Let us show you how to create accessible Canvas Pages that are accessible from the beginning. It isn’t just the right thing to do, enhancing equity and inclusion—and saving time in the future—it’s the law. But we’ll focus on the first part!
Even in non-pandemic times, providing virtual office hours can be an excellent way to support your students, but they are practically required. A little planning can make them more productive for teachers and learners alike, while increasing opportunities for valuable faculty-student interactions. Oh, and try to avoid using your personal Zoom meeting room for office […]
A new term commemorates not just the debut of your shiny new syllabus, but initiates the routine chorus of reminding students, “it’s in the syllabus!” These strategies for promoting syllabus engagement might allow you to start singing a whole new tune. More in the most recent entry in our Tips ‘n Techniques series: Syllabus, Engage!
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 […]
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 […]
A Little Course Correction Goes a Long Way Collecting mid-term feedback from your students about their learning experience is a quick method to gain insights about your class that will help you make meaningful change within the same term. This is an invaluable practice for any class, but particularly during the challenging times of Coronavirus. […]
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