Feb 28, 2025
Enhancing Reflective Practice in the Age of AI
Help your students deepen their learning through reflective practice.
Feb 28, 2025
Preparing Students for Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback
Enrich students learning and share the task of giving feedback by helping your students help each other.
Jun 14, 2023
Canvas New Quizzes: Frequently Asked Questions
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.
Jun 1, 2023
Differences between Canvas Classic and New Quizzes
Summary of the differences between New Quizzes (now available in Canvas) and Classic Quizzes.
Jun 1, 2023
8 Reasons to Be Excited About Canvas New Quizzes
Canvas has a new quiz engine. Here are 8 reasons why you might be excited about making the move to New Quizzes!
Nov 25, 2022
Perusall or Discussion Boards
Learn about this tool and how it can be used in your class to make for a more active learning experience.
Aug 19, 2022
Keep it active with classroom polling
Learning technologies like Poll Everywhere can help keep your class active and engaging.
Jun 1, 2022
Using Poll Everywhere in an Asynchronous Online Course
Learn more about using Poll Everywhere in your asynchronous online courses, including instructions for how to embed the activity into a Canvas page.
Jun 1, 2022
Administering Written Exams via Canvas
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.
Oct 21, 2021
Turn Pre-Class Readings into Social Learning
Use Perusall to make pre-class readings more engaging
Sep 21, 2021
Using Zoom meetings in Canvas
Learn how to set up Zoom in Canvas and use some of the features of this software
Sep 20, 2021
Breakout Rooms in Zoom
Learn how to setup and use breakout rooms in your course
Aug 4, 2021
Keep recording when you present content
The shift to remote instruction during the pandemic proved that there is value to recording your lectures. This article dives into why this practice still holds value and how to do it.
Mar 11, 2021
Canvas Integrations Bring New Opportunities For Student Projects
Canvas has options for students to access tools and software with a single sign-on. Learn more about how that works in this article.
Feb 10, 2021
How Students Interact With Your Online Course Predicts Their Success
Understanding how students engage with online materials can help you predict student success.
Feb 1, 2021
Create Groups for Collaborative Learning Spaces in Canvas
How to create and use Groups on Canvas to encourage collaboration, social connections, and active learning.
Nov 8, 2020
How Canvas Tools Can Enable Connection
Using Canvas to help create authentic connections through asynchronous and synchronous activities such as discussions and live collaborations.
Oct 8, 2020
The Canvas Inbox
A two-way messaging tool used to communicate with a course, a group, or an individual user in a course.
Sep 23, 2020
What Does a Well-Designed Canvas Course Look Like?
Designing a new course in Canvas? This article will help you create a well-designed course and avoid making mistakes.
Sep 4, 2020
The What if...'s of Live Zoom Sessions
Are you interested in using Zoom for online, synchronous learning? Here are a few things to consider.
Sep 2, 2020
Remote Breakout Rooms – Facilitating Small Group Discussions and Interactions with Zoom
Using breakout rooms in Zoom effectively to enhance learning activities.
May 22, 2020
Lecture Videos: Keep Them Short
When using Panopto to record lectures and slides, it is important to make multiple short videos rather than one long video.
Mar 17, 2020
Panopto or Narrated PowerPoint
What are the advantages of using Panopto instead of recording your slides in PowerPoint? Learn how to use Panopto to enhance learning.