For this installment of “How to Canvas” let’s take a look at an oft used tool within a course: Announcements. On the surface a simple tool (post announcement, students read announcement, right?) there is some depth to announcements that you should probably be aware of. Continue Reading: Canvas Course Announcements
Academic Technology Resources Centers
Category: How to Canvas
Posts which provide information on actually doing things within a Canvas course, as opposed to discussing Canvas in the abstract.
Canvas and Closing System Announcements
For this installment of “How to Canvas” let’s look at an extremely simple, but valuable, function in Canvas: How to remove the system announcements from the Dashboard screen when you want them to go away. Continue Reading: Canvas and Closing System Announcements
How to Publish Your Course in Canvas
If you are an instructor for a course, you can publish your course in the Course Home Page sidebar or from the Course Setup Checklist. Continue Reading: How to Publish Your Course in Canvas
Canvas Student Activity Indicators
Maybe the census date is imminent, maybe you just want to stay on top of student activity in your Canvas course site. For whatever reason, you’d really like to know when and what individual students are doing within your course. So what are your options?
The short answer? You have quite a few options. Continue Reading: Canvas Student Activity Indicators
Canvas Course Cross-listing (or “How do I merge my courses?”)
Faculty sometimes teach multiple instances of the same class, and want a way to combine all their students into a single course on Canvas. Typically the question asked is “How do I merge my courses together?”
Cross-listing allows faculty to move enrollments from different courses and combine them into one course. This feature is helpful for instructors who teach several sections of the same course and only want to manage course data in one location. Continue Reading: Canvas Course Cross-listing (or “How do I merge my courses?”)
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Academic Technology Resources Centers is to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning in a supportive environment for students, faculty, and staff at Palomar College through the use of technology.