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Engaging Students and Building Community Through Announcements

Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last Modified: May 9, 2025

With the bulk of the course content prepared before the term begins, announcements are your best opportunity to personally coach students, to motivate them through the … [Read More...]

Creating Accessible Announcements

Posted: April 14, 2025 | Last Modified: April 14, 2025

Throughout the semester, you are encouraged to post announcements to establish instructor presence in your course. You might use them to provide additional insight into … [Read More...]

Saving Announcements as a Page in Canvas

Posted: May 22, 2023 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

As a policy, iDocs instructional designers do not copy announcements when we copy your courses from term to term. We've found that this often leads to confusion for the … [Read More...]

Creating Videos as Static Course Content

Posted: July 5, 2022 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Videos are important components of online courses. One of the most common comments on course evaluations is that students appreciate videos—and want even more. One way … [Read More...]

Vetting Learning Materials

Posted: February 17, 2022 | Last Modified: January 25, 2024

Choosing appropriate learning materials are a vital part of any course. Often the course uses a textbook, but increasingly online instructors are turning towards Open … [Read More...]

New to Canvas? Need a Refresher? View our Canvas Crash Course Videos

Posted: May 11, 2021 | Last Modified: October 31, 2024

The following videos have been created for UW MBA Consortium students who are either new to the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), who need a refresher, or who are … [Read More...]

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About This Blog

Through the partnerships we form with our instructors, we develop engaging and interactive online courses. Here you’ll find ideas on course design informed by the latest research and teaching strategies that build community and instructor presence. We’ll also we share our experiences with technology, with Canvas, and with administering our online educational programs.

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