- Canvas Provides a Path to Student Engagementby Dan JonesLearn about Canvas Mastery Paths and how they can help you support student engagement in your courses. Supporting Student Engagement There are millions of educational tools and software to help you build engagement, but where to begin? I recently Googled “student engagement technology,” and the results were overwhelming. It would take considerable time to determine… Read more: Canvas Provides a Path to Student Engagement
- New in Canvas: Discussions Redesignby Eva Grouling SniderUpdate (May 13, 2024): The authors of this post presented a virtual workshop entitled Introducing the Canvas Discussions Redesign. You can watch a recording of that workshop here. Learn about the Canvas Discussions Redesign, which brings a new look and new features to Canvas Discussions and Announcements, beginning July 20, 2024. Canvas Discussions and Announcements… Read more: New in Canvas: Discussions Redesign
- Reflexively Making Popular Culture References with Our Studentsby Caleb GreenBe reflexive about the ways you bring popular culture into your classroom. “I don’t understand the things that you are saying. They do not make sense to me.” When I heard these words, I could feel my entire body tense up. We were discussing a new theory in class, and I had just made a… Read more: Reflexively Making Popular Culture References with Our Students
- How to Help Exhausted Students, Part 1by Eva Grouling SniderStudents are exhausted, but just how exhausted are they and why? Discover data from the Student Satisfaction Survey about student exhaustion and fatigue. If you ask your students how they’re feeling, it’s likely you’ll hear a chorus of “tired,” “exhausted,” or “low energy.” In this special two-part post, we’re going to explore the effects of… Read more: How to Help Exhausted Students, Part 1
- Late Passes in Canvas: One Approach to Structured Flexibilityby Eva Grouling SniderConfiguring late passes in Canvas can offer students structured flexibility to support them in successfully completing your course. In a recent post, “Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Crisis: Why Balancing Flexibility and Structure in Course Policies Is Important,” Ellen Whitehead and Mellisa Holtzman shared their research about teaching practices adopted by faculty during the pandemic.… Read more: Late Passes in Canvas: One Approach to Structured Flexibility