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Saving Announcements as a Page in Canvas

Posted: May 22, 2023 | Last Modified: May 22, 2023 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Multimedia, Social Presence

Quick Tip: Receive Notification When Someone Posts in a Discussion

Posted: March 4, 2021 | Last Modified: April 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Notifications, Student

Adding Answer Comments in Canvas Quizzes

Posted: March 2, 2021 | Last Modified: March 23, 2021 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Academic Integrity, Assessment, Canvas, Feedback, Grades, Instructor, Quick Tips, Quizzes

Reusing Old Announcements

Posted: December 21, 2020 | Last Modified: October 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Social Presence

Providing Flexibility for Students, Especially During Disruptive Times

Posted: November 25, 2020 | Last Modified: November 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Course Design, Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Assessment, Canvas, EDI, Extra Credit, Instructor

Quick Tip: Ordering and Editing Captions and When to Use Video Summaries

Posted: November 5, 2020 | Last Modified: January 5, 2022 Leave a Comment

Captioning Captions are the text representation of the audio in a video. Captions are crucial for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing, but they can benefit all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Instructor, Kaltura, Kaltura Capture, Multimedia, Quick Tips, Social Presence

Adding Videos in Canvas

Posted: October 1, 2020 | Last Modified: June 1, 2022 Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Course Design, Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Accessibility, Announcements, Canvas, Instructor, Instructor Presence, Kaltura, Multimedia, Social Presence, Student

Student Group Areas in Canvas

Posted: February 28, 2019 | Last Modified: February 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

Groups in Canvas can facilitate robust student interactions because Canvas generates a group area, a small version of the course for each group. In the group area, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Groups

Quick Tip: Manually Mark Discussion as Read in Canvas

Posted: February 18, 2019 | Last Modified: April 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

By default, Canvas marks discussions as read as you scroll by them. Sometimes this can create confusion if Canvas marks that you've read a reply, when actually you have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching, Tools & Technology Tagged With: Canvas, Discussion, Quick Tips

Participate in Discussions the Right Way to Increase Student Learning

Posted: October 20, 2018 | Last Modified: October 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

Discussion boards are the best way for online students and faculty to interact with each other asynchronously. When instructors are involved, students know whether they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Online Teaching Tagged With: Discussion

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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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