by Thomas Keith | Jul 7, 2021 | Canvas
Beginning on Thursday, July 15, 2021, Canvas is implementing regular maintenance windows for each of its customer regions. These windows will fall on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Each window will last for two hours, although it is not expected that...
by Sarah McDaniel | Jun 21, 2021 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy
With an updated release of Canvas that launched in mid-May, instructors now have access to an additional Assignment format on Canvas: Student Annotation Assignments. With the addition of Student Annotation Assignments to the suite of resources supported through...
by Ziting Wang | May 4, 2021 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Pedagogy
Online quizzes can be a good way to help students assess their learning. Faculty and instructors can now choose from two different options–Canvas Quizzes and Gradescope’s online quizzing tool, which the company calls “Online Assignments”. Though their functions...
by Mohammad Ahmed | Feb 15, 2021 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
In this new digital world we live in, online courses can become very confusing. However, if faculty keep accessible design in mind everyone from students to staff can benefit. This article will show you how you can use the Canvas Accessibility Checker to ensure your...
by Thomas Keith | Feb 2, 2021 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
In an attempt to make Student View more readily available to faculty and instructors, Canvas has changed the look and location of the Student View button. The button is now a small rectangle with a pair of eyeglasses; the explanatory “Student View” label has been...
by Ziting Wang | Jan 8, 2021 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
As of December 21, 2020, Canvas’ Student Assignment Enhancements Feature has been turned on. The new feature improves interface and submission workflow for students. It does not affect the instructor’s view of assignments. The new interface makes it easier for...
