Analytics and more analytics
Canvas offers much information on student viewing and accessing course contents. To get even more information click on Settings in your course, Feature Options and check New Course and User Analytics to on.
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Assignment Submissions
Can now be limited, you can leave as Unlimited which is the default or select Limit and set the number of attempts allowed!
Easy to share!
Your content with other faculty! Use the Send to option to directly share pages, files with another instructor. Click on the Snowman (3 dots next to the item), select “Send to” and search via e-mail address.
Time to archive
Now that Spring 2020 semester is over please remember to Archive the BB content. You can import the content directly into your Spring 2020 course in Canvas as there will be a shell for all your Spring 2020 courses that you taught. If you taught in BB spring 2020 the content will not be automatically … Read more
In case you don’t want it all!
Your sandbox courses are handy spaces to import your content from Blackboard and give you an idea how the course looks in Canvas. If you were a many folder course creator the transfer to Canvas may look a bit messy and take a lot of reorganization but no worries you can easily “Copy” specific content … Read more
What do I do with all my “stuff” on Blackboard
Many of your past courses have been migrated over to Canvas so your “stuff” is there. For Fall 2019 courses you may want to archive/migrate your content, videos and tutorials can be found here to complete this. If you have a course that has not been offered in the past year you will want to … Read more
Summer Courses Available
Make the move NOW rather than August. I can provide one on one training. Lots of training available here If you would like me to set up a template for your course content please let me know and we can get started! DON’T WAIT!
I know I recorded it but
Where is it? When using Studio for recording lectures the screen can get full quickly with recordings. One tip is to name your recordings with the Course name or abbreviation ie. OET8000, the date and perhaps the topic. You can also review which recordings are in which class by clicking the hamburger menu next to … Read more
A bit more abut Studio!
Canvas’ desktop recording solution. Easy to use and allows annotating while recording, I have been told by Canvas trainers that best practice for teaching and studio is to not record for longer than 30 minutes at a time. This works well for chunking. Even if you are teaching in BB you can open your Canvas … Read more
Maybe I will move?
Now to Canvas, Spring Courses are available to you when you login. You can easily export your BB content to Canvas. From the Continuity plan – “Attend Canvas Training and review Canvas Guides & Overview Videos. 2. Migrate your course to Canvas now. 3. Test the communication, web conferencing and recording tools. 4. Add a … Read more
Check out your summer courses!
Most are available and now is the time to make the transition! Lots of information, tutorials at the Canvas site. Remember walkin hours are available, one on one sessions and 24 hour chat line. Latest Canvas update can be found here.
Recording in Studio!
Canvas Studio is a communication tool that allows instructors and students to actively collaborate through video and audio media. Students can submit a video as part of any project and teachers can leave comments throughout. Studio Website
You will have to take the plunge
And you can get started now as some Summer/Fall 2020 shells can be found if you search in Courses. Remember that Fall 2019 BB content was not moved over but Fall 2018 BB content was. Summer 2019 content was migrated to Canvas. If you do not see your 2020 course you can still start working … Read more