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iClicker Cloud: Taking Attendance
This document guides instructors using the iClicker Full Course feature in iClicker Cloud. Before proceeding with this checklist, confirm that your iClicker Cloud account setup is complete. For account setup instructions, visit Getting Started with iClicker Cloud.
LinkedIn Learning in Canvas
Linkedin Learning (LiL) offers training courses in 3 broad categories: business, creativity, and technology. There may be times when you'd like your students to watch a LinkedIn course, or a single video within a course, to introduce new concepts or to reinforce your instruction. There are several…
Turning Autoplay off in LinkedIn Learning
By default, LinkedIn Learning auto-plays videos on their platform - even when added to Canvas. It is up to individual users to turn off autoplay in their LinkedIn Learning profile. This resource outlines the steps to take to disable autoplay in LinkedIn Learning.
Canvas Discussions/Announcements Redesign
Starting July 20, 2024, all Canvas users will experience redesigned Announcements and Discussions. This redesign introduces new features and options, such as improved accessibility, the ability to create anonymous discussions, and the ability to view a discussion's edit history. Instructure created…
Assigning Extra Credit in Canvas
There may be times when you’d like to offer extra credit to your students. While there is no explicit “extra credit” option available in Canvas, this How-To outlines a few options for giving extra credit points. The three options here will serve a majority of need cases. If you have a more complex…
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
Starting 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…
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.