by Thomas Keith | Feb 17, 2023 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Note: This post was guest-authored by Rebecca Starkey, Head of Research and Instruction Services at the UChicago Library. Would you like to link to assigned readings in your Canvas course? Most Library resources allow you to create links that go directly to a book or...
by Thomas Keith | Nov 11, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Canvas now allows you to schedule when a Canvas Page will be published. This feature may be valuable to you if you wish to have fine-grained control over the pace at which students move through pages in your Canvas course. If, for example, you wish to create a page...
by Thomas Keith | Nov 7, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Note 11/18/2022: The redesigned Canvas Discussions has been disabled as a default setting. If you would like to enable it in your course so as to have access to Anonymous Discussions, please follow these steps: Go to Settings in your Canvas course menu. Choose the...
by Thomas Keith | Aug 26, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy
Introduction Create an Assignment Group Weight Assignment Groups Use Weighted Assignment Groups to Calculate the Total Grade Drop a Low Score from an Assignment Group Further Resources and Getting Help Introduction It is good pedagogical practice to maintain a Canvas...
by Thomas Keith | Aug 24, 2022 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Canvas Pages are a powerful tool for organizing the content in your Canvas course. As with any webpage, Canvas Pages can be used to contain text, hyperlinks, images, multimedia, and other types of digital content. But beyond simple matters of content, Pages also make...
