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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...

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! ...

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...

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.

Problem:  Few if any tools are available to generate QTI packages on a Mac — I'm not aware of any. While it is possible to run Respondus in a virtual environment, it is cumbersome and not practical for the majority of people. For me, it is just too m...

Welcome to our first post in 2022. This issue contains resources to support you as we strive to ensure you receive the solutions to maintain student engagement and learning.

Welcome to our first post in 2022. This issue contains resources to support you as we strive to ensure you receive the solutions to maintain student engagement and learning.

New Year, New Course Goals Are you struggling to set achievable goals for your courses?   Have you ever made a promise to yourself you didn't keep? I've spent so many years making new year's resolutions, only to break them within two weeks of setting...

  Consider adding some color to your page background, because black text on a white background can be a boring presentation.  

  Design Tips for Pages in Canvas Are you looking for some design tips for your Canvas Pages?   Ever see a super inviting and well-thought-out page in Canvas and think, “OoooOoOo! I want to be able to do that!” but then wonder how? Or maybe you have ...

The complete custom javascript code used at Oregon State University to add an item to the Global Navigation menu.

Why Serve? Humanitarian Expedition Reflections Want to know more about the culture of our design team?   Deonne Johnson, the manager of the Instructional Design Team, shares her reflections on the relationship between service and self care, and in do...

It’s a wonderful thing to be able to pursue your passions in both your career and your personal life. It’s been almost a decade since I’ve joined the CHOICE Humanitarian family (as both a participant and Trip Leader) and, coincidentally, I’ve been at...

Today my heart is overflowing with gratitude for the incredible Instructional Design team at Instructure. A few years ago, I envisioned creating a course focused on accessibility, a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I wanted to share the knowl...

  There are three ways to make lists on a Canvas page: unordered lists (bullet), ordered lists (numeric), and definition lists (dictionary or glossary). In this tutorial we will explore each approach.

You can create a custom announcement or "Did you know??" box on any page in your Canvas course by using some simple HTML code.

Due to an unexpected service incident, users of Turnitin solutions may have experienced an unexpected service disruption. Our team encountered the incident between the following times: PDT September 14th 14:10 to September 14th 16:44BST September 14t...

This is a fun little interaction that is pretty easy to execute. Add interactive hover effects to buttons and other elements on your Canvas page. Level up!

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