Canvas Training Oct-Dec 2019
A full programme of training is available from October to December 2019 to help you to develop and enhance your academic modules in Canvas. Support is also available to those who are preparing their modules in Canvas in ahead of Semester 2 of AY2019/20. A…
Canvas For Teaching Assistants
This blog post outlines the main areas of Canvas that a Teaching Assistant at Queens University should be comfortable with in order to carry out their role. There are videos and images throughout each section giving a visual overview or a walk-through of the items…
Module Development in Canvas
Canvas makes it easy to create and share engaging learning content and activities. When you log in to Canvas for the first time, you will see a number of Canvas courses on your dashboard. The following section describes the difference areas which you have access…
Top Accessibility Tips for Developing Content
What is accessibility and why is it important? Accessibility is about designing courses and developing a teaching style to meet the needs of people from a variety of backgrounds, abilities and learning styles. It is a way to make documents, presentations and content easier to…
Introducing Canvas
Queen’s are rolling-out Canvas, a new University-wide Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to on-campus and online distance learning students. Following the rollout to a limited number of modules in academic year 2018/19, the VLE will be now deployed across all Schools from September 2019. To aid…
The New Canvas Gradebook
The New Gradebook will be available for all Queen’s University staff with permitting access, from Friday 16th August. This change is providing enhanced functionality and flexibility to improve the grading experience. All the existing Gradebook functionality will remain. What’s NEW? 1. SAVE TIME AND INCREASE…
Completing the Academic Year in Canvas
Completing AY 2018/19 Modules At the end of each Academic Year, courses in Canvas will become read-only. The below table outlines the dates courses are placed in a read-only state by default: Academic Year Default Term Dates in Canvas Start Date End Date AY 2018/2019…
How to Add your Reading List to Canvas
This post describes how you can add details of your reading list to the Recommended Readings page on Canvas, how to transfer the links to scanned extracts, the ‘Readings Online’ section of Queen’s Online to the new platform, and how to use the Canvas link…
Be ‘Canvas Ready’ for September!
Canvas is Queen’s new, University-wide Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) which will be officially adopted across all Schools in AY 2019/20, replacing the current VLE provided through Queen’s Online (QOL). If you haven’t had the opportunity to avail of Canvas training this year, it’s not too…
Canvas Building Blocks
The Canvas Building Block Series was introduced in May with a number of one-hour, highly focused training sessions focused on building skills required to create an engaging course in Canvas. Delegates came prepared to ask questions and discover how to successfully leverage Canvas to enhance…