by Cheryl Walker | Feb 22, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy
Ever wondered how to connect with your students during a cold snap or treacherous weather conditions? Canvas has a built-in web conferencing tool (BigBlueButton) for remote collaboration, which is easy to set up and use. You can access this tool through...
by Cheryl Walker | Jan 25, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
Did you know that you can rearrange your course cards in the order you prefer? Thanks to a new Canvas feature, you can simply drag and drop course cards anywhere on the Dashboard to reorder them. This is an easy and convenient way to keep your courses organized if...
by Cheryl Walker | Nov 16, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Did you know that you can now rotate the page view when viewing a file in Canvas’ DocViewer tool? This feature allows instructors and students to manually rotate images and documents in DocViewer to allow easier viewing of files that were uploaded with a...
by Cheryl Walker | Oct 1, 2018 | Events
Please join your colleagues for the 14th Annual Faculty Technology Receptions. Sample wine and cheese pairings while learning about technology resources available to UChicago faculty, lecturers, instructors, and researchers. Services including resources for new...
by Cheryl Walker | Jul 23, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Section-specific announcements are now available in Canvas! Instructors can now select whether to send announcements to all sections, a single section, or multiple sections. By default, the announcement will be sent to all sections of your course. However, to select...
