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Follow these simple steps to access your Lucid account directly from your Canvas course page. Lucid is an online diagramming and brainstorming tool that allows you to easily create flowcharts, graphic organisers, and other visuals. It is directly integrated into Canvas, allowing you to embed all your diagrams created from Lucid into Canvas course pages, …
This is a growing list of digital tools that can help lecturers teach more effectively and engage students in different ways. Each tool includes a short description to help you quickly find what suits your course needs.
Have you found that the Marks box in SpeedGrader is not automatically populating with the assignment mark? Find the fix here. If the Marks box is not automatically populating with the assignment mark? Find the fix here. IMPORTANT! Do not edit the rubric criteria, only the settings. For moderation purposes, do not edit the rubric …
Step by step instructions on How to mark a Group Assignment using SpeedGrader. OR OR Note: If you have setup grading in the Rubric settings, the Grade field will automatically populate with the rubric grade results. OR Where to go next? 1 What is SpeedGrader? 2 Marking Using SpeedGrader 3 Adding Comments in SpeedGrader 4 …
You can access and reuse comments across different assignments and courses, by adding these to the Comments Library within your Canvas profile. This will save you time and improve efficiency marking student assessments. To add comments to the Comment Library Edit a Comment in your Library Delete a Comment from your Library Adding a Comment …
How to add text comments, images, videos, links, equations and other multimedia elements to provide detailed feedback to your students. How can this help you? Using the text editor tool within SpeedGrader you can provide detailed feedback to your students, enhancing communication by allowing you to emphasise key points, organise information more clearly, and include …
The Rubric Criteria Builder tool was designed to improve rubric creation, preserving existing features while adding new enhancements. If you can’t find an existing rubric to use for the assignment, you can create a new rubric for your assignment. The Rubric Criteria Builder tool was designed to improve rubric creation, preserving existing features while adding …
Most Canvas courses at MIT need to use the MIT Canvas Standards (MCS). This is how you import it into your course. Prepare Your Course Make it easy to import into the right course by giving your course a nickname. If you’ve delivered a course multiple times, you’ll have lots of courses in your Canvas …
Part of the 60ish Second Series on importing Content in Canvas For more: Importing Existing Content from a Canvas Course Importing the MCS template into your course
Part of the 60ish Second Series on importing Content in Canvas For more: Importing Existing Content from a Canvas Course Importing a Resource from Canvas Commons Hints and Tips
The Smart Search feature grasps the context of queries, delivering more accurate and relevant results without the need for complex search operators or tools Smart Search is a new feature preview available in Canvas using advanced AI and semantic algorithms. The Smart Search feature understands the context of queries, providing more accurate and relevant results …
This feature streamlines communication and enhances the effectiveness and professional appeal of inbox messages When the Enable Inbox Signature Block is enabled, lecturers have the option to configure a signature when composing a message. Additionally, admins have the option to disable the Inbox Signature Block for students. Note: The Enable Inbox Auto Response setting is …
Discussion Summary is a new feature preview available in Canvas. Discussion Summarisation uses a Generative AI model to give lecturers summaries of the main points, questions, and ideas in a discussion thread.
In New Quizzes, lecturers can customise the feedback displayed to all students after they complete a quiz (emojis etc). Change Benefit This feature allows lecturers to reinforce key concepts, guide students on the next steps, provide additional information and enhance their overall understanding of the material. How it works After completing a quiz, the custom …
Commons is a learning object repository located in the lefthand Menu on your Canvas window that enables Canvas users to find or locate specific resources in Commons. In this case, we will download a Canvas page called “You Said, We Did”, and make it available to staff and learners assigned to a course. Let’s get …
