide academic event support for scholarly activities that occur outside of the classroom. If you are planning an on-campus meeting, conference, or symposium, we…
A few updates are coming soon to Top Hat, including a change to the integration connection in Canvas. Please refer to these instructions for a detailed step by step guide. The LMS Sync button to sync grades with Canvas will…