Category: Canvas

How I Integrated Panopto into My Canvas Course

April 9, 2025 by Mac Clark

To help instructors utilize Panopto in their own courses, this article details how I integrated Panopto into my online COMM 210 course this spring. What is Panopto? Available to Ball State faculty and employees, Panopto is a video platform for creating, managing, and sharing video content. If you are interested in using Panopto as a […]

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Three Ways to Monitor Attendance on Canvas

February 5, 2025 by Mac Clark

Attendance policies are standard practice at Ball State. Whether individually created or departmentally assigned, most instructors keep track of their students’ absences. One way to monitor attendance is through Canvas’ Roll Call feature. Roll Call allows instructors to record attendance, while providing a grade based on the number of absences entered, but the tool does […]

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New in Canvas: Multiple Due Date Discussions with Checkpoints

November 13, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Update (November 19, 2024): Canvas has changed the timeline for Discussion Checkpoints. It will now be available beginning January 18, 2025. Learn how to use the new Discussion Checkpoints feature in Canvas to assign an initial post and required replies. When assigning discussion boards on Canvas, it’s common for faculty to assign an initial post […]

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Canvas Update to Know About (Q3 2024)

October 23, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Looking to stay up-to-date on Canvas? Here are the highlights of new Canvas features introduced during Q3 2024 (July – September). For a comprehensive list of Canvas updates, see Instructure’s Canvas Releases page. Additionally, look for the following upcoming Canvas changes: Look for an update about Q4 2024 changes at the end of December. We […]

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New in Canvas: Releasing Modules and Pages to Students

October 2, 2024 by Cheri Madewell

Learn how to assign specific Canvas Modules or Pages to students in your Canvas course site. With the new Releasing Modules to Students feature available in Canvas, you can easily assign individual students and sections course material and assessments tailored just for them. Releasing Differentiated Content As a master’s student many years ago, I identified […]

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New in Canvas: Lucid Integrated with Canvas

September 4, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Learn how to use the new Lucid integration with Canvas for visual collaboration, brainstorming, and diagramming. LucidSpark and LucidChart are now integrated with Canvas. These tools allow you and your students to collaborate visually, brainstorm, and create visual documents such as concept maps, flowcharts, and wireframes. How to Use Lucid Integration with Canvas The new […]

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Canvas Provides a Path to Student Engagement

May 8, 2024 by Dan Jones

Learn 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 […]

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New in Canvas: Discussions Redesign

May 1, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her), Caleb Green

Update (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 […]

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Late Passes in Canvas: One Approach to Structured Flexibility

April 10, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Configuring 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. […]

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Supplement Office Hours with Canvas Appointment Groups

March 13, 2024 by Eva Grouling Snider (she/her)

Supplement your office hours with in-person or virtual appointments that students can book straight through Canvas using Appointment Groups. Have you ever bemoaned the fact that students don’t come to your office hours? In this post, you’ll learn about a Canvas feature that can help you increase the amount of one-on-one time you get with […]

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