by Thomas Keith | Sep 20, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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...
by Thomas Keith | Sep 9, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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...
by Thomas Keith | Sep 9, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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. ...
by Cecilia Lo | Jul 25, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy
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...
by Thomas Keith | Jun 21, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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...
by Thomas Keith | May 20, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
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...
by Thomas Keith | May 6, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 19, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
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...
by Thomas Keith | Apr 5, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
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...
by Thomas Keith | Mar 22, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
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...
