Alternative Resit Assessments in Canvas
When preparing for Alternative Resit Assessment in Canvas in August 2020, the guidance remains the same as advised during the alternative assessment period in May 2020 with regards to the Top 9 Key Consideration for use of Canvas (see below). A reminder to keep it…
Accessible design for learner variability:
Accessible Presentations/Slides(e.g. PowerPoints) This blog post outlines how to ensure your MS PowerPoint (PPT) slides are fully compliant in terms of accessibility. Although the principles are the same, there is also more specific guidance available for Mac/Keynote. When creating a PPT, there are a few…
Accessible design for learner variability:
Accessible videos Before you begin to plan and record any learning materials, take a moment to think about accessibility design for learner variability and how to ensure that video resources shared with learners are fully compliant in terms of accessibility. Video offers an alternative way…
Preparing for Academic Year 20/21
This time last year the university was preparing to roll-out Canvas to students at the start of the academic year 19/20. One year on and we have 2, 483 modules in Canvas as well as a wide range of approaches to learning, teaching and assessment…
Accessible design for learner variability:
Text Documents, Word and PDF When planning for alternative approaches to assessment which the University are advising at this time, it is more important than ever to ensure all documents designed and developed are inclusive and accessible to all students. This blog post outlines how to ensure…
Set Up and Administration of Assignments
Make the instructions clear and unambiguous: In your Canvas course, click ‘Assignments.’ Click ‘+Assignment’ to start setting up your assignment. Give your assignment a title e.g. ‘Alternative Assignment…’ and enter all the ‘instructions to students’ into the into the box below. Give simple and…
Marking Submissions
Make sure all markers have access to the Canvas course in advance: Contact your school admin staff to add/amend staff roles (Teacher, TA, etc) in QSIS, these will transfer over to Canvas within 24-48 hours. For more information on Canvas roles. If you need…
Steps To Prepare
Set Your Grade Posting Policy To Manual: The ‘Global Setting’ Level: In your Canvas course, click ‘Grades.’ Click the ‘Cogwheel.’ (at top right hand corner of the screen) Click the ‘Grade Posting Policy’ tab. Ensure the radio button is set to ‘Manually Post Grades.’…
Caveats for using SCORM in Canvas
What is SCORM? The word SCORM is an acronym which stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model. It is a set of technical specifications developed to provide a common approach to how eLearning content is developed and used across various platforms. SCORMS allows Canvas VLE…
How to Migrate Your Canvas Course to Next Year
The learning materials that you have created in the current semester/academic year on Canvas will NOT automatically rollover into next terms/years Canvas Course. Below are the steps for you to do this. Steps to migrate Canvas content The steps are very easy and you may…