Schedule Page Publication in Canvas
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...
Support Your Pedagogy with Anonymous Canvas Discussions
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...
Streamline Your Grading and Promote Student Growth Using Canvas Rubrics
If you’re looking for a way to make grading easier for you and help students better understand where they can improve their work, Canvas Rubrics can help you deliver more impactful feedback with a minimum amount of setup time. (You’ll also be able to repurpose these...
Use Peer Review in Canvas to Build Your Learning Community
It can be challenging to effectively communicate expectations for student work and build a class community–whether in person or online–that promotes meaningful learning. However, Peer Review in Canvas can help you do both! How Peer Review can Support Your Teaching By...
Delve Deeper into Canvas Content with Immersive Reader
In the U.S. alone, 2.5 million students have learning disabilities – such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia – that can affect their learning and academic careers. As educational technology develops, more of these students are finding accommodations that can...
Use Weighted Assignment Groups in Your Canvas Course
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...
Customize Your Canvas Site with Canvas Pages
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...
What’s New in Canvas-Autumn 2022
As we prepare for Autumn Quarter and the 2022-23 academic year, now is a good time to familiarize yourself with new features available in Canvas. These features can help you to streamline your grading workflow, customize the look and feel of your Canvas site, and...
Canvas Landing Page Change
We are making a slight change to the landing page for Canvas.uchicago.edu. Currently, when prompted to login to Canvas from Canvas.uchicago.edu, you are directed to: After Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 10am, users will be directed to courses.uchicago.edu to login. This...