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  1. Setting Up Exams in Canvas

    Canvas "Quizzes" Use the Canvas “Quizzes” feature to create and administer exams. Canvas "Quizzes" offers many question types and other features, including file uploads.  Check the Online Exam Resources and Guides page for details. Find stud...
  2. Set a Missing Submission Policy

    This is a course-wide policy and exceptions can only be made manually student by student.  A submission is labeled missing when the due date has passed and it has not been submitted. Only submissions with a status of Missing will be affected by t...
  3. Set a Late Submission Policy

    The late Submission policy allows you to automatically deduct points on all late submissions.  A submission is labeled late when it has been submitted past the due date.  Only assignments with a status of Late will be affected by the policy.  Th...
  4. Filter and Sort in Gradebook

    You can filter and sort columns in the Gradebook according to your preference.  The option to filter columns affects all assignments within the filter.  You can also have a preset arrangement or manually arrange columns. Filter Arrange ...
  5. Change An Individual Assignment's Grade Posting Policy

    To release grades and comment immediately after , you need to select a "automatic" grade posting policy per individual assignment (only needed if course posting policy is set to manual). To hide grades while grading , you need to select a "manua...
  6. IDW Home Page   Questions  For questions, reach out to the Faculty Development Team:   FacultyDevelopment@extension. harvard.edu   COVID-19 Info Visitors coming to campus will need to fill out a health attestation form u...
  7. How Simple Syllabus Impacts your Canvas Course Site

    All January and Spring 2023 Extension School courses (except cross-listed Harvard College courses) are required to use Simple Syllabus as the platform for their syllabi. There are several things to be aware of during Extension and Summer Schools' t...
  8. HELIX Classroom/Hyflex Timeline

    Submit Your Course Proposal  (approx. 9 months before your course begins) Think about the pedagogical reasons for choosing HELIX Classroom/Hyflex as your format. Here are some resources to help you understand what a HELIX/Hyflex Classroom is: ...
  9. HELIX Classroom/Hyflex Syllabus

    General Syllabus Information Depending on the semester, your syllabus  will need to be posted on your Canvas course site about 5-12 weeks before the semester begins. It  will be visible to anyone in the world who clicks on it from the course catal...
  10. The HELIX/Hyflex Classroom Experience

    DCE has designed HELIX/Hyflex Classrooms to allow remote students to use Zoom to interact with you and your on-campus students during class in real time.  In addition, the classes are recorded so a third set of students can watch the recordings at t...