The first and last name displayed in your Canvas profile is stored in the preferred name field within the Peoplesoft / SURF registration system. Once your preferred name is updated in Peoplesoft / SURF it will update in Canvas during the next scheduled SURF data transfer. To update your first or last name within your […]
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The Canvas Calendar allows students to schedule appointments within defined time periods. Scenarios can range from individual students choosing a time to meet in your office, all the way to sign-up sheets for who wants to attend a field trip event. The Scheduler is a tool within the Calendar which allows the instructor to set up
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The following steps will to assist you with changing your sample student account password. Your password is reset two times a year at the same time your employee password is reset. Follow these directions after your employee password is reset, or when you need to reset the password for security purposes. ( Download Handout ) Part A: Navigate to
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December The Canvas faculty Transition Team is offering three more Canvas workshops before break. Workshop: All Hands on Canvas This workshop is designed to give you open time to work with Canvas in a supported environment. A faculty member who has taught with Canvas will provide a very brief overview of Canvas in the first
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December The Canvas faculty Transition Team is offering three more Canvas workshops before break. Workshop: All Hands on Canvas This workshop is designed to give you open time to work with Canvas in a supported environment. A faculty member who has taught with Canvas will provide a very brief overview of Canvas in the first
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It is important to verify that all links are working throughout a course. The course link validator tool can help make this task easy for faculty designing and teaching courses. The course link validator tool searches through course content and returns invalid or unresponsive external links in both published and unpublished content. The link validator also includes deleted
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It is important to verify that all links are working throughout a course. The course link validator tool can help make this task easy for faculty designing and teaching courses. The course link validator tool searches through course content and returns invalid or unresponsive external links in both published and unpublished content. The link validator also includes deleted
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As the instructor, you can decide what kinds of submissions are acceptable. You may allow students to: No Submission: Assignments can be created that have No Submission. These work well for in-class presentations, daily participation points, or other optional activities used for extra credit. This is the only way to create an “ad-hoc” column in
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Microsoft PowerPoint is a common teaching tool that many instructors use to present course materials. In order to use these presentations within an online course, instructors must make them accessible for students with disabilities. Narrating your PowerPoints and streaming them online with captions is an optimal way to make your presentations more engaging for your online
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Google has an extensive collection of images available. Many of them are free to use.
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