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Canvas Release 16/02/2019

Canvas Updates In this months update, Canvas have made improvements to the rich content editor allowing you to view file thumbnail images before adding them. Fixes have also been deployed to resolve issues with peer assessment and blueprint courses. File…

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Canvas Release 26/01/2019

Canvas Updates In this months update, the Turnitin framework tool has been further developed to include anonymous marking. Rubrics have also been updated to include additional text comments. Turnitin Anonymous Marking Anonymous marking is now supported with both the Canvas…

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Blog Post: New tool available for managing quizzes – Respondus 4.0

Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing quizzes that can be printed to paper or published directly to Canvas. Quizzes can be created offline using familiar Windows tools such as MS Word. Key Features Accessing Respondus from AppPlayer…

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Blog Post: Announcing New Private Course Journals in Canvas

The facility to create private Canvas course Journals is now available. The TEL team have developed a tool which creates a private discussion space for each student in your course, so that individuals can post entries privately and receive feedback.…

Canvas Release 08/12/2018

Canvas Updates We have summarised the most relevant changes for students and academic staff for the December update below. There have also been a number of accessibility updates improving the Canvas experience for screen reader applications. Rich Content Editor –…

Canvas Release 17/11/2018

The majority of updates in this release centred around background updates. There have also been several updates to the mobile apps, introducing some really useful features such as file search, the ability to annotate on images and . Mobile Updates…

Canvas Release 27/10/2018

In this update, rubric free-form comments have been updated to work more effectively. In the student mobile app a search feature has been added to files; and in the teacher app, the content editor now allows tutors to select files…

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Canvas Release 06/10/2018

In this release, annotations added via speedgrader to student work can be anonymised. This allows the name of the marker to remain anonymous when feedback is released to students. Canvas have also introduced the ability to rotate docviewer speedgrader documents,…

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Canvas Release 15/09/2018

In the latest release, Canvas have made the course conferences feature web friendly on mobile devices. Allowing you and your students to connect on the go. Canvas have also introduced a PDF export function for any comments associated with a…

Good Practice Series (Staff): Updating and Adding Course Files

If you’re finding the process of uploading updated files and re-linking these in your Canvas pages/modules a bit of a faff, there’s a much easier way. It’s all about managing filenames. The start of each academic year begins with the process…

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