Canvas
Minimizing Students’ Extraneous Cognitive Load
Web usability experts sometimes use the mantra “don’t make me think” to describe the ideal for clear, clutter-free web design and navigation.
While this may sound simplistic or lazy, it’s actually just a catchy summation of one of the fundamental principles of “cognitive load theory”. ... Read More
Using Canvas Groups for Discussions
The Canvas Groups tool has a variety of applications (some better than others). One of the most useful enables you... ... Read More
Leveraging Google Meet with your On-Campus Classes
Google Meet can be a great tool for faculty to enhance their classes even when campus is open. Here are... ... Read More
Quiz Log Auditing
Students and instructors can view progress logs for course quizzes. This feature is designed to help instructors investigate problems that... ... Read More
Fixing Web Browser Content Display Issues
Because the Canvas instance at Champlain College is secure (https://), content included on a Canvas page that is insecure (http://)... ... Read More
Using Conferences (Big Blue Button) in Canvas
The Conferences tool in Canvas allows you to start a real-time videoconference, web-based conference call, or live chat right in... ... Read More
Upload and Link to a File in Canvas
Canvas offers a useful option to create a link to a file and upload the file in one step. You... ... Read More
Using the Canvas Rich Content Editor
Canvas provides a wide variety of options for styling your course content, which are found in the Rich Content Editor.... ... Read More
