Engaging students and facilitating their learning experience in the online environment may seem more daunting than in a face-to-face setting, but it doesnt have to be. This article covers key ways to keep students engaged throughout your online course.
Have you ever wished you could undo a mistake or bring back deleted items in your Canvas course? In this article, we will show you 3 features in Canvas that will allow you to do just that.
Discussions are a critical part of student learning, but both in-person and online discussions can have lackluster results if not structured and facilitated properly. This article explores the potential challenges of discussion boards, the various roles instructors can have within them, as well as class discussion format options and tips for creating and managing effective ones.
There are numerous reasons why you may need to share a video file you've created with your students. When creating and sharing your own video files, it is important for accessibility best practices that these videos are captioned with subtitles. YouTube does most of the captioning work for you using automatic transcription and can shave hours off of the captioning process.
Learn how to publish your Canvas course site early so that students can preview content like the syllabus and instructor information, while preventing them from submitting any assignments.
Create a contact group in Gmail with student email addresses acquired from the photo roster to be able to email a whole class at once, or invite a whole class to a Calendar event.
Miami University faculty, students, and staff have access to 3 different tools that can be used for virtual classes and meetings: Zoom, Webex, and Google Meet. This matrix breaks down the most commonly used features and their availability on each platform, so that you can choose the tool that best meets your needs.
