{"id":8287,"date":"2020-04-15T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=8287"},"modified":"2020-04-08T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T12:28:58","slug":"canvas-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/04\/15\/canvas-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas tips and tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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 you may not have explored yet and share some of the TEL team\u2019s favourite tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When students are learning at a distance they can feel isolated and it can feel impersonal, but adding a human touch can help. This could be something as simple as adding a photo to your Canvas profile so that any announcements or discussion posts you make are accompanied by your friendly face. For step-by-step instructions see the Canvas Guide How do I add a profile picture in my user account as an instructor?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you stay connected with your students you will want to check and perhaps update your notification preferences. This will allow you to be alerted when posts are made to Discussions, messages are sent to your Canvas Inbox and more. These settings will apply to all the modules on which you have a role. To review and amend your notification preferences click on Account in the global navigation menu and select Notifications. Here you can choose which notifications to receive, how often and via which communication method. Your Sussex email will already appear in the options, but you can add other emails, mobile phone numbers etc. by going to Account and selecting Settings then +Contact method. For step-by-step instructions see the Canvas Guides: <\/p>\n\n\n\n