Canvas now offers AI-generated Discussion Summaries for instructors. This feature provides a quick snapshot of student engagement, helping you identify general themes in the conversation. This tool is not a replacement for thoroughly reviewing the discussion yourself, but it can be helpful for spotting trends, gauging participation, and getting a broad sense of the conversation’s […]
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Turnitin is a Canvas-integrated software that can review text submissions from students for plagiarism. You can use Turnitin to ensure academic integrity in your course in the same way you may have used Unicheck or SafeAssign. Activating Turnitin is done on a per-assignment basis and is easy to do while creating the assignment. Directions Create […]
Lucid for Education can be used to integrate interactive and visual learning tools directly into your course. Once enabled within your Canvas course, Lucidspark and Lucidchart can be found in the navigation menu to the left. These tools foster collaboration, creativity, and deeper engagement by allowing students to brainstorm, organize ideas, and visualize complex concepts […]
For students and instructors alike, starting a new course can be intimidating. As an instructor, you may not know where or how to begin building the class in Canvas, whereas students may be disoriented if there isn’t a clear place to start or a warm welcome from their teacher. Fortunately, by following the steps outlined […]
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Artificial Intelligence
Generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, has taken higher education by storm. Products like Copilot and ChatGPT allow users to enter in simple prompts and generate novel written works that mimic human writing. The CTLD’s collection of resources on GenAI will familiarize you with the basics, including how it works, the implications for education, and even […]
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Use Indexes in YuJa
Indexes serve as bookmarks for a video. You can think of them as custom video chapters for your videos. They allow the viewer to skip through the video to locate sections or topics you create. These are particularly helpful for longer videos or lectures that cover a variety of topics. They can also be helpful […]
In an online course, you’ll often encounter situations where you need to share files with students, such as PDFs, Word documents, Powerpoints, or Excel spreadsheets. In these situations, you can display the file in a page in Canvas and include text before it to establish context, such as directions for its use or an explanation […]
It seems like higher education has been through a roller coaster over the past several years. The challenges of the pandemic, an explosion in online enrollments, and the transition back to the classroom may have left many educators and students dazed and trying to adapt. Just when there was a chance to catch our breath, […]
Generative AI is a powerful new technology with many applications for teaching and learning. However, its daunting for some educators to dive into a novel technology that can be used inappropriately, especially in an educational context. While it might be a little intimidating at first, its well worth exploring, both to see how it can […]
The Canvas Blueprint serves as the foundational structure for all online course shells at MSU Denver, aimed at ensuring consistency and quality. If you’ve taught online since we transitioned to Canvas, chances are you’re familiar with the Blueprint, though it has been updated since the first iteration. This current version of the Blueprint features streamlined […]