In the current climate of travel restrictions, shielding and limits to student numbers on campus, the student body is much more dispersed than in previous years. This has brought with it new challenges in providing for the significant number of…
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The Great Firewall of China: restricted access to commonly used websites and resources
Tagged with: access, distance learning, resources
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, digital skills, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, digital skills, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Managing online activities with Canvas Sections and Groups
Tutors want to divide up students for a range of purposes, from the administrative to the creative. Canvas has two tools for this which work in distinct ways providing lots of opportunities, but sometimes causing some confusion. This post will…
Simple ‘podcasting’ in Canvas with Panopto and Zoom
Podcasts are increasingly popular and many people are keen to adopt and adapt the medium for education. A previous post on this blog looked at ways that you can power up your pedagogy with podcasts but it may be that…
Teaching during a global pandemic: Meeting the Sussex Baseline
The Covid-19 global pandemic has introduced enormous uncertainty across the HE sector while social distancing measures will undoubtedly place restrictions on the ability of institutions to deliver face-to-face teaching or undertake in-person assessment come the autumn term. As a result,…
Tagged with: Baseline, Blended learning, Canvas
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Posted in Blended learning, Canvas, Learning Design, Learning Technologies
Canvas quick tip: Muting notifications by module.
Do you have a role on Canvas modules that you are not teaching on a day-to-day basis? If so, you may be receiving more notifications than you want. It is now possible to mute the notifications you receive from a…
Posted in Canvas
Changes coming soon in Canvas
In February we told you about some great updates and new features coming to Canvas. As one of these, the enhanced Rich Content Editor (RCE) will soon replace the existing RCE which is used in creating nearly all content in…
Posted in Canvas
Canvas tips and tricks
While more teaching and learning is happening remotely, Canvas is increasingly central to engagement with students. As we have been using Canvas for nearly two years now we thought it was a good time to remind you of some features…
New academic reading skills resources for students
When students arrive at university, and throughout their studies, one activity they may find challenging is reading academic texts. This may be due to a number of reasons: students may not have any prior experience of reading this type of…
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