by Heather Stafford, DLINQ Instructional Designer
So I’m not really sure I should be writing this for a detox. I’m not going to ask you to disconnect, shut down, or walk away from your tech. Like other detoxes in this series, I’m actually going to ask …
Perhaps you have noticed the little mail icon labeled Inbox on the blue menu bar on the left hand bar of your screen and though “just what I need – ANOTHER inbox”. This brief post will outline a few ways in which this option (called Conversations in Canvas-speak) might offer you some benefits. To begin, […]
Office hours can be a misunderstood and underutilized opportunity for students. They are often a new concept to many first year students and they are not always sure what office hours are for or how they apply to their needs as students. In the article ““Office Hours are Kind of Weird”: Reclaiming a Resource to […]
As the semester start date approaches we get more questions about grading and how different grading schemes can be configured in Canvas. Members of the Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry are always happy to schedule consultations to discuss this in more depth, however Canvas also provides several resources that faculty can review at their […]
Each month, this series will feature an interview with a member of the Digital Pedagogy and Media team. Broadly, our team has expertise in instructional design and pedagogy, multimedia production, [ … ]
The Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry is pleased to announce the start of a pilot community of practice focused on developing connections and expertise in Canvas course design with [ … ]
In this series of blog posts I’m going to share some of the small moves that were discussed during the online session Student-Centered Course Design Using Canvas. If you were not able to participate in the session feel free to follow along here as I share some of the activities and design elements that you can […]
This is the 4th in a series of posts to cover small actionable steps you can make to create a more student-centered course design in Canvas. These moves were developed from the Zoom session hosted on October 25th. Small Move # 4: Virtual office hours How convenient can you make it for students to have […]
This is the 3rd in a series of posts to cover small actionable steps you can make to create a more student-centered course design in Canvas. These moves were developed from the Zoom session hosted on October 25th. Small Move #3: Interest Surveys To be able to tailor some of the content or options available […]
“If teaching is conceived as constructing a bridge between the subject matter and the student, learner-centered teachers keep a constant
