Building Good Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
This blog post aims to consider how multiple choice questions can be used to effectively assess learning outcomes and to provide useful and actionable feedback to students who sit the assessment. To consider what a good MCQ looks like we need to think about each…
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…
Preparing your Canvas Course for Semester Two
To help you prepare for Semester Two in Canvas, we’ve pulled together just four key resources: 1. Creating your Content in Module Development Area2. Importing and Publishing3. Introducing Canvas to ‘new’ students4. Training and support 1. Creating your Content in Module Development Area Starting to…
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…
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…
External Examiner Advice
In order to access Canvas as an external examiner at Queen’s you will need to be assigned the ‘External Examiner’ role within Qsis. This is a specific role for external examiners which will give you access to the areas required. The external examiner role is…
AHSS Digital Learning Forum: The ‘Early Adopter’ Experience
Canvas has moved to a new Gradebook. For more information please see: The New Canvas Gradebook The first AHSS Digital Learning Forum took place on Wednesday 27th March. This is an opportunity for staff in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty to come together…
Updating The Image On Your Course Card
You can choose an image to display on the Dashboard that represents your teaching Module….here’s how:
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