Canvas is a video engagement and annotation tool within Canvas that allows instructors and students to actively collaborate through video. WPI now has access to the Studio video platform! The Studio platform allows students and instructors to engage with video content by commenting directly on the video timeline. Students can learn from each other’s insights…Continue Reading Introducing Studio: a new kind of video platform within Canvas
Overriding Term Availability Settings
If you are getting an error message that indicates you cannot set an assignment due date because it is outside the official term dates, there is a way to easily over-ride this. For courses that start/end on a schedule outside of the official academic calendar (e.g. WPI Online courses), you can go into the course Settings,…Continue Reading Overriding Term Availability Settings
My Top 5 (Free-ish) Cool Tools that Integrate into Canvas
Canvas has this great wealth of tools that are just waiting to be deployed into your course. These tools are located in Canvas’ EduAppCenter. There are hundreds of apps in the EduAppCenter, so I thought I’d summarize just a few of the interesting ones available there, and some others that are available on the web. Many of these tools are free, others cost money…Continue Reading My Top 5 (Free-ish) Cool Tools that Integrate into Canvas
AccessChecker, a new content accessibility tool is now available in Canvas!
You might have noticed a new item in your Canvas course navigation called AccessChecker. While Canvas itself is accessible to all users, regardless of disability, content posted to Canvas might require additional modifications to conform to best practices. This tool enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in their Canvas course content. AccessChecker will scan a course,…Continue Reading AccessChecker, a new content accessibility tool is now available in Canvas!
Poll Everywhere as Back Channel Space for Questions
Have you ever wanted to capture questions from students during a lecture? Do you just know students have questions about the content, but there is always silence when you ask them? I’d love to share a really cool and interesting way of using Poll Everywhere in your classes to solve this problem. Dirk Albrecht is…Continue Reading Poll Everywhere as Back Channel Space for Questions
Drop by our weekly Canvas Clinics – starting August 30th!
Does your Canvas course site need a check up? Come drop by ATC’s “Canvas Clinic” open office hours to get help beginning August 30th and then offered every Wednesday in September. We’ll have staff on-call for your Canvas design questions, tech support, or just reassurance or feedback. No appointments necessary, walk-ins welcome. We’ll be in Anderson Lab…Continue Reading Drop by our weekly Canvas Clinics – starting August 30th!
Announcing our 2nd Annual Canvas Camp workshop!
This 1/2 day session will feature 4 brief (~25 min) rotating sessions throughout the 3 hour block, and an open session for the final hour. Come for the snacks, stay for the learning!
Where? Anderson Labs and Tech Suites
When? August 21st 1pm-4pm…Continue Reading Announcing our 2nd Annual Canvas Camp workshop!
When the course must go on…
This post has been updated as of 12/1/19 with new information… As more winter weather descends upon the region this week, we thought it might be a good idea to post a friendly reminder about two services that the ATC has available that can help facilitate the delivery of academic content, even from off-campus. Want to…Continue Reading When the course must go on…
Posting Final Grades in Banner
As we approach the end of the Fall semester and B-term, we thought it would be helpful to distribute the below tutorial on how to post official course grades in Banner. Reminder: any “final” or “total” grades that are posted within Canvas are NOT automatically posted to Banner. Please be sure to follow the step-by-step…Continue Reading Posting Final Grades in Banner