Canvas Assignments (including traditional Assignments, Graded Discussions, Quizzes, and Surveys) can be organized into groups. These are useful on their own to help students (and instructors!) keep track of coursework, but can further be used to implement “weighted” grading, which provides significantly more flexibility for instructors to implement a flexible, adaptive curriculum.
Learn more in the most recent entry in our Tips ‘n Techniques series: Organizing and Weighting Grades in Canvas.
Canvas’ “New Analytics” system provides more detailed information and reporting on student page view and activities within a course, grade distribution, downloadable reports and a shortcut to contacting students based on their progress. But understanding what analytic data does, and does not, represent is an important consideration. In this Tip we will take a quick look at the basics of New Analytics and some resources to explore further: Using Canvas (New) Analytics
As the end of the quarter draws near, attention to the gradebook naturally increases. Here are a few tips to help make grading more efficient and deal with some of the gradebook’s quirks.
More in the most recent entry in our Tips ‘n Technique series: Canvas Gradebook Tips
As of the date of this Tip’s publication, UW IT plans to roll out Canvas’ New Rich Content Editor on December 28th, with the option to try it out any time before then. This is a good thing: the new editor boasts a number of welcome improvements with few challenging interface changes. In this Tip we will share some major new features and improvements you can expect, as well as the most significant changes to the editing experience you should be aware of.
More in the most recent entry in our Tips ‘n Technique series: Meet Canvas’ New Rich Content Editor
The Canvas Scheduler allows you to quickly create appointment time slots for self-initiated student sign up. This is particularly useful for scheduling office hours! See the first in our Tips ‘n Techniques series to learn how: Using the Canvas Scheduler
