The Blueprint sample module was designed to provide a foundation or organizational structure to customize and use in your course, if you wish. You can edit the Blueprint sample module provided in your new course shell with your own course content to make navigation easy for your students. The sample module includes templates for the […]
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Canvas New Quizzes offers a variety of question types that allow you to assess more than basic recall. By using different formats, you can evaluate critical thinking, measure applied skills, and provide more meaningful feedback to your students. Note: To work with a Classic Quiz, refer to our tutorial called Create Different Types of Classic […]
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Use Forms/Polls in MS Teams
In MS Teams, one activity you can introduce in your class to increase student engagement is a poll. As of yet, MSU Denver does not have the ability to plan and create polls ahead of time to then launch on the main video screen. We do have the ability to create polls within the chat […]
Whether you’re lecturing in person or in an online learning environment, guest speakers can add dimension and value to a course. In this tutorial, you will learn how to add a guest speaker to your virtual lecture in an MS Teams meeting. MS Teams will send your guest speaker an invitation link for them to […]
Knowing many students and instructors are new to online learning, MSU Denver has contracted with NetTutor (formerly Pear Deck Tutoring) to provide 24/7 virtual tutoring to supplement existing internal academic support available through the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and Math Tutor Lab. NetTutor covers nearly all disciplines and can be accessed through an individual’s Canvas Profile or […]
Tools: SpeedGrader and the Gradebook SpeedGrader is a built-in Canvas tool that makes grading more efficient and organized. Instructors can use SpeedGrader to view student work, assign grades with or without a rubric, provide feedback, and quickly progress to the next student in the course. SpeedGrader can be used to grade all types of assignments, […]
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Convert Question Banks to Item Banks
Classic-style quizzes in Canvas can pull questions from Question Banks. However, New-style Quizzes use Item Banks instead. While these two different types of banks appear very similar, Canvas treats them as separate systems; a New-style Quiz cannot pull questions from a Question Bank. This tutorial will cover the process of converting a Question Bank into […]
Additional time on a quiz is often something required by accommodations or other conditions. Once you have set up your quiz in Canvas, including the allowed time for all students, you can easily change that time requirement for select students without editing the rest of the class. Note that in Classic Quizzes, you can only […]
Canvas Classic Quizzes include a variety of question types that allow you to assess more than basic recall. By using different formats, you can evaluate critical thinking, provide targeted feedback, and create a more accessible experience for your students. This tutorial walks you through how to create and use different Classic Quiz question types in […]
Question banks are used to store and organize quiz questions. These questions can then be used across different classic quizzes and courses. Directions Create a Question Bank Add Questions to a Question Bank Add Questions from a Question Bank to a Quiz