Teaching Flipped gives university faculty an introduction to the ins and outs of teaching with a flipped, hybrid, or online MOOC-type classroom. The course will examine what is known versus what is not known in the literature, and where these learning …
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Every three weeks, Canvas updates the interface with new features, functionality and bug fixes. Take a look at what the most recent update includes in this brief video. This update brings back some functionality to the Speedgrader that was requested …
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Did you know that you can customize what notifications get emailed to your E-Town email from Canvas? All users – faculty, staff and students – should take a moment to be sure they are receiving the notifications they want. For …
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The “draft state” feature, those green/gray clouds you see next to every module and item in Canvas, is a great way to control what students see that is similar to the “Make the link available” radio buttons that were part …
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Dear Blackboard, You’ve been a great LMS, but I just wanted to let you know that things are just not going to work out between us. You’ve done a lot for me over the years, but to be completely honest, …
Every three weeks, Canvas makes small enhancements to the learning management system. The update this past weekend includes a preview of a new user interface. We will switch our Canvas instance to this new interface on October 25th. Although this …
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Lots of new features have been added to Canvas recently that you may want to explore. Differentiated Assignments – You can now assign assignments to different sections AND individuals or groups of students and have different due dates. This is …
When you access Canvas, you may wonder if a course is available to students. Here are some general guidelines. 1. Students only see courses two weeks prior to the semester beginning if the instructor publishes the course to make it …
Building Engagement Through Peer Reviews Consider building student engagement in your courses by using peer reviews. You can make it so that your assignments automatically assign peer reviews once the students have submitted their assignment—whether it’s a draft or a final product. Only you …
Canvas makes updates and enhancements every three weeks. The most recent update includes some very useful features that have been requested by the Canvas User Community. Take a look at what is new: Video Overview: http://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1609 Full Overview: http://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-4224
Setting Up Your Notifications and User Profile We recommend that you and your students set up your user profile and identify how and when you would like to receive notifications from your courses. Adding a picture to your profile will …
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Eliminating Discussion Board Responses That Use Others’ Responses Sometimes, students want to view others’ responses before they provide their own in a discussion board. While you may sometimes want to give your students this option, there may be other times …
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You have probably noticed that the college website has a Canvas button now so that you can easily log into Canvas. But if you ever just want the direct web address, it is http://etown.instructure.com. Now that we have fully transitioned …
Although the files button in the left navigation bar is hidden from student view in Canvas, students can still possibly access files in other areas of the course without the instructor realizing it. So, it is critical that instructors take …
Adding Images Want to make your sites and posts more visually appealing? Easy! Use readily available images from the flickr commons photo repository that is right in the Canvas text editor. Find out how to do that here: http://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-1858