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Facilitating Student Group Work in Canvas

Posted on August 13, 2020

There are several tools that can empower your students to connect and collaborate effectively. Which of these could help you achieve your course goals? Canvas Discussions Perhaps the most straightforward interface for student discussion threads, …

Posted in Canvas, Teaching Practices, UncategorizedTagged discussion, group work, groups, study group

2020 Fall Survey Template for the First Days of Class

Posted on July 31, 2020

Instructions for Fall 2020 Survey template. Save time by importing this survey into your course and customizing it as needed.

Posted in Canvas, Instructional Continuity

Fall 2020 Course Checklist

Posted on July 21, 2020

As you set up your course for Fall, there are more details to consider than ever before. Changing guidance and changing circumstances will require adaptability. Consider using the list below to think through a few …

Posted in Assessment, Canvas, Instructional Continuity, Modular Design, Teaching Practices

Web Conferencing Tools: Which should you use?

Posted on March 17, 2020

As we move forward with Instructional Continuity by providing learning materials at a distance, you may be struggling to choose a method to web conference with your students. You are not alone!  Learn@UW Madison put …

Posted in Canvas, Instructional Continuity

Fall 2018 Canvas Updates

Posted on October 15, 2018

Non-scoring rubrics There are a variety of ways to use rubrics to give feedback to students. If you use rubrics for grading, you’re likely familiar with the steps to add a rubric to an assignment …

Posted in Assessment, Canvas, Canvas UpdatesTagged copyright, files, non-scoring, points, rubrics, usage, usage rights

What’s new in Canvas? Summer 2018 Update

Posted on August 15, 2018

Canvas updates every 3 weeks, sometimes with small changes and sometimes with big ones. These are the changes most relevant to our Engineering faculty and instructors: The rubric importer Make to-do items more prominent with Dashboard …

Posted in Assessment, Canvas, Canvas Updates, CEETE AnnouncementsTagged features, list view, roles, rubrics

Top 10 Course Navigation Tips in Canvas

Posted on May 29, 2018

It’s lovely to wander around the lake this time of year. It’s less lovely to wander aimlessly around a course site. If you haven’t already, take a few minutes now to consider your Canvas course …

Posted in CanvasTagged files, help, modules, navigation

Supporting Students in the Peer Review Process

Posted on May 1, 2018

If you have students review and comment on each other’s work, you may want to use the Canvas peer review feature. This post briefly explains the process and includes links to resources that can help …

Posted in Assessment, CanvasTagged feedback, finding, resources, student

New Instructor Roles in Canvas

Posted on March 15, 2018

Summer course shells are now available in Canvas, and with them come three new instructor roles that take the place of the Teacher role: Principal Instructor, Supervisory Instructor, and Auxiliary Instructor. In this post we’ll …

Posted in Canvas, Canvas UpdatesTagged digital, ecosystem, permissions, SDE, student

Canvas Gradebook Update – January 2017

Posted on January 10, 2018

The next phase of the new Canvas Gradebook is complete! For a thorough description and demonstration of the new Gradebook, please refer to my previous blog post from November 2017. The November update included improved …

Posted in Assessment, Canvas, Canvas UpdatesTagged assignments, late, missing, policies
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