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What Are Modules? Authors: @DonLourcey (Dedicated Instructional Designer), @LoraMiller (Dedicated Instructional Designer), @SamOHanlon (Dedicated Instructional Designer) If we had to choose one Canvas feature we could not do without, it would be Modules. Using modules to organize content creates consistent flow and layout,…
Smart Search is a feature in development that brings new efficiency into searching Canvas course content. Using semantic algorithms and AI, users can enter a search query and results will be returned based on the context of the search. Watch the video below to learn more about the upcoming feature, its benefits and use…
At Instructure, we make products to enrich, support, and connect every aspect of teaching and learning. In your experience with Canvas, you or your colleagues may have seen an announcement in Canvas with an invitation to participate in a survey. If you followed the link, you were asked to answer the following question:…
Elevating Student Success Through Metacognition Leveraging Canvas Tools to Foster Reflection, Self-Assessment, and Feedback in the Classroom As a science teacher thrust into teaching language arts during the pandemic, I struggled to engage my students and help them use the writing process to compose texts. What I was doing…
Building and administering quizzes in Canvas can range from simple to complex, depending on all of the details. To simplify the process, use the follow checklists with tips and tricks when creating, distributing, and grading quizzes Before Students Take a Quiz Build a quiz shell with the basic settings. You will want to…
Howdy Instructors! A few days ago, I shared on Instagram the Insider Higher Ed "Why Faculty Should Randomize Grading Order" article with the teaser about Univ. of Michigan research finding sequential grading bias impacts students with alphabetically lower last names. Recommendations were made to include more training on…
I Have a Homepage Template! Now What? Setting up your homepage and beyondTo celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, Instructure’s Instructional Design team shared two free homepage templates that you can use in your courses! Now that you have the templates, what do you do from an instructional design perspective? A homepage…
Brightening Classrooms with Confetti: Teacher Appreciation Week Canvas Templates Free Canvas templates to celebrate teachers!This Teacher Appreciation Day, we're turning everyday achievements into celebrations with a burst of confetti! Inspired by Canvas LMS's introduction of confetti for on-time student submissions in…
Purpose This tool was created to allow you to extract the data Canvas has on discussions in a class into a spreadsheet to allow analysis of the data to explore students' participation and engagement with discussions in a course. Exploring this data could identify ways to improve discussions in future courses. This tool…
In the dynamic landscape of education, the concept of personalized learning has gained significant traction. It recognizes that each learner has unique strengths, weaknesses, and preferences, and advocates for tailoring instruction to meet individual needs. One powerful tool for implementing personalized learning is a…