In an introductory Pharmacy course, Dr. Ed Krol and Dr. Anas El-Aneed redesigned a group assignment to help students critically evaluate AI-generated feedback and reflect on its strengths and limitations for learning.
In an online first-year English course, Dr. Carleigh Brady redesigned assessment to create multiple checkpoints that helped students engage with course readings, demonstrate their thinking—including orally—and receive feedback throughout the writing process. The redesign made learning more visible while adapting assessment to the realities of generative AI.
Explore how to use Canvas New Quizzes to create timed, video-response questions that enhance assessment security while supporting authentic and reflective learning.
The USask conference will feature world-renowned researcher, Professor Phillip Dawson
Help students engage deeper by ensuring they receive comments when they are most prepared to act on them and the comments aren’t overshadowed by the numerical grade.
Hostile learning design refers to course practices that unintentionally create barriers for students—often in the name of exam security, efficiency, or participation. This article helps instructors recognize common forms of hostile design and replace them with inclusive alternatives that uphold academic integrity without unnecessary exclusion.
Practical, accountable ways to create assignment deadline flexibility that supports accessibility, equity, and academic integrity.
How to implement grace windows in Canvas, when to use them, and why they support accessibility and accountability.
Embed flexibility at the grade level using Assignment Groups in Canvas.
This model supports students to stay on task and manage complex assignments through staged deadlines and structured feedback.
Avoid these mistakes to make assessment transparency work for you and your students.
How Canvas Quizzes and Poll Everywhere can help students learn more effectively, while keeping things efficient and scalable for you.
Providing clarity in purpose, task, and criteria helps every student succeed.
USask students are seeking low-cost courses – tell us about yours!
EAL and international students are reported for academic misconduct more often — but research shows they don’t engage in it more than others. Misunderstandings and language barriers can lead to unfair assumptions.
The GMCTL is rolling out an increased level of support for open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy. This support will be available for all steps in projects and includes an option to be part of a cohort, all in addition to financial support.
To support the USask community in navigating a world with Generative AI, the University has crafted an AI Literacy Framework and a free online AI Literacy tutorial.
How can you navigate inevitable changes to learning technologies in higher education? How do you integrate Leveraging Technology across a program?
Starting in the 2025 fall term, a brief form will be used for instructors to report their use of open educational resources (OER) in courses.
In the fourth article in this series, we’ll explore ways that learners can make progress toward meeting the Leveraging Technology competency.
In the third article in this series, we’ll look at what students will do to develop this competency.
This is the second article in a series about the Leveraging Technology student competency. In this article, we’ll explore terms that are used a lot, but many people don’t know their meaning.
This article on steps for choosing appropriate learning technologies is the first in a series related to the Leveraging Technology Effectively competency.
AI is a powerful tool that we can use to create a better tomorrow, but what are the environmental costs that we are seeing today?
Assessments that need security require more planning.
Enhance the security of digital assessments in Canvas with these tips.
In Canvas quizzes you can have quiz questions selected randomly from a larger bank of questions. There are several benefits to this approach and a few things to carefully consider.
The primary purpose of quiz logs is to assist in investigating any issues students may encounter during their quizzes. They capture various actions and timestamps throughout the quiz attempt.
There will be instances where students or Canvas will experience internet connection issues. When this issue impacts a student’s ability to finish the exam, you can provide more time or attempts.
Instructors need to be sure that students are ready for life post-graduation in an AI-enabled world. How can we test both foundational skills and knowledge alongside AI skills and knowledge?
GenAI has made its impact on every field and discipline. To help prepare our students for life post-graduation, instructors will have to consider how to help their students leverage GenAI tools.
When using GenAI tools, the best practice is to be as transparent as possible. This concise guide gives a brief overview of how to do this.
How are students using AI and how can we clarify expectations?
Learn how to use GenAI tools in a way that is effective and efficient with the "ACE Your AI Use" model
The EDI Flower Design Tool is a comprehensive framework aimed at fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for USask classrooms. This overview highlights the EDI Flower’s principles and provides suggestions for resources to integrate EDI into teaching and learning practices.
Find out which level of thinking on Bloom’s taxonomy your exam questions are assessing.
Find out if an oral assessment is a good choice for your course.
Learn how to use oral exams to confidently assess students’ foundational knowledge and skills.
Make the most of your multiple-choice questions by moving beyond assessing understanding to analysis, evaluation, and beyond.
How to craft thought provoking exams that allow students to apply and expand upon their learning.
Help your students deepen their learning through reflective practice.
Enrich students learning and share the task of giving feedback by helping your students help each other.
Explore an array of oral assessment tasks that can help you better understand your students’ abilities without the aid of AI.
Building and maintaining a streamlined record-keeping process at USask.
USask’s EDI Framework for Action emphasizes creating inclusive learning environments. Here we offer practical approaches to help foster a diverse, supportive, and accessible educational experience for all students and educators.
Reflection bridges theory and practice, fostering growth through meaningful insights. Explore strategies, tools, and frameworks to assess reflective learning effectively.
Promoting academic integrity begins with addressing 6 core needs of students. Here are related strategies, links, and resources to help you support academic integrity in students.
As USask celebrates ten years since the first adoption of an open textbook in a large class, instructors and students continue to create OER for use at USask and beyond.
