Preferred Names Now Used Throughout Canvas
During Fall Quarter 2018, Academic Technology Solutions became aware that Canvas did not consistently use the preferred name of faculty, instructors, or students. We have now corrected this inconsistency as of March 29, and if you have a preferred name set for...
Customizing Your Canvas Course Navigation Menu
The Canvas Course Navigation Menu: A Brief Introduction For both you and your students, the course navigation menu is your means of finding your way around your Canvas course site. However, the menu may not look the same for you and your students. When you view the...
The Symposium for Teaching with Technology Is Coming April 23 – Save the Date!
The UChicago Symposium for Teaching with Technology is coming on Tuesday, April 23, 2019! The Symposium will be a full-day event, held at the Regenstein Library. It will bring together faculty, instructors, lecturers, learning designers, academic technologists, and...
Canvas Adoption Continues Upward
UChicago officially switched to using Canvas as our learning management system in the summer of 2017. We are now in our seventh quarter on Canvas, and our fifth major academic quarter (excluding summer). How has Canvas adoption for courses changed over time since our...
Video Conferencing and Remote Class Sessions in Canvas
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...
New from ATS — Creative Assignments: Podcasting
Are you interested in giving your students assignments that go beyond the written word? Would you like your students to have opportunities to practice their speaking skills, think creatively, and work with digital technologies such as sound recording and editing...
New Feature in Canvas: Rearrange Course Cards on Your Dashboard
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...
Canvas Workshop Offerings in Winter Quarter 2019
A variety of Canvas workshops will be offered in Winter Quarter 2019. In these workshops, you can learn how to use the Canvas learning management system and other digital technologies to enhance your classroom teaching, devise creative assignments for your students,...
New Feature in Canvas: HTML5 Support for Firefox and Chrome
Canvas now supports HTML5 in its Rich Content Editor for Firefox and Chrome. If you are using one of these browsers, you no longer need to enable Flash to record audio/video directly in Canvas using the Rich Content Editor. To record audio/video and embed it...