Top 5 student tips for improving your Canvas site (that will take you less than 10 minutes)
byCanvas is allowing us to be more effective and creative in using graphics, layout design, templates, and many other aspects of what constitutes good…
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Are we failing our students?
by“Last year I failed a student” started @andrechemist in a heartfelt provocation that quickly spread around social media: Last year I failed a student….
EdTool Tips #15: Canvas Content and Marks Control – Publishing, muting, and visibility
byThe transition to Canvas is running along smoothly and we’re almost starting to get into a routine with it. The value of our ever-increasing experience…
Instagram & Disrupt
byMobile devices and social media have often received a bad rap in education. They are often seen as being disruptive or distracting. This year,…
Hack Your Lecture 2018
byThe lecture has been around since the Middle Ages and the role the lecture is constantly evolving. Over the past few years you may…
“Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!”: Using SRES in a large, first-year sociology course
byWith over 500 students, lecturing shared among 5 co-coordinators, and 24 tutorials run by 10 tutors, reaching out to particular students in a first-year…
EdTech Blog Review – Stanford University’s Tomorrow’s Professor – Flipped Classrooms Old or New?
byStanford University’s Tomorrow’s Professor blog series is a reproduction of a newsletter associated with the National Teaching & Learning Forum. A post which drew me in…
Open Canvas sites – 2018 students’ choice
byWhat makes a really great Canvas site from students’ perspectives? At the end of semester 1, 2018, over 5000 students from across the University…
Mapping the curriculum: deriving how units of study contribute to the graduate qualities
byCurriculum mapping involves tracing the connections between the learning outcomes, activities, and assessments in each unit of study to the outcomes for students graduating…
“A great opportunity to reflect on your teaching”: Undertaking Peer Observation of Teaching in FASS
byThis post was co-contributed by Alex Page, Alyson Simpson, and Tanya Doulaveras from FASS Education, and participants in the Peer Observation of Teaching Program, Semester…