The course navigation menu is a great tool for instructors and students to access different areas of your course or external tools easily. As an instructor, you can now add custom links to the course navigation menu through the Navigation tab in your course settings. These links can provide quick and easy access to important […]
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Canvas Portfolio is a designated space for students to submit evidence towards their learning and reflect on their work. Canvas offers both Evaluation Portfolios, created by the instructor, and Showcase Portfolios, created by the student. Once published, students can enable sharing for both portfolio types, which will create a Share Link that students can share […]
Canvas Portfolio is a designated space for students to submit evidence towards their learning and reflect on their work. Canvas offers both Evaluation Portfolios and Showcase Portfolios. Evaluation Portfolios are created by the instructor, while Showcase Portfolios are created by the student. The process for students to submit evidence to either Portfolio type is the […]
Your Canvas Course most likely already includes multiple videos to help increase student engagement and understanding of the course concept, and if not, view our spotlight, Incorporate YuJa into your Course, to help you get started. It’s easy to assume a video is doing its job by simply embedding it into a Canvas page. However, […]
Including videos in your course is a great way to increase student engagement and instructor presence. The Comment feature in YuJa videos can help expand on this by adding an interactive component to your regular course videos, allowing students to pose questions, comment on specific timestamps, and reply to each other directly in the video […]
Using YuJa videos in your Canvas Course is a great way to increase student engagement. With YuJa’s Branching Video feature, you can now create video pathways by connecting multiple videos together. These branches allow students to make decisions, observe the consequences, and choose what to do next. Including Branching Videos in your course adds interactivity […]
If you are using ProctorU for exams in your course, it is important to provide clear directions to your students on the ProctorU requirements as well as the steps for accessing and taking the exam. You may choose to share the steps a day or two before the exam window in a Course Announcement or […]
Grading student work can be one of the most challenging and time-consuming parts of teaching a course. You need to check students’ work for accuracy, for meeting requirements, and for understanding of the learning objectives for a multitude of assignments. On top of that, it’s important to provide students with meaningful and timely feedback regarding […]
As an instructor, you want your course to feel organized, engaging, and easy for students to navigate. Microsoft Teams can be more than a place to host a class meeting or send a quick message. When used intentionally, MS Teams can help you support active learning and collaboration while keeping you and your students connected […]
Creating accessible learning materials for your course helps remove barriers and ensures that all students have the best possible chance for success. While tools such as accessibility checkers can aid in this process, it can still be challenging at times to review and edit content to meet accessibility standards. Microsoft Copilot is a Generative Artificial […]