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Canvas

Create Assignments in Canvas Through the Calendar

You can create assignment shells using the calendar in Canvas. Assignments shells added this way are placeholders until all the details for the assignment are added. Planning assignments this way is a quick way to place them into your course…

UAF CTL Staff
August 13, 2021

Canvas

Edit the Course Menu

Customize your course menu so that it contains only links your students need.

UAF CTL Staff
August 12, 2021

Canvas

Create a Course Card

Cards are the rectangular images students see associated with each class they are enrolled in. They see these in their Dashboard view. To customize a card for your course, follow these instructions.

UAF CTL Staff
August 12, 2021

Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Communicating to students as UAF adopts Canvas

Both Blackboard and Canvas will be in use this semester. Learn what the university is doing to help students have a smooth semester start, and make your own communication plan.

Clara Noomah
August 9, 2021

Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Make interactive open content for your class with H5P

H5P is a tool you can use to easily create attractive interactive content for your class without writing code. It is integrated into Canvas for quick creation without leaving the LMS.

Moss
August 2, 2021

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Transitioning from on campus to online

Your use of Canvas can help you translate your face-to-face course into an enjoyable online experience for you and your students. Here are a few steps to get you started, including how to build a template to use for each week or module and how to add your lectures right inside the editor.

UAF CTL Staff
July 26, 2021

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Reimagining feedback to be feedforward

Child pointing at coffee mug that has text "See the Good"

Feedback can be a powerful influence on achievement, particularly when students are able to participate in the conversation. Find out how Canvas allows for quick, easy, personalized 'feedforward' collaboration in the gradebook.

Jenn Pedersen
July 16, 2021

Canvas, Teaching Tips, Tools and how to (tips)

Building good instructions in Canvas

Clear, easy-to-follow instructions for quizzes, assignments and discussions within your course are key in guiding learners through the assessments you ask them to complete. Find tips for writing good instructions in this Teaching Tip.

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Skeuomorphism – How to use it or lose it

Skeuomorphism is where an object in software mimics its real-world counterpart. Learning Management Systems are riddled with skeuomorphism and this affects your course structure. Embracing the strength of online courses as learning environments requires the intentional use of skeuomorphism and modern web design.

Best practices, Inclusive Practice, Teaching Tips

The art of the welcome announcement

Sending a welcoming message to students at the beginning of the semester is an important step in designing an effective online course. Intentional design and language choices in the announcement can create a lasting positive impression.

Best practices, Teaching Tips

My course content is in Canvas. Now what?

Blackboard courses are currently being migrated to Canvas to help make the transition easier for faculty. Once there, courses will be ready to teach with some lightweight cleanup.

vjmcmahan
May 17, 2021

Best practices, Canvas, Teaching Tips

Understanding content organization in Canvas

Content organization functions differently in Canvas than it does in Blackboard. Students will easily learn to navigate your course when you thoughtfully design how your content is presented.

Clara Noomah
May 10, 2021