Blog from August, 2016
Resources for the new Discussion interface
As you know, the Academy’s new online discussion interface launched last semester. Lots of resources are available to help you and your students get up to speed.
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A new way to critique images
Click to enlarge. | A new tool called "Notes" lets you annotate students’ images by adding callouts, along with text, audio, or video commentary. And you can do all this from your smartphone or tablet! (Or your computer, of course.) This new tool is a first step toward replacing the existing Flash-based whiteboard, which will continue to be available in the meantime. |
Now available in the Apple App Store: Academy of Art University Classes!
Click to enlarge. | Our free app enables faster, easier access to your online classes on your iPhone or iPad. The Classes app is currently only available for iOS (9.0 or above). An Android version is coming soon. Note that there are several other Academy of Art University apps available in the App Store. The Classes app does not replace these. |
Notifications for students
A new notifications tool lets students know when their online instructor has taken an action that affects them directly. This includes:
Notifications can be viewed by clicking the bell icon on the main toolbar at the top of any page in the LMS. |
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