#canvas

Canvas Course Settings

There are a few 'hidden' settings within your Canvas course that you should be aware of. You can find all of these settings (and more) by...

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Aug 4, 20151 min read

As you have probably heard, Northwestern is officially shutting down Blackboard on August 31st. This means that you need to export any...

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Aug 4, 20151 min read

As SESP finalizes the transition from Blackboard to Canvas, we are providing personalized Canvas course creation. What does this entail?...

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Apr 6, 20151 min read

The scheduler is a tool in the Canvas Calendar that allows you to create appointment groups for students to sign up for. This tool might...

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Mar 13, 20152 min read

The "Groups" feature in Canvas allows you to easily organize your students into groups, whether it be for a specific assignment,...

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Mar 13, 20152 min read

As an instructor, you have some options for customizing your Canvas course left-hand navigation menu. While you cannot re-name the tabs...

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Feb 19, 20152 min read

Adding & Dropping Students Canvas pulls all course membership from CAESAR enrollment information. If a student adds or drops your class,...

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Feb 11, 20151 min read

Student View is a great feature in Canvas that allows you to see your course as your students will see it. I recommend using Student...

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Jan 15, 20151 min read

When grading paper assignments, you may have found that you would grade them over some period of time - maybe a week or a weekend, and...

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Jan 14, 20152 min read

Your course is over, now what? Use this checklist to make sure you have closed your Canvas course correctly. 1 - When the course ends,...

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Dec 23, 20141 min read

Teaching next quarter? Use this checklist to make sure that your Canvas course(s) are ready to go! (If you have never used Canvas before,...

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Dec 22, 20142 min read