Over October there have been a series of updates to various features within Canvas including New Quizzes, Assignments and Discussions.
In this blog post, we will cover what is new in Canvas for October 2024.
How to Navigate this Update
This update is broken down into pages dedicated to updates for each of the Canvas Features.
By selecting the page numbers below, you will be taken to the update for each Canvas feature.
Included in this update is:
New Quizzes Updates (Page 2)
- Add Time to Existing Quiz Sessions
- Manage Student Result View
- Submitted Date Displays in Moderate Log
- Attempt Log Stopped Viewing the Canvas Quiz Page
Assignment Updates (Page 3)
- Assign to Interface Change – “Assign To” Location Change
Discussions Updates (Page 4)
- Edit button added to Discussions Index Page
Blended Learning 101
By Nuala Davis, LTDS
Here are a few practical tips on getting started.
Bling it up
Our institutional VLE Blackboard can be made to look more interesting. It’s down to you…
- add images to items
- think about what you can embed – Video, Slideshare, Polls and quizzes
- Add links to discussion boards – and if you use these make sure you have time to contribute and set the tone (be a good cocktail party host at the start). Create an introductory post on each discussion board – it’s far too scary to be the first one who posts.
Signpost
Make the journey really clear on your course and use weekly emails/announcements to reinforce what’s to be done and reflect on what’s been good.
NUTELA 3Ps: Quizzing
From quizzing in the classroom to embedding quizzes in your recap recordings, our latest Pizza, Pop and Practice event covered them all (with a bit of a Christmas theme).
Our experts for this session were Marc Bennett (NUIT), Rebecca Gill (LTDS), Chris Graham (Mathematics, Statistics and Physics) and Carol Summerside (LTDS). They all provided a great overview of the different tools and the session ended with Laura Delgaty’s International Christmas Quiz with prizes for everyone.
Find out about each of the quizzing tools below: Continue reading “NUTELA 3Ps: Quizzing”