Nov 19, 2024
ED TECH NEWS: SPRING CANVAS COHORT: Our successful Canvas LMS fall pilot has expanded into a much larger spring cohort, growing from 16 to 56 (!) instructors. This cohort will receive extensive support from both Canvas and the NMC Ed Tech team over the next...
Nov 14, 2024
Canvas Corner Volume 10: Creating a Canvas Assignment (Part 2) Last week’s Canvas Corner focused on the basics of creating an assignment in Canvas, including adding an assignment description, types of submissions, setting up an online submission, grade settings,...
Nov 7, 2024
Canvas Corner Volume 9: Creating a Canvas Assignment (Part 1) We discussed the Canvas Assignments Page last week, touching on how graded activities can be created in multiple places in Canvas and how they appear and can be arranged on the Assignments page. This week,...
Oct 31, 2024
Canvas Corner Volume 8: Understanding the Canvas Assignments Page The Canvas Assignments page is where the Canvas gradebook is organized. For any activity to count towards the course total, it must be added to the Assignments page. Instructors do not have to create...
Oct 24, 2024
Canvas Corner Volume 7: Using the Canvas Syllabus Feature At NMC, all instructors are required to post their syllabus in Canvas. Fortunately, Canvas provides a dedicated syllabus feature in the course navigation panel that includes several helpful elements to enhance...
