Learn how to build Outcomes in the latest Dear Danielle video! 

Maintaining Engagement Through the Mid-Semester Slump How can I use instructor presence to keep students engaged? Student engagement is a key component of good instructional design and, like many elements of instructional design, it is more difficult...

I get asked often how we use our custom SIS Imports rostering and why we choose to take that path. After writing nearly the same summary over and over again, and then emailing it to the requester during the last several years, I thought I’d write it ...

When we were young and dumb, we just created a sub-account structure that mimicked what we had in our SIS. Geez, what a mistake! If you are new, spend time thinking/planning your account structure.

At Beaverton School District we've been syncing Parent/Observer accounts from our SIS for several years. Many times, we've been asked how to do this, so I thought I'd go ahead and document it here. I'm also eager to hear from the community your thoug...

ID Horror Stories: Put Poor Design to Rest Do you need a spellbook on good course design? When looking at the cauldron of instructional design, it all boils down to cognitive load. Put poor design to rest and reanimate your courses with a few simple ...

Learn how to set up accommodations within New Quizzes! 

We are so excited to better understand your holistic experience with all of the key Customer Experience teams at Instructure.

Best Practices for Formative and Summative Assessments in Canvas How can I add my formative and summative assessments into Canvas?   Formative and summative assessments are integral steps in the process of learning, but how can you bring them to life...

Hi all,We had 2 instructors call today panicked that they couldn't start their Zooms from Canvas. I did some digging and found that on certain computers when enhanced tracking protection is on in Firefox, Canvas can't make the connection to zoom and ...

Ready, Set, Launch! Are you wondering what’s coming to the RMT suite?   The Instructional Design team has been working hard to launch our ten newest Ready-Made Templates! We think you’ll love them! Check out this post to learn more about what each te...

Need help on finding resources on transitioning to New Quizzes? Look no further than this month's Dear Danielle video! 

The internet is full of web typography, and our Canvas pages are no exception. Albeit fairly limited, we do have options to customize and optimize our fonts and typography through the Rich Content Editor and with simply HTML in the HTML editor. Let'...

Turn the Page on Your Canvas Course Wondering how to close out your Canvas course?   The ID team shares tips and best practices for wrapping up a semester or academic year in Canvas. Read more to find out what you can do to make the transition from s...

With a little bit of CSS, you can create some interesting border effects for the pictures on your Canvas pages and assignments.  Check out how to adjust your color, styling, and thickness to create fun custom borders.

Teacher Appreciation ID Giveaway Ready for some Canvas FREEBIES?? Instructure’s Instructional Design Team has created some punny stickers for your course. We hope you’ll stick with us (get it?!) and check out this blog post! Enjoy and please leave a ...

2022 Learning Services Teacher Appreciation Giveaway Are you ready to be appreciated? Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from Instructure! The Learning Services team would love to shower you with gifts of gratitude. Check out what’s in store this week! ...

Confused on how Permissions and Roles work? Check out the latest Dear Danielle video for more information! 

The Dos and Don’ts of Icon Maker Interested in learning more about how to best integrate icons from the new Icon Maker in your Canvas Course?   The Instructional Design Team at Canvas has compiled best practices in using Canvas’s new Icon Maker. Read...

Running into issues trying to differentiate assignments within Canvas? Look no further than the latest Dear Danielle video! 

Curious to how the new question types work within New Quizzes? Learn more in the latest Dear Danielle video! 

Learn more about New Analytics with the latest Dear Danielle video! 

Learn more about how to better use the Gradebook with the latest Dear Danielle video! 

Add a button in SpeedGrader to assign maximum points to all criteria that do not already have points.

Four Tips to Spring Clean your Canvas Courses At a loss for how to make changes to your course this late in the academic year/semester? Don’t you worry ‘bout a thing! The ID team is here to help you Spring Clean your Canvas course with four easy tips...

Hyperlink portions of your image using an HTML map.

Do you need campus-wide courses that have all students and/or staff enrolled? Are you tired or unable to keep enrollments current or sharing self-enroll codes? Let's make a script to generate a nightly enrollment file for these courses!