Have you ever found a simple way to solve a teaching problem, created an activity that worked well, or discovered a useful Canvas feature?
It might feel like a small idea to you, but it could be exactly what another lecturer needs.
You already have useful ideas
Lecturers are coming up with ideas all the time. You might have changed an assessment, found a different way to explain a tricky topic, created a useful resource or discovered a better way to engage your students.
Often, these ideas stay within one course or teaching team. Sharing them gives other lecturers a chance to learn from what you have already tried.
You don’t need to have created something completely new. You don’t need to be an expert. You don’t even need to have everything perfect.
If it works for you, it could be useful to someone else.
What could you share?
Think about something that has made your teaching easier, clearer or more engaging.
It could be:
- A Canvas activity that worked well
- A useful AI prompt
- A different way to explain a difficult concept
- An assessment idea
- A resource you created
- A way you improved student engagement
- A problem you found a solution to
- A Canvas feature that saved you time
- Something that didn’t work and what you changed
If it helped you, it could help someone else.
It doesn’t have to be finished
One reason people don’t share ideas is because they feel they need to be polished first.
You don’t.
You could simply say:
“I tried this with my students and it worked well.”
Or:
“I found a better way to do this in Canvas.”
Or even:
“Has anyone else tried this?”
That’s enough to start a conversation. Other people can then add their own experiences, suggestions and ideas.
Sharing can save everyone time
When ideas stay with one person, other lecturers might end up solving the same problem themselves.
Sharing an approach means someone else can start with what you have already tried. They can use it as it is, adapt it for their course or build on the idea.
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time you want to try something new.
Your idea could be the starting point
Collaboration doesn’t always mean sitting down as a group and creating something together from the beginning.
Sometimes it starts with one person saying:
“I tried this.”
That idea might lead to a conversation, a new approach or a resource that can be used across several courses.
Your idea might also encourage someone else to share something they have been doing.
Share your idea
You don’t need to write an article or create a polished resource. Send us your idea and we can help turn it into something useful for other lecturers.
It could be a quick tip, an activity, a resource, a Canvas discovery or simply something that worked for you.
What are you doing that someone else could use?
Share your idea with Fleximode and help us build a collection of practical ideas that lecturers can learn from and adapt.