Specifications Grading: A Powerful Way to Reflect What Students Learn
Linda Nilson argues that our current grading system is fundamentally broken—it fails to reflect what students actually learn, burdens faculty with time-consuming and subjective decisions, and fuels stress and grade disputes. In Specifications Grading (2014), she...
Share Panopto Videos Through Canvas Modules: A How-To Guide
You may already know that Canvas Modules are a handy, economical way to organize the content of your Canvas course – but did you know that you can share Panopto videos through Modules without worrying about the videos’ permissions? In this post, we’ll lay out how to...
Create Accessible Equations and Formulas with LaTeX, Canvas, and Overleaf
The typesetting system LaTeX (pronounced “lah-tech”) is widely used in academia, especially (though not exclusively) in STEM fields, to represent content in an organized and visually appealing fashion. One of LaTeX’s great strengths is its ability to format...
Enrich your Classroom Teaching with Podcasts
Do you have a topic that is so interesting you wished you could do an entire class on it? Or maybe wonder what students really thought about an issue? Maybe you wished you could debate a student in a comfortable low-pressure environment? Podcasting is the answer you...
Two Ways to Annotate Videos in Canvas
Social annotation promotes active learning and fosters collaboration among students and instructors. With social annotation, students benefit from seeing multiple perspectives and interpretations from their peers, creating a rich, collaborative learning environment....Subscribe by Email
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