DEU | Online Teaching & Edtech ideas
Instructional design ideas, online teaching tools, and best practices for learning from the USask Distance Education Unit
Here’s something that can be a bit annoying when you are inserting links to YouTube videos into a Canvas page. If you’ve ever wanted just a simple link but instead had a small (and unwanted) embedded preview of the video show up, and you’re unsure of how to remove it, this post will show you how to get rid of it.
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Both the Canvas Assignments tool and the Canvas Quiz tool can be used for replicating a “take-home” style of exam, or a written exam, in an online or remote course setting. This post will discuss how to decide if this is the right approach for your course, how to set it up in Canvas, and some details for administering it to ensure a smooth launch come exam time. Continue reading “Administering Written Exams via Canvas”
Have you ever wanted to organize your content in Canvas pages in a way that chunks the content nicely, and reduces the amount of scrolling required on the page? One approach you might consider is presenting your content using tabs. This post will show you how (and give you the HTML code snippets to try it yourself!).
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