It’s that time of year again when one year’s teaching has finished, exam boards are ongoing or just completed and it’s time for a break. Or is it? Realistically, it’s time to start planning teaching for the next academic year: 2021! Whether your delivery is online or face-to-face, it’s time Read more…
We’ve covered a lot of content in the Canvas blog-a-thon over the course of July 2021. We’ve covered much in terms of accessibility and widening participation. It’s also important to include the Canvas VLE Accessibility statement. This is an overarching VLE accessibility statement but your module still needs a statement Read more…
Yesterday, we looked at the New Analytics within Canvas. Just because you have information available as analytics doesn’t mean everyone will use it in the same way. So today, we want you to think about the ethics of using Analytics to ensure these are being used effectively, fairly and appropriately. Read more…
Good afternoon and welcome on today’s blog post on Canvas New Analytics. What is New Analytics? This ‘New Analytics’ tool is installed in Canvas and is visible within all Canvas courses you work in. The data is refreshed daily. As a result, the reporting of data can be delayed by Read more…
We’ve been looking at all things Canvas for a number of weeks now. This includes: Canvas – Getting Started Simple Navigation Complex Navigation Rolling Over Content Help & Training Student Canvas Orientation Course Feedback / Queries Canvas VLE: Accessibility Statement Page Accessibility Checker Blackboard Ally (accessibility report) Organising File Structures Read more…
Yesterday, we looked at how set up a Canvas assessment for students uploading websites and file documentation. Today, we look at how to upload presentations and the slides used. Setting up assessment for online submission of presentations In Canvas, go to the Assignments tab. Initially, you can set up assignment Read more…
Yesterday, we checked out you could set up a Canvas assessment for student work to be uploaded and submitted to TurnItIn for a similarity report. Today, we look at website creation and documentation as assessment where a final product and design content needs submitted together. Setting up assessment for online Read more…
Yesterday, we looked at setting up portfolio assessment with multiple submissions in Canvas. Today, we would like to concentrate on setting up assessment with plagiarism checks. At Queen’s University, we use TurnItIn (Tii) to check for plagiarism and to feedback the similarity score to students. Setting up the assessment for Read more…
Yesterday, we looked at creating a simple online Canvas submission. Today, we would like to concentrate on setting up a portfolio submission which could take the form of multiple uploads. Setting up assessment for multiple submissions When setting up portfolio assignments, we need to set up a cover page with Read more…
We’re still running with our Canvas blog-a-thon and up until now, we have covered different Canvas themes to include: Canvas – Getting Started Simple Navigation Complex Navigation Rolling Over Content Help & Training Student Canvas Orientation Course Feedback / Queries Canvas VLE: Accessibility Statement Page Accessibility Checker Blackboard Ally (accessibility Read more…