Authentic assessment in higher ed reveals critical challenges: power dynamics, cognitive overload, mentor training gaps, and ethical risks. Thoughtful design can balance these issues, enriching real-world learning and career readiness.
Use a framework to decide what level of GenAI use to permit in your course.
Discover ways to approach conversations with individuals or the whole class when academic misconduct is suspected.
Learn how to use Canvas New Analytics to see how students are doing in your course
The 2024-25 academic year marks an important milestone for USask.
Transform volunteer work into academic credit! Discover how USask is turning student experiences into valuable, credit-earning opportunities through innovative experiential learning course.
Inquiry-based learning sparks curiosity by encouraging students to ask questions, explore answers, and actively engage with content, leading to deeper understanding and meaningful learning experiences. Read this excerpt of a blogpost by Dr. Lee Beavington at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), reposted with permission.
Reflecting on Your Teaching Practice
Canvas offers tools for teachers in math and science to create accessible, properly displayed equations; learning LaTeX can further enhance your course's efficiency.
Learn about some common indicators of plagiarism while also noting other possible explanations.
Discover how international experiential learning bridges theory and practice, offering students immersive experiences that enrich their education and global understanding. Dive into real-world learning!
Discover the transformative impact of mentorship in higher education. Learn how effective preceptor development is key to nurturing future leaders and fostering academic excellence.
Explore how hands-on fieldwork in biology courses breathes life into learning, fostering deeper understanding and engagement with the natural world. Discover the transformative power of outdoor education!
Discover how gamification can transform your teaching! Learn strategies to engage students and enhance learning through game-like experiences.
Elevate classroom success with this guide on embedding research, artistic, and scholarly skills. Gain practical steps to enhance student learning and engagement.
Boost engagement and learning by integrating experiential activities into introductory courses. Learn how practical experiences enhance academic understanding.
Enhance student growth with instructor feedback in reflective journaling. Learn how targeted comments can improve student writing and critical thinking skills.
Having strong learning outcomes is important, but it can be challenging work. Leverage AI to help you create strong learning outcomes for your course.
Learn about prompting Microsoft Copilot to have it generate formative assessment questions for you.
Here we cover some reasons why you might send an announcement, a few good practices to keep in mind, and some options and tips particular to using the Announcements tool in Canvas.
Transform your teaching with Inbox Assignments! Engage students and boost learning outcomes through real-world email scenarios.
Learn some basics about prompting AI to have it help you get ready for class.
If you are creating a quiz in Canvas, we recommend you use the New Quizzes engine instead of Classic Quizzes. Got questions? Take a look through this FAQ.
If you need to provide students with quiz accommodations, it's important to know that adding accommodations in New Quizzes looks quite different than Classic Quizzes.
Summary of the differences between New Quizzes (now available in Canvas) and Classic Quizzes.
Canvas has a new quiz engine. Here are 8 reasons why you might be excited about making the move to New Quizzes!
Higher education has a responsibility to address the lived reality for Indigenous learners. Educators can look to build authentic relationships with learners and manage learning outcomes.
Examining assessment practices to determine the impact on Indigenous student success will provide opportunity for an enhancement of practice and improved outcomes.
To assist you in writing or revising your syllabus, the USask Syllabus Generator Tool can be accessed directly through Canvas. This tool includes all required sections, the recommended sections and sample language.
This post aims to compare the design of two online quizzes to determine how each design impacts student learning.
Students who choose assessments that are personally relevant are more likely to be motivated, engaged, and take ownership of their learning.
Learn what the research says about grading attendance and get tips for how to grade participation in your class.
This article will discuss a continuum of outcomes-based practices including referencing outcomes, assessing outcomes, and reporting student achievement on outcomes.
Authentic assessment emphasizes real-world application of skills and knowledge. Learn how it enhances student engagement and aligns with meaningful learning outcomes.
Shift your focus from grading tasks to assessing outcomes. Learn how this approach fosters deeper learning and provides a more meaningful evaluation of student progress.
If you’re wondering how to enhance your experiential learning practices and make meaningful connections with learners’ knowledge and experiences, here are five valuable resources to support experiential learning. Discover rubrics, learning modules, reflection models, and prompting questions.
Identify when your teaching can benefit from experiential learning to boost student engagement with practical, real-world applications.
Learn the most important things to give feedback about in your classes, and how to make feedback highly efficient.
Strategies to assist you and your students to have a better experience using Canvas Discussions for learning.
Reflect on grading practices to enhance student learning and equity. Discover how thoughtful assessment can drive better educational outcomes. How can you determine if someone’s reflection is good enough, and how can you signal that to students so they reflect well and understand the feedback and grades they receive?
Learning technologies like Poll Everywhere can help keep your class active and engaging.
Letting students choose how their assessments are weighted can reduce stress, boost engagement, and build self-reflection — making your course more flexible and inclusive!
The key is thinking about the essential ideas of the course and what skills and knowledge students require to really learn them.
Poll Everywhere is integrated polling tool at USask. As you begin planning for the fall term, you may be considering how you will make use of formative assessment in your courses, including the use of Poll Everywhere.
Learn more about using Poll Everywhere in your asynchronous online courses, including instructions for how to embed the activity into a Canvas page.
Canvas can be used for replicating a “take-home” style of exam in a digital setting. Learn when to use this approach, and how to set it up for a smooth launch at exam time.
A look at three broad approaches to providing feedback in an online course, and learn about Canvas tools that can support you with effective feedback.
