Academic Technology Solutions Blog

What’s New in Canvas-Summer 2024
The author wishes to thank his colleagues on the ATS Learning Design Team for their feedback, and Digital Pedagogy Fellow Kinley LaBerge for valuable assistance in the compilation of this post. Canvas has implemented features over the past months that can provide...

Use the Redesigned Canvas Discussions and Announcements
The author wishes to thank ATS instructional designers Michael Hernandez, Joe Olivier, and Cheryl Walker, whose suggestions improved this post. Canvas Discussions and Announcements have recently been redesigned. The new designs offer improved functionality and more...

Build Proficiency for Language Learners by Assessing AI Outputs: Insights from a UChicago Instructor’s Experimentation
While much of the discourse on generative AI in higher education has concerned student use to circumvent learning goals, particularly for writing assignments like essays and reading responses, learning activities and concerns from disciplines involving other artifacts...