Designing Cool Pages!
Posted November 5, 2014
Pages in Canvas can be an extremely powerful tool for designing and enriching your course. You are only limited by your creativity. There are...Blog
Not the same old Discussion Board
Posted November 3, 2014
Discussion boards in Canvas can wear many hats. In addition to their standard use, there are a number of faculty at Northwestern and at...
Happy Halloween!
Posted October 30, 2014
Faculty Support Services wishes you a Happy Halloween and asks: What’s REALLY scary? Waiting until the last minute to make the move to Canvas! ...
TurnItIn – Important Settings
Posted October 30, 2014
Now that you have created your Turnitin assignment inside of Canvas, there are a couple of settings inside your Turnitin assignment that should be...
November Workshops
Posted October 29, 2014
November Workshops Register for a workshop. Looking for Chicago workshops? Click here. This November, NUIT is offering new topical mini-workshops ranging from 30 minutes...
Recap: Learn Canvas, a Deeper Dive
Posted October 27, 2014
Instructors explored new ways to use Canvas in our recent event, Learn Canvas: a Deeper Dive. Learning Apps, Using Canvas in Large Classes, Discussion...
CC yourself on Canvas emails
Posted October 18, 2014
I’d like to draw everyone’s attention to the changes in Canvas that happened today. Instructure has implemented a change to the email so that...
Extra, Extra! Read all about Extra Credit!
Posted October 15, 2014
There are lots (and lots) of ways to give extra credit in Canvas. Here are a few easy methods: 1. Add points to an...
Using Audio Comments When Grading
Posted October 13, 2014
One Canvas feature that some of the pilot instructors have raved about is the ability to include audio comments when grading assignments in Canvas’s...
Getting Answers from Your Students
Posted October 6, 2014
Have you ever asked a question of your class and just heard crickets? Sure, we all have. Some instructors have implemented “clickers” (also known...