Division of Academic Innovation
September 9, 2024
Have you reviewed your Canvas settings? Below are the most common settings edited by users: Profile picture: Click on the account icon at the top of the Canvas global navigation. In the window that opens, click on settings. Click on the account icon and navigate to the location of the desired image. Adjust the image…
August 29, 2024
Welcome to the new year of Canvas Tips and Tricks! Canvas has introduced an enhanced Discussions feature designed to foster more engaging and interactive conversations in your courses. This update offers streamlined tools for creating, managing, and participating in discussions, making it easier to track conversations and collaborate with peers. With improved organization and accessibility,…
June 24, 2024
Design Tools Is Now DesignPLUS! Design Tools has upgraded to Design Plus! Design Plus provides users with a streamlined and intuitive experience to create courses with the learner in mind. How do I switch from Design Tools to Design Plus? As of July 1st, DesignPLUS will be the default option in Canvas courses. How do…
June 10, 2024
Canvas Files This week’s post provides a few tips and tricks for using Files in your Canvas course. Organizing files: Did you know that you can create folders to organize your files? It’s easy! Click on Files in the Course Navigation then click the “+Folder” in the upper right corner. File types: Any type of…
May 20, 2024
New Discussions in Canvas Canvas discussions have been updated to provide improved functionality for faculty! Here are some of the new features now available through Canvas discussions: Edit – To edit a discussion, click the three vertical dots on the upper right Reply – The Reply button is now a colored button providing additional ease-of-use…
April 22, 2024
Auto Play Canvas Media Captions If you use closed captioning on media in any Canvas course, there is now a setting that will auto-play closed captioning throughout your course (when captions are available). This eliminates the need to turn on closed captioning on each individual video. It is easy to turn on! Simply go to…
April 8, 2024
Media Quick Start The Division of Academic Innovation provides multiple options for video creation. After reviewing the information below, contact canvas@unthsc@edu for additional assistance. DIY Office Options Canvas Studio The Canvas Studio tool is now available to all HSC Canvas users. Canvas Studio provides video recording and storage all within the Canvas LMS. In addition,…
March 25, 2024
NameCoach Canvas Integration Have you tried NameCoach? NameCoach is a new recording tool integrated into Canvas for use by both faculty and students. NameCoach provides a simple solution for users to hear the pronunciation of others’ names. Once you’ve completed your NameCoach profile, it will be available in all courses in which you are enrolled. …
March 25, 2024
Design Tools>Design Plus Upgrade Design Tools has upgraded to Design Plus! Design Plus provides users with a streamlined and intuitive experience. How do I switch from Design Tools to Design Plus? When you open Design Tools, a prompt will open asking if you would like to switch to DesignPlus. Shift-alt-v also switches you to DesignPlus…
January 7, 2024
Updating Your Canvas Profile The beginning of the semester is a great time to update your Canvas profile. Below are the most common settings edited by users: Profile picture: Click on the account icon at the top of the Canvas global navigation. In the window that opens, click on settings. Click on the account icon…
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