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    Dr John Topping: Feedback & ‘Feed Forward’ with Video and Audio Comments

    by Emma McAllister 17th December 2019

    Dr John Topping is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, with research specialising in the area of policing.  He has been using audio and video feedback for student assignments for years. We interviewed him about the benefits…

    Assessment & Feedback, STAFF

    AHSS Digital Learning Forum: The ‘Early Adopter’ Experience

    by Emma McAllister 28th March 2019

    Canvas has moved to a new Gradebook. For more information please see: The New Canvas Gradebook The first AHSS Digital Learning Forum took place on Wednesday 27th March. This is an opportunity for staff in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty to come together…

    STAFF, Training Resources

    Three Things – Dr Stephen Kelly

    by Emma McAllister 12th March 2019

    Dr Stephen Kelly, School of Arts, English and Languages What is your favourite Canvas feature, and why?  Canvas is fast, stable, and well-designed. It is also brilliantly flexible in terms of what it allows me to do for students.  It has transformed how I communicate with…

    Guidance, STAFF

    Canvas, Coffee & Conversations (4)

    by Emma McAllister 27th November 2018

    Last Friday we held the latest ‘Canvas, Coffee and Conversations’ event.  It provided another great opportunity to hear from academics involved in Phase 1 of the Canvas roll-out and learn about what they’ve discovered throughout the process.

    Guidance, STAFF

    How can I check for broken links on my Canvas Course?

    by Emma McAllister 5th October 2018
    You can check to see if you have any broken links in your course by using the 'Validate Links in Content' feature in Canvas. To do this, follow the steps below. Within your Canvas course, click on the 'Settings' menu item. Click on the 'Validate...
    Guidance, STAFF

    Canvas, Coffee & Cake (3)

    by Emma McAllister 28th September 2018

    Another Canvas, coffee and cake session today attended (amongst others) by the new digital learning officers for EPS faculty! #QUBCanvas pic.twitter.com/EbAZnQp6WG — Emma McAllister (@McallisterE) September 28, 2018

    Guidance, STAFF

    How can I stop students creating discussion topics?

    by Emma McAllister 28th September 2018

    To change the settings in your Canvas course so that students can not start up their own discussion topics, watch the video below (there are written instructions underneath the video).

    Guidance, STAFF
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    Webinar Wednesday 2: Where’s Wally – avoid hiding your resources!

    by Emma McAllister 27th September 2018

    We held our second Webinar Wednesday today on how to avoid inadvertently hiding all the resources and activities you have carefully created on Canvas from your students. Watch the Webinar Wednesday recording (You will need to download the Adobe Connect plug-in). You may find it…

    Guidance, STAFF

    Student Canvas Orientation Course

    by Emma McAllister 17th September 2018
    This online course is aimed at students to help them quickly understand how to navigate around and use Canvas.  There is a link to the Student Canvas Orientation Course from the Welcome Page included in the Canvas Blueprint (this is the default welcome page staff...
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    Getting Started with Canvas

    by Emma McAllister 17th September 2018

    As soon as you have access to Canvas, you will get access to the ‘Getting Started with Canvas‘ course.  This is an online, self-paced introduction to Canvas.

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