Faculty on all CU campuses are being asked to help in redesigning the Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) process and instrument for the CU System. FCQs are mandated by the Board of Regents as a measure of teaching effectiveness, but the present, paper-based FCQ process is both inefficient and resource-intensive. A multi-campus team began working on this project this past summer and will continue their efforts through the 2016/17 academic year. The link www.colorado.edu/fcqredesign takes you to the website about the FCQ redesign project. On that website the team is asking that all faculty contribute by clicking the “Share Your Feedback and Ideas Now!” button and taking a quick survey. Very few faculty have contributed, and your input is critical!
Canvas Outage
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.