Why design matters when keeping students’ attention online
byWeb and interaction design has had a long history of making difficult and complicated systems usable. When tech is easy we use words like ‘intuitive’,…
Teaching tips
EdTool Tips #9: Canvas and Turnitin – Guide to New Setup and Workflow
byI’m really excited to be working in the central Educational Innovation team on the transition to Canvas. As our early adopters begin to hit…
Tour open Canvas sites from the University and get ready for Thinking in Canvas
byOver 70 physical classroom doors are being flung open across the University during the Week 4 // Open Door event. As more and more…
Thinking in Canvas: Get inspired by innovative Canvas sites from around the University
byAs we move into semester 2, over 90 units of study will be running their unit sites in Canvas for the first time. The…
Building Effective Interactive Polls for Lectures
byIn our previous article on Interactive Polling Tools, we reviewed three popular polling tools with the aim of helping you select the most suitable…
Three Interactive Polling Tools Reviewed
byTo poll or not to poll, that is the question! Interactive Polling Tools (also called student response systems, ‘clickers’, or classroom response systems) have been…
Thinking in Canvas: Effective quizzing
byCreating quizzes in Canvas is quite easy and straightforward. In Canvas, quizzes can be created under ‘Quizzes’ (Quiz index page) or ‘Assignments’ (Assignments page)…
Integrated learning: a Faculty/Library Partnership for Embedding Digital Literacy in the Curriculum
byMany of us are aware that embedding the new Graduate Qualities in the curriculum has been going on for some time, even prior to…
Thinking in Canvas: Using pages for collaborative learning
byCollaborative learning involves groups of students learning together leading to shared creation of ideas, solutions and resources. Problem-based learning classes, workshops and laboratories are…
Creating accessible content in Canvas
byIn Why Think About Accessibility? Heidi Laidler highlighted the importance of making content in Canvas accessible to users with disabilities. As Heidi explained in…