Understanding What Really Matters to Students
In February 2022, a Task & Finish Group of key stakeholders was established to address the issue of inconsistent layout across courses in Canvas, the virtual learning environment (VLE) at Queen’s. The Group are currently working together on a ‘Canvas Course Co-Design Project’ to develop…
Using Turnitin within Canvas – common queries from staff and students
A Central University Turnitin Account has been created for Turnitin assignments created and submitted through Canvas. This allows classes, assignments and both staff and student users accounts to be created automatically in Turnitin without the need for any additional effort required by teaching/support staff. The integration also…
Digital Portfolios
Introduction to ePortfolios ePortfolios are digital presentations of a student’s experiences, achievements and aspirations. Creating an ePortfolio involves skills essential for 21st century learning; organising and planning material, giving and receiving feedback, reflecting and selecting and arranging content to communicate with a particular audience in…
Introducing Canvas
A number of resources are available to support teaching staff when introducing Canvas to new students and to aid communication, which is driven by schools at the start of every term, The Canvas Introduction Slide Deck (PowerPoint slides) is the primary resource available, supported by…
Scanning with Microsoft Lens
The following helpful guide and video instructions have been developed by Dr Dan Corbett in School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. VIDEO GUIDANCE: STEP BY STEP GUIDANCE: Step 1: Getting Started Ensure that you have the Microsoft Lens app installed on your phone –…
Accessible content design for learner variability: Visuals
Creating and Using Visuals Accessible visual design is better visual design for all users. When designing visuals or creating content that includes visuals, there are a few basic steps that should be followed in order to ensure the content is accessible. A visual can include…
A-Z of Canvas Course Features
A Announcements – Course level Announcements allow instructors to communicate with students about course activities and post interesting course-related topics. They can be effectively used to communicate about the logistics of your course. As soon as you have created an Announcement, Canvas takes care of…
Canvas Course Term Dates
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 2020/2021 (QSIS ref: 2201)…
Issues with Student Access to MS Stream Videos
MS Stream Potential Issues There are 2 potential issues to highlight in this post Due to some restrictions on Apple iOS mobile devices, videos embedded from MS Stream may not display correctly when accessing the video content via the Canvas Student App or Safari browser….
Canvas New Rich Content Editor
A new and improved Canvas Rich Content Editor! Canvas has updated the Rich Content Editor (RCE). It looks very similar to the current editor you are used to but provides a new and improved interface with some enhanced functionality. It has been turned on in…