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  1. All about New Quizzes

    As of August 30, 2024, the place for entering due and availability dates while editing assignments or quizzes has returned to its original location in Canvas . It's also possible to set due or availability dates without editing the quiz. ...
  2. PennFlex Phone

    PennFlex Phone is the next generation phone system now in use at Penn. Most Wharton faculty and staff are eligible for a PennFlex phone account (depending on your department's phone policy). PennFlex Phone benefits include: A mobile ap...
  3. Exam Accommodations

    This article describes how to use Canvas to grant students additional time and extended availability windows for exams, which, in Canvas, are called quizzes .  If a student in your course has an approved accommodation from Student Disabilities Se...
  4. Remote Teaching

    This guide walks you through the tactics you'll need to teach a class fully remote. This guide concentrates on the tactical efforts to make your class successful without rethinking the entire thing. For a much more in-depth look at teaching an onl...
  5. Hybrid Instruction in Wharton Classrooms

    This article is meant to help with recommendations, best practices, and guidance for hybrid instruction in Wharton classrooms. All classrooms at Wharton are outfitted with enhancements to improve the hybrid teaching experience for both the instructo...
  6. Checklist for Migrating Staff and Faculty Wharton Zoom Accounts to Penn

    Faculty and Staff who created a Wharton Zoom account will need to migrate their accounts to Penn's Zoom account.  Most have already migrated their accounts since the service was implemented at the Penn level in September of 2020, but a few accounts...
  7. Zoom Recordings

    Zoom allows you to record meetings in two ways: Cloud recordings are stored in your Zoom account and are available for streaming from a browser or download to a computer. Local recordings are saved on your computer and are only avai...
  8. Update Your MyWharton Profile

    Update your MyWharton profile that is searchable via the People section of MyWharton. Before You Start   You need a MyWharton Community account to access the interface. Most students and certain staff designated by each department will be using M...
  9. Getting Started with aPlus+ Attendance in Canvas (Instructors)

    This article describes aPlus+ Attendance for Wharton faculty use. Students should see Getting started with aPlus+ in Canvas (Students) . aPlus+ Attendance is a Canvas-integrated attendance-tracking tool that enables teaching teams to manage st...
  10. A Guide to Remote Working - Staff

    Working from home has a few requirements that differ from working in the office. This article covers some of the basic things you should have in place before you consider working from home. Have computer you can use for remote work This can be a...