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Facilitating Informal Workgroups

Hi everyone, I'd like to hear about your approach or format for hosting informal workshops or workgroups. I'm comfortable offering a workshop with a set schedule and agenda, but I'd like to offer ...

12-08-2017

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Why use VoiceThread in your online class?

VoiceThread allows teachers to upload, share, and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files, and videos. Teachers and students can leave comments and use annotation tools to mark up ...

11-22-2017

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Integrating Pearson MyLabs

I posted a couple of questions regarding grading MyLab content in Canvas the other day to a thread called What are your experiences with Pearson MyLab LTI?: Can I change the points to 0 points aft...

09-08-2017

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Using Prerequisites and Requirements

Hi Canvas Community, I'm creating a guide to using Prerequisites and Requirements in Canvas courses, and I'm looking for tips, best practices, gotchas, limitations, and innovative ways you've used...

02-23-2017

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Effective Faculty Training on Canvas

How does one effectively train faculty on a new LMS? Training faculty, especially in a large organization with diverse faculty needs is challenging to say the least. I work at a community college ...

02-16-2017

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.epub Files and Accessibility

Are the .epub files exported in a Canvas user's settings area accessible? I have read that the epub3 file format is the recommended standard for epub files, but I can't seem to figure out which "vers...

12-08-2016

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Add Assignments to a Course via CSV Upload

I had an instructor ask me recently whether it was possible to create an assignment in the Grade Book via an Excel upload. I couldn't find an answer by searching the community, so I tested it out mys...

04-12-2016

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Quiz Settings Insight Needed

This is a fun one! Background: I had an instructor tell me that she set her quiz to "Show Correct answers at" a specific time, but that students were able to see their correct/incorrect answer...

01-11-2016

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Podcast Feature in Discussions

I'm working on a training course for faculty new to using Canvas at my institution, and I'm trying to come up with examples and pedagogically-sound reasons for choosing each setting in assignments, d...

10-16-2015

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Groups Decoded

While I love working on Canvas and teaching others how to use the platform, one thing that I found confusing that also seems to regularly confuse the new users I work with is that the term "Group" is...

09-28-2015

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