Canvas Course Term Dates
At the end of each Academic Year, courses in Canvas will become read-only. The below table outlines the dates courses are placed in a read-only state by default: Academic Year Default Term Dates in Canvas Start Date End Date AY 2022/2023 (QSIS ref: 2221)…
Marking Submissions In Speedgrader and Releasing Grades/Feedback in Gradebook
1. Make sure all markers have access to the Canvas course in advance: Contact your school admin staff to add or amend staff roles (Teacher, TA, etc) in QSIS, these will transfer over to Canvas within 24-48 hours. For more information on Canvas roles….
Getting Started with Canvas New Analytics
This blog post briefly introduces the Canvas New Analytics feature and provides links to additional support materials. What is New Analytics? Canvas New Analytics will be available in September 2020 and is a tool that allows you to filter and compare individual student data and…
Canvas For Teaching Assistants
This blog post outlines the main areas of Canvas that a Teaching Assistant at Queens University should be comfortable with in order to carry out their role. There are videos and images throughout each section giving a visual overview or a walk-through of the items…
The case for disconnectedness
[vc_cta h2=”” style=”flat” color=”grey”] 🔗 This article was originally posted on 09 October 2020 on the Connected learning QUB SONM site by Iain McGowan, Senior Lecturer (Education), School of Nursing and Midwifery. [/vc_cta] In this post I argue that, in a connected learning environment, being disconnected is…
Building Postgraduate Communities
The Graduate School delivers a varied community and wellbeing programme to its postgraduates throughout the year. From the initial COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 we ensured translating these events online was at the forefront of our programme planning and promotion. Lifting our face-to-face delivery format…
Issues with Student Access to MS Stream Videos
MS Stream Potential Issues There are 2 potential issues to highlight in this post Due to some restrictions on Apple iOS mobile devices, videos embedded from MS Stream may not display correctly when accessing the video content via the Canvas Student App or Safari browser….
Show & Tell Session (Dec 2020)
Theme: Building Online Community The Digital Learning Teams from across the institution facilitate monthly Show & Tell webinars, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching. On Thursday 3rd December the theme of ‘Building Online Community’ was the focus at the Online Teaching Show &…
One New Thing: Interactive Hotspot Questions
Many of us have used Turningpoint (“PRS”) and may associate it with the infuriating error “TurningPoint Desktop has detected an open version of PowerPoint” or dragging around boxes of clickers, but some updates have come along to make our lives easier: A new release, “Turningpoint Web”…
Importing Content and Publishing Your Module
In order that students can view the content you have created in Canvas you must do two things: Import the course material from your DEVELOP area into the Academic Module for AY 2020/21. Make sure that everything you want the students to see is published….
Canvas System Update – 21 Nov 2020
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 21 November 2020. 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. This blogpost details…
Show & Tell Session (Nov 2020)
Theme: Assessment and Feedback Digital Learning Teams from across the institution coordinate the monthly ‘Online Teaching Show & Tell’ sessions, where staff are invited to share their own experiences of online and blended teaching. The first session of the series kicked off at lunchtime on Thursday…
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