Consistently evolving to enhance the user experience for both instructors and students, introducing a variety of new and upcoming features designed to support innovative teaching practices and enrich the overall educational experience. To ensure that all users can effectively leverage these enhancements, I am offering consultation services for one-on-one or departmental training: providing personalized support to help them maximize the benefits of the platform.
This feature provides instructors with concise summaries of key points, questions, and ideas from discussion threads. It's designed to streamline the teaching process, which is particularly beneficial where managing discussions can be challenging.
Streamline the assignment experience for students, making it easier to navigate their submissions and understand grading criteria. By providing clear visibility into submission attempts, feedback, and grading rubrics, it fosters a more transparent educational environment.
Canvas Discussions redesign offers many exciting opportunities to bolster collaboration through many modern, flexible discussion features. This redesign takes some of the impactful legacy functionality and gives it a modern UI, improved peer-to-peer interaction, and more robust moderation tools for instructors.
Combining both of these features enhances content consumption, particularly for learners using mobile devices for their studies. By optimizing screen space and providing a streamlined interface, users can engage more effectively with course materials, leading to improved focus and retention, regardless of the device they are using.
Enhanced Rubrics are a feature that improves the assessment process within Canvas by allowing educators to create and manage rubrics more efficiently. Key functionalities include student self-assessments, bulk import/export of rubrics, and sharing across courses, all aimed at streamlining grading and providing clearer feedback.
Smart Search in Canvas leverages AI to search course content, including pages, announcements, discussion prompts, and assignment descriptions. It supports multilingual queries, allowing non-native speakers to search in their native languages, though performance may vary.