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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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How are Schools Supporting Mental Wellness During the US Election Season?
The “Back to School” season often brings a wave of excitement and new beginnings, but it can also carry a heavy load of stress for both educators and learners. This year, with the added layer of an election season in the United States, the mental load may feel especially heavy. Across the country, our partner institutions…
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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…
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Canvas for writing tutors
Hi, Canvas users! At my institution, the writing center director has set up a Canvas page for use by writing tutors. It serves mostly as a communication hub for the writing center, with active discussions, a calendar, and some resources for sharing with students who are being tutored. There is no client-facing content…
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View But Not Edit Gradebook
Greetings, I have admin access, and I am looking for the right permission to allow a TA to view the grade book but not have the ability to enter or modify scores. The interface is great for seeing who has submitted, who still needs to be graded, and who has not submitted, regardless of the due date. I want the TA to have…
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Prism.js integration via Custom CSS/JS
Hi everyone, We are currently using the standard Canvas RCE code highlighting for program code. Our ed designers and academicians want more syntax highlighting than is currently available. So we are considering the use of prism.js as an add-on to our custom JS and CSS for Canvas. It can be found here: https://prismjs.com/.…
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Taking notes
Hi everyone, We have recently moved to Canvas after using printed workbooks and PowerPoint presentations for many years. The feedback from students is that they love Canvas but miss the printed workbooks, because they like to add notes to the information presented. Is there a way students can annotate onto Canvas or add…