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…
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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,…
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…
Implementation of anonymous marking
byFrom Semester 1, 2018, anonymous marking of written assignments, tests and examinations should be undertaken across all units of study. This will help to…
How interactive teaching can work: A response to Dirk Moses
byIn this extended piece for Teaching@Sydney, Julia Kindt, Associate Professor in the Department of Classics and Ancient History in the Faculty of Arts and…
EdTool Tips #12: Canvas, Echo360, and Your Lecture Recordings
byWith Semester 1 sites built, and the Canvas Transition Project going live as we speak, it is a good time to provide an update…