Part of online education is making continuous improvements to the courses. To honor this, we copy courses from term to term instead of keeping a “parent” version of the … [Read more...]
Engaging Students and Building Community Through Announcements
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
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
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...]
Quick Tip: Receive Notification When Someone Posts in a Discussion
Receiving notifications when someone posts in a discussion is a two-step process, and you have some options. Step 1: Subscribe to the Discussion First, tell Canvas … [Read more...]
Adding Answer Comments in Canvas Quizzes
Adding Comments in Canvas Quizzes As you create questions in a Canvas quiz, you’ll notice three colored boxes at the very bottom of each question. The box on the left is … [Read more...]
Reusing Old Announcements
One great way to build social presence is through announcements. An original announcement (one created in the course and not copied over from a previous course) has the … [Read more...]
Providing Flexibility for Students, Especially During Disruptive Times
Many students take online courses because they have obligations — work, family, health, military service — that impact their ability to attend courses on-campus. … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Using Free and Paid Captions on Videos
Captions are the text representation of the audio in a video. Captions are legally required for course material. Some learners are deaf or hard of hearing and require … [Read more...]
Adding Videos in Canvas
Students and instructors have a few options for how to record videos for their courses. Those options are below, but first let’s cover a few terms to get oriented to our … [Read more...]
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