by Berlin Fang | Jan 12, 2016 | Informative Articles, Instructional Design
Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens, Professor of Education at Portland State University, and co-author of Introduction to Rubrics recently shared her suggestions to the The Professional and Organizational Development Network (POD Network) for writing assignment instructions...
by Berlin Fang | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Canvas grade calculation method is fairly robust compared to other systems. As students usually expect all their course-related information in the same place, you do not need to use Excel or any other tool for grade calculation if you have set things up properly...
by Berlin Fang | Nov 13, 2015 | Course Development
As you prepare for your course for the next semester, remember you will need to request a new course shell. Check instructions here if needed. If you want to make an exact copy of the course (clone it), you can choose “copy” when you request it. If you...
by Berlin Fang | Oct 8, 2015 | Instructional Design
Having worked with a number of learning management systems, I found that one the biggest complaints from faculty to vendors is the lack of a a good mechanism to consider extra credit items in final grades. I think this is probably more of a pedagogical issue than a...
by Berlin Fang | Sep 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
There are situations when you need to release a quiz or exam to different students at different times. This can be done fairly easily in Canvas either by individual students or by sections. Check the video below for details....
