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    Top Tips for December 2018

    by Shelby Hanna 7th 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

    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.

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    Top Tips for November 2018

    by Shelby Hanna 13th November 2018

    Here are the top Canvas tips for November from the  Digital Learning Officers in the EPS Faculty. This months Top Tips cover: Canvas Calendar Surveys Course Cards Publishing your course Assignment Weighting

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    Copy *Right* in Canvas (Webinar Wednesday #4)

    by Aaron Crozier 8th November 2018

    Clare Thomson from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences led the webinar on Wednesday 7th November.  She talked through how you can find images and content for your Canvas course without breaking copyright law. She also had lots of useful tips for finding…

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    Gradebook and Speedgrader Settings (Webinar Wednesday #3)

    by Aaron Crozier 31st October 2018

    Canvas has moved to a new Gradebook. For more information please see: The New Canvas Gradebook Today’s Webinar Wednesday session explored some of the Gradebook and Speedgrader options and settings.  Aaron Crozier talked through how to set up the assignments for a module and the…

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    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...
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    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

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    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

    Updating The Image On Your Course Card

    by Aaron Crozier 24th September 2018

    You can choose an image to display on the Dashboard that represents your teaching Module….here’s how:

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