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
Customize Your Course image in the Dashboard!
Have you been wanting to change the colored square above your Canvas course name?! Well step right up and we’ll show you how! Before we begin – its important to note that Canvas requires Dashboard images that are 262 pixels x 146 pixels. This is oddly specific. We found if we just grabbed any ol’…Continue Reading Customize Your Course image in the Dashboard!
Not receiving emails from Canvas?
So many instructors got used to the instant copy of any emails and announcements that were sent from Blackboard that we’ve gotten a few calls and emails asking us to verify whether their posts were being received by students. The answer is yes (yay!)! By default, email notifications for announcements and conversations (Canvas email) “created by…Continue Reading Not receiving emails from Canvas?
How to create Canvas buttons using PIXLR
Ok! We have gotten a lot of requests on how one can create buttons for their canvas courses themselves. I LOVE that everyone wants to be self sufficient! So here it is – how to create buttons! Before We Start: First – you’ll need to create a free account with PIXLR – https://pixlr.com – and…Continue Reading How to create Canvas buttons using PIXLR
Caitlin Keller Introduction
Hi everybody! I’m Caitlin Keller and I’m joining the team as an Instructional Designer. Most recently, I come from the Franklin Public Schools, where I served as the Digital Learning Specialist for the past school year. Most of my focus has been on supporting teachers and staff in using technology tools, as well as designing…Continue Reading Caitlin Keller Introduction
Get Ready for Echo360’s Active Learning Platform
As of the Fall semester, WPI will be using a new version of the Echo360 lecture capture system. This new version is called “ALP,” which is short for Active Learning Platform. As it’s name implies, it’s a platform, so the system is capable of more than just recording and distributing those videos via your course…Continue Reading Get Ready for Echo360’s Active Learning Platform