Faculty Resources

Faculty Technology Resource

A variety of technology resources that can be useful while delivering your course online is available below. 
 
ACCS has provided a Canvas course with additional information and resources for Canvas. This can be access through your Canvas course in the Help module.
 
Please contact the Distance Education office if you have additional questions. (Click the + or - icon to collapse or expand the tiles.) 

Canvas Video Guides

There are many activities instructors can use in Canvas to create assignments, quizzes, etc.  Links to the most commonly used video tutorials for instructors are listed below. For a more comprehensive list of video tutorials, you will find more information at this Canvas site.

 

Canvas Written Guidelines

If you prefer a written tutorial (with pictures), check out the Canvas Guides for Instructors.  Some that you may use most frequently are linked below::

Organizing your course in Modules 

Modules should be used to organize the content of a course

Creating information Pages

Pages store course content that doesn’t necessarily belong in an assignment. They can include text, images, videos, and links.  View more guides about pages at  Canvas Guides for Instructors. 

Putting assignments in Canvas 

View additional information about assignments at Canvas Guides for Instructors.  

SpeedGrader 

SpeedGrader allows an instructor to view and grade students’ assignment submissions using a simple point scale or a complex rubric.  View additional information about SpeedGrader at Canvas Guides for Instructors. 

Putting Quizzes in Canvas 

Find out additional information about quizzes at Canvas Guides for Instructors. 

Using Canvas Discussions 

Discussions can be used for communication between two users in a course, a group of users, or an entire class. They can also be created as an assignment and graded.  See additional information at Canvas Guides for Instructors. 

Microsoft Office 365 for Education

Students and educators are eligible for Office 365 Education for free, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools. All you need is a valid school email address. It's not a trial – so get started today.

Sign up for free!  (You must use your school email address)

Canvas Studio can be accessed through the Studio button in the global navigation bar inside Canvas or through Southern Union's Canvas Studio site address:  suscc.instructuremedia.com

Meet virtually with your students DURING the scheduled class meeting time.  Note: Make sure to announce this plan to students in advance.

 

Ellucian Experience

Ellucian Experience

Ellucian Experience is an access point for users to access various technologies at Southern Union. It's designed to save time and effort by aggregating content from email, Canvas, mySUSCC and various accounts in one central location.

Canvas

Canvas Login

Southern Union uses Canvas for course delivery. To login to Canvas at alabamal.instructure.com, use the following information:

Username: Anumber@alabama.edu (Example, A012345678@alabama.edu
Password: Password set up during the claiming of your new ACCS email account

You can reset your password by using the "Forgot Password" option on the login screen.

*Beginning Summer 2024, the Alabama Community College System chose to move all colleges to one instance of Canvas. The instance used by SUSCC will be available for several months at suscc.instructure.com. If you need any information from courses before Summer 2024, you may  login to the old instance of Canvas using the same login information used at that site.

New Canvas Site Link