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…
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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,…
“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…
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…
On the wire – highlights from across the web
byThe month’s highlights on higher-ed from across the web 1. How to Prepare for Class Without Overpreparing If you have ever had the experience…
Knowing Your Students is back!
byAs we meet the many smiling faces in the first few classes of semester, we are often left wondering, who are our students exactly?…
EdTool Tips #14: Finding the answer to your Canvas questions quickly
byThere are a wide array of new and existing support options for Canvas and it can be hard to know where to start. We…
Digital Writing and the English Classroom
byIn a 2015 report, the Foundation for Young Australians highlighted the importance of enterprise skills, including digital literacy and critical thinking, for navigating a…
Practicalities of anonymous marking
byAnonymous marking of assessments with written elements is now in effect across the University. A variety of enterprise tools allow coordinators and markers to…
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,…