Using Rubrics in Canvas Easily and Effectively

Submitted by Maureen Walters on
If you're looking to refine your grading process and provide feedback to your students, rubrics in Canvas are one possible tool to consider. Whether you're new to rubrics or just need a refresher, this will help to guide you through some of the questions that can come with using Rubrics in Canvas. If you are not familiar with rubrics, please take some time to watch the recent presentation from Alicia Johnson 鈥 Streamlining Assessments and Alignment Through Rubrics 鈥 put out by ODL ( Note: You

New Training Alert 鈥 Canvas Gradebook Essentials

Submitted by Marisa Sullivan on
We are excited to announce the launch of a new training opportunity 鈥 Canvas Gradebook Essentials. In this workshop, you鈥檒l engage with instructional videos and quizzes designed to help you learn how to set up and manage your Canvas Gradebook effectively. It is offered online, allowing you to work at your own pace, whenever or wherever is convenient for you. You'll leave this workshop with the confidence, skills, and resources to make your Canvas Gradebook a reliable tool for clear and accurate

Preparing for a New Era of Canvas Quizzes

Submitted by Marisa Sullivan on
Mark your calendars! Beginning in mid-May 2025, we are transitioning from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes as our assessment tool in Canvas. What is New Quizzes? New Quizzes is a tool instructors can use to create and administer their online quizzes in Canvas. New Quizzes offers familiar question types, such as multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, essay, and more, in addition to several new question type options. Much of what you can do with "Classic" Quizzes you will also be

Term A Countdown: Simplifying Your End-of-Semester Tasks

Submitted by Marisa Sullivan on
Over 270 sections that began in mid-August are wrapping up next week. We know that you are very busy during this time period and need to focus on grading student work. To assist with your end of the semester tasks, we wanted to share some information about working in the Gradebook. Visibility icon on Students鈥 Total Grade A visibility icon may appear when an accurate Total Grade is not available for students. This does not affect the score that you see as the instructor. The score displays

Latest Canvas Updates and Tools for Fall 2024 (Part 2 of 2)

Submitted by Amy Netzel on
In this follow-up to our Canvas Updates and Tools for Fall 2024 Part 1, we鈥檇 like to introduce two brand-new Canvas features that we believe many of you will enjoy exploring: Screen Capture in SpeedGrader and Lucid. SpeedGrader鈥檚 New Screen Capture Over the summer, Canvas quietly enhanced the feedback options available in SpeedGrader by adding a new feature called Screen Capture. Located below the Assignment Comments box in the grading pane, this feature allows you to record video feedback (or

Latest Canvas Updates and Tools for Fall 2024 (Part 1 of 2)

Submitted by Amy Netzel on
Welcome back, instructors! As we embark on a new fall semester at 麻豆精品在线播放, Instructional Technologies is here to support you with information on updated resources and Canvas tools. This month, we鈥檒l be sharing two blog articles with you. To kick things off with Part 1, we鈥檒l be sharing several important Canvas updates and some resources to enhance your teaching experience. Updated Online Course Guidelines Earlier this year, the Distance Learning Committee revised 麻豆精品在线播放鈥檚 Online Course

T-Minus Two Weeks Until the Redesigned Discussions Tool Launches

Submitted by Amy Netzel on
In our last blog post, Canvas Discussions Redesign Coming Soon, we provided a first look at the upcoming redesigned Discussions tool. At this time, we suggest marking your calendar; the more modernized look and feel for Discussions will be here May 13th! We鈥檝e explored the expected changes and have created a more personalized demonstration video to help you navigate the redesign and learn a few tips before it arrives: Tips and Resources Your students may gain the ability to edit, delete, and

Canvas Discussions Redesign Coming Soon!

Submitted by Alan Brown on
The Canvas Discussions Redesign introduces a suite of new features that enhance usability and flexibility within Canvas discussions. While retaining all the existing discussion functionality, this redesign incorporates a modernized user interface that enriches the instructor and student experience with advanced options for interaction, navigation, and organization. Key improvements include easier ways of viewing, searching, and sorting replies, alongside enhanced tools for discussion moderation

From Chaos to Clarity: How Canvas Gradebook Filters Can Help You

Submitted by Marisa Sullivan on
At this point in the semester, your Gradebook in Canvas has probably gathered quite a few assignment columns. The presentation of columns can seem cluttered, especially when viewing all student work in your Gradebook. While it is not hard to navigate your Canvas Gradebook, the Filters feature can help to improve clarity, organization, and ease of grading. Filters allow you to narrow your Gradebook view to specific: Modules (i.e., Week 2) Assignment Groups (i.e, Exams) Status (i.e., Missing, Late

Tools for Your Canvas Toolbox

Submitted by Alan Brown on
Moving into the heart of the Spring semester, the Instructional Technologies team would like to highlight a few tips and time-saving strategies that can be applied as you use Canvas as an instructor. Our goal is to provide tools that you can add to your Canvas toolbox as you become a more efficient, effective, and expert Canvas user. For each tool, view the video demonstration and access the quick reference guide for additional information and links to supplementary resources. Emojis in Module