Open Canvas Sites – 2022 edition
How have we adapted our Canvas sites alongside our teaching in recent COVID times? Over the last two years, and since our previous Open…
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Important Canvas updates for semester 1 2022
Canvas has been updated with new features for 2022 including anonymous posting on discussion boards, the ability to add and/or request your pronouns to…
8 simple things to do in Canvas to make learning more accessible for all students
On 3rd Dec 2021, the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Education Portfolio ran a “design, plan, apply” workshop featuring staff and students…
Important Canvas updates for semester 1, 2020
Canvas has been updated with new features and improvements, these include a consolidated process for assignments involving Turnitin, a new gradebook, and a new optional alternative to…
Wrangling student cohorts in Canvas
With a little help from the Educational Innovation team and some experimentation, I’ve found that organising student cohorts in Canvas to be a case…
Canvas workshops: refresh your skills
Canvas has many powerful features and tools to help your students learn online and for you to support, interact and assess them. We provide…
Saving time online (with Canvas)
Canvas isn’t just easy to use and visually appealing – it has a bunch of features that can help you save time if you…
Using video in your Canvas site – best practice
Many teachers are starting to use video to enhance students’ learning experience. With video tipped to consume over 80% of all global internet traffic…
Designing for accessibility in Canvas
How accessible is your Canvas site? Accessibility should be an important consideration when designing your Canvas course. The University of Sydney is committed to…
Feedback and Feedforward in Canvas
Research in education has shown that feedback is critical for enhancing students’ achievement. Good feedback is simply good teaching and is easy to give…