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Spark Effective Discussions with Canvas Discussion Boards

Spark Effective Discussions with Canvas Discussion Boards

by Thomas Keith | Nov 22, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos, Pedagogy

Introduction Many instructors are familiar with the challenges of facilitating effective in-class discussion.  When discussion moves to an online arena such as a Canvas discussion board, many of the same challenges can crop up, along with new ones unique to the...
Connect with Your Students through Canvas Conferences

Connect with Your Students through Canvas Conferences

by Thomas Keith | Nov 14, 2019 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos

Interested in a way to connect with your students at a distance, whether to hold class remotely in bad weather, hold virtual office hours, or more?  Canvas has a built-in tool called Conferences that makes it easy to set up and hold a remote conference with the...
How to Disable Kaltura My Media and Media Gallery Navigation Links

How to Disable Kaltura My Media and Media Gallery Navigation Links

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...
First Day of Class: Leverage Canvas Quizzes to Gain Active Learning Class Time

First Day of Class: Leverage Canvas Quizzes to Gain Active Learning Class Time

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...
Student Activity in Canvas: Getting an Accurate Picture

Student Activity in Canvas: Getting an Accurate Picture

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...
Canvas’ Accessibility Checker: What It Can Do for You

Canvas’ Accessibility Checker: What It Can Do for You

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...
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