Instructional Design Blog

New Quizzes Workshops Available! New Quizzes will be the only option in Canvas after January 1st, 2022 — Classic Quizzes will no longer be available after that time. Want to Continue reading 08/11/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

Canvas Update: New Assignment Type – Student Annotation A new assignment type is available in Canvas: Student Annotation! For this assignment, students can annotate a file uploaded by you, the Continue reading 05/26/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

New Quizzes Workshops Available! Want to get an overview and some guidance on using New Quizzes with the Dynamic Duo? Pop into one of these upcoming workshops: Wednesday, April 21st, Continue reading 04/21/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

Canvas Update: Changes to Quizzes in Canvas Classic Quizzes in Canvas (current default) is reaching its end of life — as of Spring 2022, New Quizzes will be the only Continue reading 04/07/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

Canvas Pro Tip: Use Scheduler for Advising Appointments Canvas Scheduler is a great way to set up advising appointments that students can sign up for. Zoom Pro Tip: Use “Waiting Continue reading 03/24/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

Check out our updates this week: Canvas New User Tutorial (now available), Canvas Pro Tip: Remove Color Overlay on Course Cards, & Canvas Feature Request: Make Course List Sortable. Continue reading 02/24/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

This week, we have beginning-of-semester resources to share, a big update for VoiceThread assignments, updates to Canvas’s content editor and student view function, and a Canvas Pro Tip for requesting that your TA be added to your Canvas course. Continue reading 01/13/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→

This week has two Canvas biggies: info on the new rich content editor in Canvas (goes live January 4th) and a link to the request form for adding TAs or peer reviewers to your Canvas course. Continue reading 12/23/21 Wednesday EdTech Update!→