Second marking can be a tricky process if you’re not sure where to start, particularly if the assignment is marked anonymously. It is important to ensure that student work is consistently marked and that summative assessments are marked in accordance…
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Blog Post: Recent Assessment and Feedback Developments in Canvas (Staff)
This blog post will concentrate on two new assessment functionalities, which are small in themselves but offer a creative opportunity to rethink how we connect students with their feedback. Annotation assessment type The first is a new assignment type that allows your students to analyse and…
Blog Post: Canvas Updates 19/06/21
Canvas is updated every month, these normally include background changes or minor amendments to ensure the system works as effectively as possible. But this month the good people over at Canvas have developed some interesting new features: Feedback Library A…
Blog Post: Keep Teaching with Canvas (Staff)
Originally published 15/03/2020. Updated 16/11/2020 to include most recent technologies and practice. This post focuses on core Canvas functionality that is available to all staff and students. Please read the Active Blended Learning Strategy to help you understand how Canvas…
Canvas Updates: Course Publishing Improvements
Canvas have fast forwaded the release of several features to help improve access to important activities within your course during this unprecedented period. Course publishing improvements is just one of these features; it allows you to publish courses from your…
Canvas Updates 18/04/20
Canvas are working really hard to release meaningful features faster. In light of Covid-19 restrictions and the suspension of face-to-face teaching, more people than ever are now using technology, which is why the Teaching and Learning Academy are really excited…
Staff Guide: How to link to Panopto recordings in a Canvas Course
Each Panopto recording has a unique URL. You can copy this link and add it to an announcement, Module item or canvas page in the same Canvas course as you have added the Panopto recording. Created a Panopto recording in…
Blog Post: Getting your Canvas Course Ready for the New Semester (Staff)
Semester 2 has arrived, and if you haven’t already developed your Canvas course, we have a few useful tips to help you get started: 1) Course Copy If you haven’t imported content into a Canvas course before, take a look…
Staff Guide: Quickstart Guide to Canvas Course Development
In Canvas you can build the structure of a course very quickly. The modules area within your course allows you to do this: start out by creating individual modules to organise materials by week, theme, topic etc. Then choose what…
Blog Post: Get Nifty with Canvas Notifications
Learn how to keep up to date and get the most out of your course by configuring your Canvas notification preferences. Alerts can be sent to your email or mobile device and you can also choose the frequency of each…