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Teaching with Canvas

 

Canvas Resources by Alliant University

FAQs for Instructors
Online Course Development and Revision Guidebook, 2nd edition, July 2022
Online Learning SharePoint site for Instructional Support

Canvas Resources by Instructure

Canvas Instructor Guide
Canvas Studio Guide

The following articles were written by Dr. Melissa Vervinck and first appeared in a Center for Teaching Excellence newsletter, beginning in the fall of 2023. These provide information on how to leverage technology in teaching, specifically though the use of Canvas.

Canvas Learning Management System (LMS)

5 Canvas Features You Might Not Know

Account Settings and Notifications in Canvas

Analyze and Discover: Exploring Student Engagement with Weekly Online Activity Data

Announcement Options

Announcements: Who’s Reading Them?

A Three-Part Framework: Canvas Course Announcements as Micro-Lessons

Canvas Content Sharing

Canvas Options to Streamline Your Course Setup

Feedback

Gradebook Settings

Group Projects and Formative Assessments: Authentic Learning in the AI Era

Hyperlinks and Embedding Videos in the Rich Content Editor (RCE)

Moderate this Quiz Page

Modifying Your Dashboard in Canvas

Monitor and Engage: Strategic Outreach Utilizing People & Course Analytics in Canvas

PowerPoint Personalized Feedback

SpeedGrader in Canvas

Top Ten Things (Some) Online Instructors Forget to Do (But Really Should) to Start a Course Off Right

Canvas Studio

Learning Analytics

Video Annotations and Timeline Discussions

Video Recording, Editing, Captioning and Quizzing

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