Canvas System Update – 17 Jul 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 17 July 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Introducing Canvas in AY23/24
A number of resources are available in time for September 2023 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…
Canvas System Update – 19 June 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 19 June 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Blackboard Ally and Canvas
What is Blackboard Ally? Blackboard Ally is a tool that integrates seamlessly with Canvas to make your digital content more accessible. It has been available in all Canvas courses from January 2021. It automatically checks course materials against WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. It gauges the accessibility of…
Canvas System Update – 15 May 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 15 May 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Canvas System Update – 17 Apr 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 17 April 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Scanning with Microsoft Lens
[vc_cta h2=”” style=”flat” color=”grey”] ❗ Please note that MS Lens is a standalone app for Apple and Android devices which is not supported by Queen’s University.❗ If you are recommending that students use MS Lens during an examination, please make sure that clear guidance is provided to…
Canvas System Update – 20 Mar 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 20 March 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
Running Low on Canvas Storage?
By default Canvas courses are allocated 750MB of storage capacity, if you are finding that you are approaching the limit on the storage allocation on your Canvas course then there are a few solutions that will avoid the need for increasing it. Large files that…
Feel the fear and do it anyway!
2 MDBS staff speak to their experience of using Canvas Quizzes (Submitted by Sean Roe and Samantha J Taylor, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences) Uses of Canvas Quizzes for Summative Assessment of Second Year Medical students Sean says:…
Canvas System Update – 20 Feb 2021
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 20 February 2021. Please click on an update to expand and view the information. If you have any questions please submit a support ticket via the help menu in Canvas.
The Jelly Baby Tree
[vc_cta h2=”” style=”flat” color=”grey”] 🔗 This article was originally posted on 16 October 2020 on the Connected learning QUB SONM site by Alison Smart, Lecturer (Education), School of Nursing and Midwifery. [/vc_cta] Promoting a connected learning through developing an online community: The Jelly Baby Tree…