Top Tips Special Edition
We all make mistakes…but you can avoid the most common mistakes when building your first Canvas course! Check out this special edition of Canvas Top Tips. A downloadable PDF version is at the bottom of this post if you prefer your top tips to go!…
Getting your feet wet with Canvas….
Not know where to start with Canvas? We’ve created 4 super-short videos to help ease you into Canvas. This Sway video series will help you take your first initial steps to set up and structure your module: Importing Files (from Queens Online) into Canvas. (3…
Top Tips for April 2019
Hey Canvas gurus… check out this month’s Top Tips! In this month’s Top Tips, we cover: Updating files easily Collaborating in Groups Publishing your files for a limited time Quiz Analytics Messaging students who haven’t submitted their assignments PDF Version Final Top Tips AprilDownload
Three Things – Dr Neil Anderson
Neil Anderson, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science What is your favourite Canvas feature, and why? The Canvas Calendar. At first it looks like a fairly simple shared calendar, but when used with the Appointment Tool it’s superb. I use to schedule assignments, book…
Three Things – Dr Sharon Eddie Parkinson
Dr Sharon Eddie Parkinson, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences What is your favourite Canvas feature, and why? I love that I can email all of the students in a module very easily via Canvas. I do find the Gradebook very helpful and straightforward as…
Top Tips for March 2019
Here are the Top Canvas Tips from the Digital Learning Officers in EPS. This month we will cover: Importing your existing file structure from Queens Online into Canvas Making your pages clear with text headers Customising your course navigation Adding rich content answers in Quizzes…
Three Things – Dr Stephen Kelly
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…
Three Things – Dr Eva Sweeney
Dr Eva Sweeney, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences What is your favourite Canvas feature, and why? I am constantly discovering new features that impress me, currently, I am loving how easy it is to integrate Turnitin with assignments in Canvas. It is so much…
Top Tips for January 2019
Here are the Top Tips for January from the EPS Digital Learning Officers: Creating a rubric Accessibility Checker Checking for available external apps Adding links like a pro Take Canvas anywhere Link to PDF Version: Top Tips January 2019
Top Tips for December 2018
Hey Canvas pros… check out this month’s top tips! This month we’ve included: Submitting a feature request Automatically scheduling office hours using Appointment Groups Ensuring images meet accessibility standards Adjusting your grading scheme Data analytics