Generative Artificial Intelligence (gAI) has become increasingly prominent in education, often raising concerns about academic integrity and the misuse of gAI tools. In turn, when used appropriately, gAI can help both faculty and students with content creation and efficiency. As the AI industry grows, integrating it into courses, whether directly or through policies, is becoming […]
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Occasionally, when adding an extension for a particular student, you’ll notice that the grades for all students have disappeared. This usually happens when the “Assign to” field for “Everyone” is accidentally replaced. In order to see the grades again, you’ll need to restore this setting in the affected assignments. Directions: Have Questions? Need additional support […]
In your course, you may want to ensure students are looking at certain documents closely to see their understanding and interpretations of the information. One way to do this is through Canvas’s Student Annotation option in Assignments. Student Annotation assignments allow you to upload a document, such as an article, primary source, or chart, and […]
As an instructor, you often have clear goals for what students should know or be able to do by the end of an assignment, quiz, or course, but it can be challenging to track whether students are actually meeting those goals over time. Learning Outcomes in Canvas can help bridge that gap. Learning Outcomes are […]
In the Gradebook of your Canvas course, you notice that all or some of your students have a grade of 0 for one or more assignments before the due date has arrived. You have not graded the assignments yet, or maybe your students have not even submitted them yet. This can sometimes happen when copying […]
Written by the CTLD Instructional Media Team Each semester, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Design partners with MSU Denver faculty across the university to build meaningful, high-quality online learning experiences. These collaborations range from reimagining existing courses to full development projects built from the ground up. During this process, faculty work closely with the […]
As part of the Fall 2025 CTLD Course Development Cycle, Health Care Management instructor Garrett Chism partnered with the instructional design team to enhance HCM 3600 – Health Information Systems, an upper-division course introducing students to the technologies, data practices, and leadership considerations that support modern healthcare delivery. This development cycle placed a strong emphasis […]
Parasitology is a dense and highly visual subject matter that can be challenging for students to navigate. Students are asked to differentiate between organisms that often share similar traits, while also learning how those organisms infect hosts and affect their bodies. In the redesigned MLAB 409: Parasitology – developed in partnership with Professor Karen Myers, […]
By Alexandra Grima, Michael Rupert, Will Austin, Sarah Creasy, Tanner Wilde, Alex McDaniel Power electronics is a complex subject that can feel intimidating at first glance: fast switching, nonlinear behavior, magnetics, thermal limits, and control theory all interacting at once. In this course, however, students discover that these systems can be understood when they’re taught […]
Sometimes you might need to copy content from one course into another without wanting to copy an entire course. For instance, if you create a quiz in one course and want to use it elsewhere, being able to copy that quiz directly can save significant time and effort. Canvas has built-in features that allow you […]