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Mary Petzke, Ph.D., Fulfills Her Lifelong Dream of Teaching

A close bond with a childhood teacher inspired Dr. Petzke to pursue her dream of becoming an educator.

Keerthana Jayaseelan, SOM Class of 2023, Hopes to One Day Give Back to Her Hometown in India

Coming from a village where the access to medical care is limited, Ms. Jayaseelan plans to return as a physician to help those who are underserved.

Chioma M. Okeoma, Ph.D., Named Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Dr. Okeoma will use her vast experience in cutting-edge research to bolster NYMC research efforts.

Canvas Transition

Touro University California and Touro University Nevada are transitioning from Blackboard to Canvas as the Touro College and University System learning management system. Blackboard will still be available for instructors to access courses and necessary content information until 30 June 2019.

Training Options

A variety of training and support resources are available for all instructors and students.

Training Calendar

Introduction to Canvas – An overview of the Canvas learning management system. Functions include managing your profile and settings, deciding on your notifications, going over the dashboard, how to hide courses, etc..

Resources

In this video we describe how to export your course in Canvas, but only import certain content. This is particularly important for faculty and staff at Touro University California to ensure that you do not write over the current blueprint with the old blueprint.

News & Updates

Creating Video-Based Instruction Did you know that there are a variety of instructional videos related to Canvas on the CILT website? Not a traditional “Canvas Tip of the Week” this […]