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  1. Compare Discussion Tools

    Discussion Tools Comparison Chart For a great description of each discussion tool, visit the demo course site and click on the enroll button. Click on comparison chart to enlarge.  Download the Acces...
  2. AI-Resistant Exams

    AI-Resistant Exams  Purpose: In a moment when generative AI tools are widely accessible, designing effective and secure written exams requires new strategies. Many faculty teaching in-person are going back to traditional handwritten exa...
  3. Adding Quiz Time For Accessibility Accommodations

    For students with officially approved extension of time accommodations, you can append the available time in a Canvas Quiz. The quiz must be published in order to access the extension of time feature. Note : The Extension School poli...
  4. Modify the Course Navigation Menu

    What to know The course navigation menu is a series of links on the left side of your course that help you and your students access different course areas or integrated external tools.  Depending on the structure of your course,...
  5. Manage Sections

    Sections are a way to organize course users for communication and grading.  Each section can have its own varied due dates for assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.  Examples of this feature include a course with sections that meet on dif...
  6. Gradescope

    Gradescope helps streamline collecting and grading paper-based, digital, and code assignments and exams.   Students can scan paper assignments or upload documents and files.  Instructors give detailed assignment feedback via rubrics an...
  7. Group Projects and Collaborations with Student Groups

    Student groups can be used to set-up group projects.  They also give groups of students a space of their own to collaborate outside of the central course site. Setting Up the Groups Manually Make Groups and Add Students Link Student Grou...
  8. Linking HOLLIS resources to Canvas

    What to know Leverage the Harvard Library resources for your students and respect copyright policy. Link to individual Harvard-licensed resources in Canvas modules, pages, assignments, and discussions. It is the safest and best rou...
  9. Set a Course Grading Policy

    In the Canvas Gradebook, you can apply a selected grade posting policy for all course assignments. Posting policies can be set to automatic or manual. Set a Course Grading Policy Post Grades for Students to View ...
  10. About Proctorio

    About Proctorio Setting Options Request Proctorio About Proctorio Proctorio is an optional online exam proctoring tool that works with Canvas Classic Quizzes. Instructors request a Proctorio install on their Canvas course site...