by Thomas Keith | Oct 29, 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. Post Policy Icon Updates in New Gradebook New Course Navigation Menu Is Here Restrict Private Chats in Canvas Conferences Further Resources and...
by Thomas Keith | Sep 26, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, Pedagogy
Canvas Discussion Boards and course blogs have similar functions–they offer a space for students to post a short piece of writing or multimedia for fellow students to provide feedback. In addition to being a good venue for write-to-learn exercises, they are both...
by Thomas Keith | Sep 24, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
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...
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. ...
