Category: Canvas

As a part of the Learning and Educational Center’s continuous efforts to promote course quality and academic success, we have created a fresh new look with three new Canvas Course Template options for the upcoming 2021 Fall term. The new template pages have a sleek, visually appealing look and feel while remaining quality-focused to assist faculty in creating courses that provide organization and transparency for students. These templates can be used individually as a complete package or pages from different templates can be combined to meet your needs. The new 2021 Course Template options are based on the Backwards Design model as well as the essential standards of the Quality Matters (QM) rubric. 

Our Instructional Design team has been working hard to create new, visually appealing templates for you to use when designing your Fall Semester courses. These new templates continue a tradition of providing an organized structure for faculty and students while also being visually appealing. Stay connected with the LEC to learn more about these templates and be sure to watch for our release of the templates next week.

On March 20th, 2021, Canvas released a few feature updates: Students will be able to submit Webcam Assignment Submissions. Rich Content Editor: This change allows users to control the display of the file preview. In SpeedGrader, instructors can reassign an assignment with a due date to an individual student and ask them to redo their submission.

On February 20th, 2021, Canvas released 3 feature updates: MathJax is loaded if Canvas detects an equation image added by LaTeX delimited characters. Gradebook: View Ungraded as Zero is a visual change only and does not affect any grades. Pretty HTML Editor includes an enhancement to the Rich Content Editor in addition to the raw HTML editor. A comprehensive summary of these features is highlighted below. MathJax Summary LaTeX equations can be entered in any Canvas text field, and MathJax is loaded if Canvas detects an equation image added by delimited LaTeX characters. Benefit LaTeX equations can be entered in any Canvas text field, and MathJax is loaded if Canvas detects an equation image added by delimited LaTeX characters. Manually Entered Equations Equations can be added manually in any Canvas area that includes a text field, such as the title of an assignment or in a calendar event. Manual entries must be formatted according to LaTeX specifications. For help using the LaTeX Editor, please see the Canvas Equation Editor Advanced PDF. LaTex in the Calendar Text fields support MathJax $$ or /( delimiters to identify equations. Adding equations added in a \(…\) format indicates the equation should be in an […]

The first video of the “Learning with the LEC” Series. The topic of this video is on the undelete ability in Canvas which allows you to bring back recently deleted assignments, discussions, and quizzes.

Check out our latest video tip on Canvas Page History. The second video of the “Learning with the LEC”Series illustrates how to retrieve old versions of Canvas Pages. Linked below is documentation that aligns with the Video content. Canvas Attendance Seating Chart Documentation  

On October 17th, Canvas released a feature updates to the New Canvas Rich Content Editor.  There are considerable differences between the two editors. Beginning with the Winter 2021 term, the New Canvas Rich Content Editor will be turned on at the institution level.  The most notable difference in the Rich Content Editor (RCE) is the look and feel. Here, you can see the current RCE and what the new RCE looks like. The New RCE will be available in Announcements, Pages, Quizzes, Discussions, Syllabus, and Assignments.  Current Rich Content Editor In the Current Rich Content Editor, the menu on the right allows you to create links to content in your course, add files, and insert images. In the New Rich Content Editor, the menu on the right disappears and these options are included as drop-down items in the toolbar. The toolbar items are described and illustrated below. New Rich Content Editor The New Rich Content Editor includes the content area, the menu bar, and the toolbar. [1] In the content area, you can add and preview the page content. [2] In the menu bar, you can use the menu options to format the page content. In the toolbar, you can: [3] […]