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Hypothesis Basics - Start Here
Hypothesis, (https://web.hypothes.is), is a collaborative annotation tool that makes reading active, visible, and social. With Hypothesis, students engage with their readings, instructors, ideas, and each other in deeper, more meaningful ways. Hypothesis is integrated with Canvas and student…
Perusall Basics - Start Here
Perusall, a collaborative annotation and reading tool, is integrated with Canvas. This page provides a roadmap to using Perusall. Note that the links to support documents and online guides will open in a new page. Some will link to the UO Teaching Support and Innovation website resources. Others…
iClicker Basics - Start Here
The University of Oregon only supports iClicker Classic functionality. We do not support iClicker Cloud. Do not have students register for iClicker Cloud as it will not work for them at UO. Students must purchase a student iClicker remote from the UO Bookstore in order to participate in iClicker…
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Announcements & Email Communication Canvas users are able to communicate with their students using both the announcement tool and the email tool. Announcements can go out to students as an email notification as well as being placed on the home page of the course. Assignments Assignments are…
Canvas Quizzes
This guide will walk you through the various facets of Canvas Quizzes including creating a Canvas quiz; adding questions to quizzes and groups; creating quiz banks; and moderating quizzes for AEC (Accessible Education Center) accommodations. It will also cover grading quizzes using SpeedGrader and…
Instructor Added Questions
Staring Winter 2023, instructors can add up to two of their own questions to UO Student Experience Surveys. Instructors can add and edit their own questions before the survey opens for students. The questions appear at the end of the survey for students. To access instructions for creating and…
Add Instructor Image to Student Experience Survey
Instructors can add a small photo to be displayed alongside the links to their student experience surveys. If uploaded, the photo will be displayed to students on their landing page, making it easier to identify which surveys are for which instructors. This is especially helpful for courses with…
Schedule When a Canvas Page will be Published
Canvas allows you to create a Page and then schedule when you'd like to publish it. This feature gives you the flexibility to create Pages in advance that then will be published automatically on the date you select. Students will only see the Page (even when it's included in a published Module)…
Setting up a Shared Document in OneDrive to be Shared in Canvas
Want to give your students a shared document to collaborate on? Use OneDrive to create your document and share it with your students in Canvas.
Canvas Academic & Community Instances
Wondering what the difference is between the Academic instance of Canvas and the Community instance? This How-To will walk you through using either instance of Canvas at the University of Oregon.