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Canvas continues to add new features and updates to the LMS with new assigning options that include the ability to assign entire modules, ungraded discussions, and pages. There are also new “assign to” buttons on landing pages for assignments, discussions, and quizzes.
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Annoto Interactive Video is here! Faculty can enrich their SharkMedia videos with interactive quizzes and discussions, while students benefit from enhanced note-taking features. Join us in creating a more engaging and collaborative learning environment.
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Canvas has just added two new features that you may want to explore for use in your courses. One is a new feature in the SpeedGrader that allows you to utilize a screen capture to guide students with feedback when grading. Another is a tool called Lucid for Education, which is a suite of visual applications for creating diagrams, charts, and whiteboards. These can be used to convey information to students, and as a tool students can use for completing assignments.
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In early June, Flip (formerly Flipgrid) announced it will only be available through Microsoft Teams. If you use Flip in Canvas, you’ll need to switch to another method for video discussions. Canvas’s built-in video recording tool is a great alternative. Watch the explainer video for a step-by-step guide.
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Canvas has introduced a redesign of the user interface for Discussions in addition to adding some new features. You will notice some changes to the interface including an option for a split view, new sort and filter options as well as enhanced search functions, all with a mobile friendly view.
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Join us for an exciting workshop ‘All About Canvas Rubrics’! In this 55-minute session, you will discover how to use Canvas Rubrics to provide clear and consistent feedback to students, save time grading, and improve the quality of student work. You will learn about different types of rubrics, including holistic, analytic, single-point, and customized rubrics, and discover how to create and use them effectively in your course.
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Instructure Canvas, our Learning Management System, is offering free, one-on-one, online coaching sessions on any topic related to Canvas that you may want guidance on. Appointment dates are currently available right now through September 30th. You can sign up for these 45-minute sessions that run from 11 AM to 7 PM Eastern and are available every day of the week – including weekends!
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Canvas has been recently updated with some new features that may be helpful to instructors. These updates include the ability to bulk publish or unpublish modules in a course, and the ability to submit assignments on behalf of a student. Instructors can now bulk publish all modules or individual modules, as well as unpublish them in bulk. This provides instructors with more options and improves efficiency when publishing modules. You now have the option to publish all modules and items or all modules only, along with the option to unpublish all modules and items.
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Accessibility means designing content that is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, or cognitive abilities. It means making sure all users can access your content as easily as possible. Accessibility is a crucial component to course content that is often overlooked, and Canvas’ Accessibility Checker is here to help. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to use the Accessibility Checker in Canvas to identify accessibility issues and provide you with solutions to make your content accessible and easier to navigate for all users.
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Canvas has some great features that can add to the course experience for both students and instructors. One of these is the peer review option for assignments. A peer review assignment requires that students provide feedback on each other’s assignment submissions. This results in higher quality work and a more involved learning process that ultimately leads to greater success in mastering course content while students learn from each other (Yalch et al., 2019).
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