Preparing for Academic Year 20/21
This time last year the university was preparing to roll-out Canvas to students at the start of the academic year 19/20. One year on and we have 2, 483 modules in Canvas as well as a wide range of approaches to learning, teaching and assessment…
Canvas System Update – 18 April 2020
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 18 April 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.
Accessible design for learner variability: Text
Text Documents, Word and PDF When planning for alternative approaches to assessment which the University are advising at this time, it is more important than ever to ensure all documents designed and developed are inclusive and accessible to all students. This blog post outlines how to ensure…
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…
Using objective tests (MCQs) for feedback in Canvas
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and other such objective test questions are often thought of as a method of testing learners knowledge or, if well constructed, other higher level cognitive abilities (see our blog on writing good MCQs). In this blog post we will consider the…
Canvas System Update – 21 Mar 2020
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 21 March 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.
Caveats for using SCORM in Canvas
What is SCORM? The word SCORM is an acronym which stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model. It is a set of technical specifications developed to provide a common approach to how eLearning content is developed and used across various platforms. SCORMS allows Canvas VLE…
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…
Understanding the Canvas Gradebook Export
When set up appropriately, Canvas has the ability to track your student grades and enables you to take a downloadable export of the Canvas Gradebook. When you export your Canvas Gradebook there will be several columns visible which can be difficult to interpret and evaluate…
Use of Canvas Quizzes in Canvas to Enhance Laboratory Teaching and Safety
In this blog post Dr Jillian Thompson and Dr Dan Corbett from the school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering describe about how they have used quizzes to prep students ahead of lab classes. As with many aspects of teaching and assessment, a significant contribution to students’ success in laboratory…
5 Top Tips for setting up Canvas assignments
The following post provides the top 5 recommended settings to consider regarding the set-up of Canvas assignments. 1. Hide totals in student grades summary By default, students can see their grade total column in Canvas. That means that Canvas calculates the students total based on…
Canvas System Update – 15 Feb 2020
These are the latest Canvas system updates that will become available from 15 February 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.
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