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Canvas Chatbot Gets an AI Upgrade

October 02, 2023

The Northwestern Canvas Chatbot debuted in the winter of 2019 and has since helped thousands of students and instructors find quick and helpful answers...
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What's the point of recording classroom lectures?

April 04, 2022

What does adding in lecture recordings do to your teaching environment? What’s the point of recording lectures? A closer look at the research behind recording in-person lectures.

Canvas Enhanced Gradebook Filters

March 29, 2022

Are you looking for new ways to see and find information in your Canvas course gradebook? Canvas’s new enhanced gradebook filter functions might be able to help.
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Time-Saving Tip: Searching and Sorting Your Canvas Gradebook

February 04, 2022

As your gradebook grows over the course of the quarter, you may find yourself looking for ways to more effectively manage and work within your Canvas gradebook. Read on for ideas on how to search, sort, and set up your Canvas course gradebook.
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Track Team Behavior in Canvas with the Teamwork Assessment App

November 10, 2021

Many faculty use team projects but are often frustrated by uneven student performance. Northwestern now offers a Teamwork Assessment app (TwA) through Canvas that can help students identify and solve common teamwork problems while allowing you to monitor their progress and spend more time on course content.
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Best Practices for Exams Administered in Canvas

May 28, 2021

With final exams just around the corner and many faculty administering assessments in Canvas, we want to make sure your exam administration is secure and successful. The following tips will help you and your students have an organized and productive exam experience.
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Discussion Board Alternatives

January 13, 2021

Discussion can be a powerful learning activity that helps students synthesize thoughts and make high-level connections. During remote and online classes, discussion boards have become a valuable part of student engagement
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Q&A on Collaborative or Two-Stage Exams

December 15, 2020

In this article, hear from a Northwestern faculty member who uses two-stage exams in her online and in-person classes and learn more about this type of assessment and how to execute it in Canvas.
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Save Time Submitting Final Grades with GradeSync

November 03, 2020

Where before instructors had to choose each student’s letter grade one by one in CAESAR, GradeSync allows you to submit all of your grades from each Canvas course site directly to CAESAR with the single push of a button.
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Spotlight On: Peer Review

October 12, 2020

Peer review can be a powerful activity that helps your students practice editing skills and creating substantive critique. But how can you avoid lackluster comments and Canvas confusion in a Peer Review activity?
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How Can Technology Help You Give Your Students Great Feedback?

January 03, 2020

Grading and giving feedback to your students is crucial to their learning process. Giving timely, useful feedback can make all the difference for students. Along with all the other demands of teaching and faculty duties, how can you give this important, but not necessarily expeditious, facet of instruction its due?