Fall has ended but Spring awaits
For those who have not used Canvas and teaching this Spring there are lots of trainings online and by consultation. This office is available through bookings to help solve your Canvas needs.
Kym Jefferson
Reading day Symposium and Grade Tips
If you haven’t checked out the Symposium – How I Survived the Pivot_ Creative Solutions to Facilitate Remote Learning click this link for what’s coming or what you missed. Some Grade reminders for Students and Faculty What if Grades for Students Weighting Grades Export Grades Hiding Grades Print Exam
Turnitin – Canvas Plagiarism Tool
For those who need to use
That toolbar may look a bit different
New Rich Content Editor Releases Jan 16 The Rich Content Editor (RCE) is the formatting box where you add text, images, links, Mediasite videos, Studio media, etc. You use it when creating announcements, pages, discussions, quizzes, etc. It’s everywhere! The updated RCE has been reorganized and has a more compact formatting bar with dropdowns to … Read more
Since we are talking about Teams
Teams and Canvas integration. Create your meetings right within Canvas.
Assignment Groups – Weighting grades in Canvas
Canvas weights all quizzes, exams, assignments together for a final grade. If these items bear different weights for final grade you want to set up assignment groups. Watch this quick video demonstrating how. Contact this office for additional assistance in setting up grades.
CanvasCon Thursday 10/15
If you did not register no worries as all sessions will be available on 1/16/2020 at this link I will be attending so look for updates from this blog in the next weeks. New Release from Canvas can be found here. One neat update is Global Navigation – Recent History The Global Navigation Menu includes … Read more
Stay in the know!
All faculty are enrolled in our Canvas Orientation course. In addition to being a training resource, we’re also using this course to communicate information about new features, special training events and other important updates. Be sure to enable course notifications so you’re in the know about Canvas. Today’s announcement – October 7 | 2:00pm-3:00pm | … Read more
Maybe the end, maybe the beginning or just mid-semester
Today is Fall Festival which marks the separation from Block 1 to Block 2. Here are Canvas tips for Start and End of Semester.. New to Canvas remember to keep the menu area simple and if you need this office to test anything I have a true student account to assist in making sure all … Read more
Studio Help!
Canvas Studio FAQ. A few questions you’ll find answers to: How long can I record? Can failed recordings be recovered? Can deleted media be recovered? Why did my media file fail to upload? How do I embed media in a course? Is the Insights data correct?
Analytics and more analytics
Canvas gives you a number of ways to view student usage of your course. In Settings, Feature Options and turn on New Analytics – allows instructors to track average course grades for student submissions using an interactive chart graph or table. If enabled you will see it in your right hand menu and access quickly, … Read more
Online with Canvas
Canvas is a mobile friendly learning management system and since so much of teaching is now online perhaps it is time to make your online course more effective. New session starting on October 5 and November 30 Now two-week and four-week pacing options Designing Effective Online Courses: An Online Workshop for UNC System Faculty and … Read more
Printing Tests
As we move quickly through the semester especially those on Block schedule, it is time for quizzes/exams and the question I often get no matter the platform is how to print an exam. Printing a student exam. – For hardcopy or electronic review. Print an exam for paper copy – no answers – Navigate to … Read more