Online Teaching

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...]

Adding Answer Comments in Canvas Quizzes

Posted: March 2, 2021 | Last Modified: March 23, 2021 Leave a Comment

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...]

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...]

Adding Videos in Canvas

Posted: October 1, 2020 | Last Modified: January 11, 2021 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...]

Displaying Word Documents in Collaborate Ultra

Posted: May 1, 2020 | Last Modified: October 15, 2020 1 Comment

You can share PowerPoint and image files in Collaborate Ultra. If you would like to show the people in your room a Word document, we recommend doing a screen share. To do … [Read more...]

Design Considerations for Large Group Virtual Meetings

Posted: April 14, 2020 | Last Modified: October 15, 2020 Leave a Comment

How can we do a whole class meeting or a department meeting online? The default strategy is for everyone to meet at the same time using synchronous tools like … [Read more...]

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...]