Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Grade Posting Policies
By default, Canvas courses have an Automatic grade posting policy. This means that grades, comments, and annotations are visible to students as soon as grades are entered in the Gradebook or submitted in SpeedGrader. If you do not want students to receive notifications for grades and comments while you are grading, you can change the
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Requirements to a Canvas Module
Adding requirements to a module is an essential step to ensure that students complete the necessary tasks required to mark a module complete. By adding requirements, instructors can choose to have students complete all requirements or choose one item to fulfill a specific requirement. However, it is important to note that instructors must add module
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Understanding your Canvas Settings
Dear Instructors, As an educator, you understand how important it is to create a personalized learning experience for your students. One way to achieve this is by customizing your Canvas course settings. However, navigating the labyrinth of Canvas settings can be a daunting task. Fear not, Instructors! In this blog post, we will unveil the
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Ungraded vs. Graded Discussions
Many instructors like to use Discussions in Canvas as a forum for students to share their work and give peer-to-peer feedback. For example, an instructor teaching a graphic design course might create a discussion in their Canvas course where students will upload designs that they have created for an assignment and critique one another’s designs.
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Atomic Search
Atomic Search is a fully integrated search tool in Canvas, making it easy to search for content in Pages, Announcements, Files, Assignments, Syllabi, Discussions (titles), Modules, and external URLs with just one click. It can even search for content in files like MS Word, Excel, PPT, and web pages. This powerful tool saves time and
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Canvas Chat
Did you know there is a chat feature in Canvas? Here are some ideas on how you can use it: Quickly share links Have you ever needed to share a long link to a roomful of students but forgot to put the link in Canvas? Or what if a student wants to share a link
Hidden Mysteries of Canvas: Navigating Your Canvas Gradebook with Filters
Navigating through the maze of columns and boxes in the Canvas Gradebook can sometimes feel like a daunting task. Have you ever wished for a way to streamline your view, focusing on what matters most? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve got a not-so-secret trick up our sleeves to help you declutter your Gradebook: Canvas Gradebook
Respondus LockDown Browser
Author’s note: Respondus LockDown Browser allows instructors to lock down the browser on a student’s device during test taking. Please note not all devices and programs support the browser. Specifically, certain free programs for accessibility cannot use the LockDown Browser. Please review the Respondus LockDown system requirements and accessibility features. Then, verify students have the
Introducing our Student Technology Assistant
Hello, my name is Briana! I am a computer science major with a minor in game development programming. I plan to complete my BS in Spring 2024 and my MS in computer science by Spring 2025. After that, I want to work in the educational technology field, hoping to develop new software that makes learning
Introducing: Strategies for Student Success
Dear Chapman Instructors and Staff, The Educational Technology Services team is excited to introduce our Fall 2023 workshop series: Strategies for Student Success. In alignment with Chapman’s new five-year strategic plan, our workshops for this academic year will focus on the student experience and how instructors can use Canvas and other educational technology tools to