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Peer Collaboration in Canvas
Collaboration is a key part of the learning experience, especially in higher education. How do you use Canvas to promote peer-to-peer interaction on projects or assignments? What tools or strategies help students work together effectively? Share what’s working in your courses—we’d love to learn from you! 💬✨
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Veterinary and Pharmacy colleges
Hi, I had a question for any colleges that teach veterinary medicine or pharmacy. For the veterinary colleges, do you conduct problem based learning (PBL) in your courses? If so, how do you set those up in Canvas? For colleges that teach pharmacy, do you teach in the block system? If so, how do you set those up in Canvas?…
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[HEd] Engaging Course Home Pages
A well-designed home page can set the tone for your course and enhance student engagement. If you’ve set your home page to a Front Page, what does it look like? How do you decide what to include to make it engaging and effective? Share your approach—and if you’re feeling inspired, show us your setup! 🖥 🎨
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Longitudinal Grades
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has been able to set up longitudinal grades in Canvas? We have a couple of colleges requesting this and I'm not seeing a way to do it. Does anyone have ideas as to how this can work?
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[HEd] Accessibility Tools and Review Processes
How does your school or institution approach accessibility in courses? Do you use specific software tools or AI to assist in the process? When it comes to reviewing and updating content to meet accessibility standards, who takes the lead? How is that process organized or managed? Share your strategies, experiences, and…
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Use of Rubrics in Deliverables
Hello! At your university, do you use rubrics for deliverables? How do you ensure that professors actually use them? Best regards, Elisa
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Policy Changes in US Education: How Can Instructure Support You?
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Policy Changes in US Education: Challenges & Opportunties Ahead
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Policy Changes in US Education: What’s Changing for You?
With the transition of the U.S. Presidential Administration, recent federal policy changes may have a direct or indirect impact on your institution and the learners you serve. While these conversations can be challenging, they are crucial for educational institutions to effectively manage the impact of federal policy…
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Will Canvas Make a Desktop App for Windows and Mac?
Hi, When I started using Canvas 8 years ago, it worked very well. Now, I find it sometimes slow due to my Web browsers being bogged down (I generally have many tabs open at once). This leads to not only slow page loading but also within pages such that my typing, which is not so fast, will get ahead of the browser so I…
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New OneDrive/Canvas integration setup assistance please....
Is there a way to add the OneDrive configuration type and client ID code so that the OneDrive integration shows up in the navigation tab for all classes and then the instructor simply has to drag it up to be enabled? As opposed to the "Enable Microsoft OneDrive LTIin Canvas Courses" method where the instructor has enable…
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Most Unconventional Use of Canvas
Hello everyone, and happy summer! I was recently talking with some colleagues about some non-standard uses of Canvas at their universities, from departmental testing to first-year readiness programs. I'm curious: what's the most unconventional way you (or someone you know) has used Canvas in higher education?
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Favorite Features?
Hi Canvas Users, I am a Success Advisor at a University using Canvas for the first time. Are there any tips you think are particularly helpful you can share? Any favorite actions or shortcuts that make your life easier you think we should all know and use? Thanks for considering!
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Strategies for Using Canvas for a College Program
Hi! So our college started a new program a few years ago so we're still trying to get a footing on what we're doing, specifically with tracking our students' work in the program. We serve about 80 students in the program. At the end of each quarter, students are eligible to receive a gift card if they complete a certain…
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Syllabus Management Tool Feedback
We are preparing to adopt a syllabus management tool and wanted to know if anyone else is willing to share what tools/processes they are using to manage syllabi across their college/university and/or feedback about your experience with the tools/processes. We know Simple Syllabus is one of the Instructure partners and…