Sign up for September workshops now!
Posted August 22, 2014
Curious about Canvas? Northwestern’s new LMS is here. Join us for our first workshop: Introduction to Canvas, then move on to other workshops about Moving...Blog
Polls for Canvas: Poll your students…. Well, the ones with a smart device
Posted August 18, 2014
During InstructureCon, the annual conference put on by the parent company of Canvas, Polls for Canvas was announced. Polls is a new Canvas app...
Canvas Updates: Upgrades and Fixes for 8/16
Posted August 14, 2014
Want to find out more? Review this week’s production release notes.
Canvas: Lesser Known Tips & Tricks
Posted August 12, 2014
This post authored by Michael Theodore and Jacqueline Wickham, from the School of Professional Studies. Canvas: Lesser Known Tips & Tricks In June, our...
Canvas Update: CanvasLIVE session August 12
Posted August 4, 2014
CanvasLIVE online sessions are your opportunity to learn from the training team at Instructure, the folks behind Canvas. The webinar is free and can...
Making a Difference with MOOCs
Posted July 29, 2014
I had the pleasure of working on two of the first MOOCs (massive open online courses) offered by Northwestern University. Launched through the Coursera...
Canvas Updates: Attendance Tool and Product Release Notes
Posted July 25, 2014
We recently activated the Roll Call – Attendance tool in Canvas. This tool allows instructors to track student attendance and include attendance information in...
Not Just Playing Around
Posted July 21, 2014
At InstructureCon this year, I tried to attend as many sessions on Gamification as I could. I got interested in this topic last year...
Meet the Prof.: Gregory Light
Posted July 14, 2014
“What do you want your students to learn, how are you going to get them there?” We are back with Meet the Prof.! We...
Canvas Production Release Notes for 07/12/14
Posted July 12, 2014
Want to find out more? Review this week’s production release notes. Additional Notes Grades (Student View) – Learning Mastery: Students will have another tool...