Open Canvas Sites – 2018 edition
byAs the University started to explore Canvas in semester 2, 2017, almost 100 unit coordinators designed their sites in Canvas for the first time,…
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What OLE choice will you make?
byIn June last year over 100 academics chose to embark on a bold expedition to turn concept into reality and create the Open Learning…
Open Door Week – now in week 8!
byThe Week 4 // Open Door initiative over the past three semesters allowed teachers from across the University to openly invite their colleagues to…
Demystifying Sections and Groups in Canvas
bySome common myths are still flying around campus about Sections and Groups in Canvas, what to use them for, and how best to manage…
EdTool Tips #13: Using Arc for student video submissions in Canvas
byArc is the new video hosting platform we are using in Canvas. As is typical with the EdTool Tips series, we wanted to go through…
Canvas focus workshops
byCanvas has many powerful features and tools to help your students learn online and for you to support, interact and assess them. Because it…
Anonymous marking – communicating with students
byWritten assignments can be easily set up for anonymous marking in both Canvas and Blackboard, as long as this is done before it is…
Professional development for academic leadership in curriculum design
bySydney’s new undergraduate curriculum is both bold and challenging in its aim to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be agile…
Fellowship opportunities with the Higher Education Academy
byFollowing a successful pilot program last year, the University of Sydney has been awarded accreditation by the UK’s Higher Education Academy for two programs:…
Connecting the dots in the new curriculum
byCurriculum is ambitious business. In designing it, we make a claim about what we ought to teach, and what our students ought to learn….