Did you know there is a feature in Canvas that allows you to restore deleted items in your Canvas site? To see a list of all the items that you can restore, simply add “/undelete” to the end of your course URL that appears on your Home page. It will look something like this: https://iu.instructure.com/courses/1234567/undelete…. Read more »
Quick Tip
Quick Tip: All-Purpose Discussion Prompts for Discussing Assigned Readings in Class
A faculty client of mine recently asked me for some general all-purpose discussion prompts for her class. She was having difficulty coming up with prompts for in-class discussion that were focused on the readings she had assigned, yet were also broad enough to generate many different answers and spur discussion. And ideally, they would also… Read more »
Quick Tip: Use Attendance Questions to Increase Student Engagement and Build Classroom Community
Let’s face it: getting students to participate in class is a challenge. My discussion-based sections of English composition sometimes felt more like Old Western standoffs than the collaborative learning communities I was striving for. After much trial and error, I found a simple practice that amped up the volume in my classes: attendance questions. Research… Read more »
Quick Tip: Email Change Available in the Student Engagement Roster
So, this is a blog pointing to a blog, but it’s useful and we wanted you to know. Some instructors dislike the automated messages coming from the Student Engagement Roster looking like they are coming directly from you email account. You can now change that “from” address, so it comes from “noreply@iu.edu” rather than your… Read more »
Quick Tip: Cross-list Your Sections’ Canvas Sites Before Adding Content
If your course has multiple sections, consider cross-listing the section sites into a single Canvas site. Cross-listing allows you to manage your sections in one site, removing the need to perform the same actions in multiple course sites. Cross-listing is best suited to sections that do not deviate much in terms of content and grading,… Read more »
Quick Tip of the Week: Set a Default Due Time for Your Canvas Assessments
If you have created a few Canvas assignments, discussion, or quizzes with due dates, you may have noticed that the time associated with the due date – the “due time” – is set to 11:59 pm by default. The due time can always be changed on an assignment-by-assignment basis, but now there is an easier… Read more »