How to Disable Kaltura My Media and Media Gallery Navigation Links
The University of Chicago has chosen Panopto as its new video management platform, replacing the previous platform, Kaltura. The University’s license with Kaltura expires December 31, 2019, and all access to Kaltura will end at that time. Existing Kaltura content...
Canvas Highlights, September 2019
In this blog post, we highlight important Canvas updates that have occurred or have been announced within the past month. NameCoach Is Here! New Functionality in Canvas Conferences Updated Course Navigation Menu Forthcoming Further Resources and Getting Help NameCoach...
Prepare for the Transition to Canvas’ New Gradebook
Canvas’ New Gradebook is on its way! The New Gradebook will become the default for all courses in late December, a few weeks before the current Gradebook will be officially retired by Canvas. The New Gradebook provides improved filtering functions compared to the...
Grade Posting Policies in the New Gradebook: An Overview
Note: This post was revised on October 21, 2019, to reflect changes to the user interface within the New Gradebook. Introduction Canvas’ New Gradebook now includes a grade posting policy option, which replaces the previous assignment muting/unmuting functionality. ...
First Day of Class: Leverage Canvas Quizzes to Gain Active Learning Class Time
Photo by Plush Design Studio on Unsplash The first day of class is arguably the most important day of the course. During this first meeting, students form their impression of their faculty and instructors, and the course itself--what they will do in the next 10 weeks...
Canvas Highlights, June 2019
In this blog post, we highlight important upcoming and recent changes to Canvas announced within the past month. IE 11 No Longer Supported on August 3 Updates to "Message Students Who" Function in New Gradebook Further Resources and Getting Help IE 11 No Longer...
Student Activity in Canvas: Getting an Accurate Picture
There are certain circumstances in which you may wish to examine student activity within your Canvas course site. For example, you may wish to see whether students are reading an important content page you added to a module. Alternatively, you may suspect academic...
Canvas Highlights, May 2019
In this blog post, we highlight important changes to Canvas that have occurred within the past month. Preferred Names Now Used Throughout Canvas Canvas Conferences Now Uses HTML5 Changes to Course Roles when Manually Adding People to a Course Site Preferred Names Now...
Canvas’ Accessibility Checker: What It Can Do for You
Introduction The Accessibility Checker is a powerful tool within Canvas’ Rich Content Editor that allows you to run a quick accessibility test on content you have created within the Editor, including text, images, and hyperlinks. Anywhere the Rich Content Editor is...