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New Quizzes

Create Different Types of New Quiz Questions

…This title is for organization and won’t be seen by students. Type the Question/Prompt into the larger Rich Content Editor textbox. You can use any media type allowed in the Rich Content Editor, like videos, images, etc.  For more details on the Rich Content Editor, you can view our tutorial…

Readings/Content

Building content and readings in your Canvas course is an essential step in creating an engaging and informative class. Canvas provides you with several tools to distribute materials to your students. View these tutorials to learn more. Desktop Tutorials Add Content to Modules Blueprint: Sample Module Overview Convert an HTML

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FAQ

How are New and Classic Quizzes Different?

…Quiz Features New Quizzes Use additional question types: categorization, ordering, stimulus/passage, hot spot Search content within an item bank Easy management of student accommodations Classic Quizzes Use the Rich Content Editor to record audio and video; check accessibility; integrate third-party apps and LTI tools, such as YuJa; insert media iframes;…

Canvas Tools

…Canvas Integrate Canvas Calendar Feed into Outlook Calendar Manage Your Canvas Profile and Notification Settings Organize Courses on the Canvas Dashboard Print a Canvas Quiz Restore Deleted Items in Canvas Turn a Classic Quiz into a Question Bank Use Browser Tabs and Shortcuts Use HTML Code to Create Dynamic Pages…

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Accessibility Canvas Spotlight Readings/Content

Creating Accessible Tables in Canvas

…clearly organized into sections rather than rows and columns. Example: Explanations of concepts, policies, or assignment descriptions How do I make my tables accessible in Canvas? Follow the guidelines below to ensure your tables in Canvas are accessible to all students. Create the table in the Rich Content Editor Table…

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Canvas Spotlight

Grading in Canvas – Identify What Can and Cannot Be Graded in the Canvas Gradebook

…to submit the following types of files for assignments: Portable Document Format (.pdf),  MS Word Doc (.doc/.docx), Apple Pages (.pages), Plain Text (.txt), Rich Text Format (.rtf), OpenDocument (.odt), and Web Page URL (.html). Note: While you are grading, if you want to make inline comments on the document itself, you…

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Generative AI

Consider Teaching and Learning Issues with AI

…IDs understand complex topics which is helpful when checking courses for top-down alignment in instructional material, assignments, activities, and objectives.  Primers: To introduce a topic, ChatGPT can help summarize an article or lecture to present different course material.  HTML: ChatGPT can provide code to help create more personalized and engaging…

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Canvas Spotlight Course Showcase

Course Showcase – HSP 4160- Human Trafficking

…was one of the prompts written to generate the look of the main character, shown below. Using the Twine engine, an HTML-based non-linear storytelling program that enables the creation of different story paths based on students’ choices, the CTLD ID team created a comprehensive, scenario-based, learning experience that enables users…

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Accessibility Self-Help Tutorials Videos

Enable Captions and Rolling Transcripts in Canvas Media

…Using the Canvas Media Tool Follow these steps to upload a pre-recorded video, or record your own using the Rich Content Editor (RCE). These instructions are the same for any type of page in Canvas that uses the Rich Content Editor. Log in to your Canvas Account. Select the course…

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Canvas Spotlight

Use Learning Outcomes to Measure Student Progress in Canvas

…you want to add additional outcomes, click the blue plus (+) button underneath the already aligned outcome.  Click Done on the bottom right of the question editor. Repeat steps 4-10 for any additional questions. Click Return located near the top right to leave the quiz editor. Note: New Quizzes provide more…