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You can request a site to be created in Canvas or Teams as your non-subject site. The purpose of the site should determine whether this site is created in Canvas or Teams. For example, if you want to maintain a centralised source of static information for students in a course of study, this would be best suited to […]
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Some people approach watching video content as a passive activity, in which clicking play is enough to learn and understand what’s being said. Of course, many studies have demonstrated that students learn better when they’re actively engaging (Mayer, 2014; Mayer et al., 2020). The resource Introduce and frame your video content looked at how you can contextualise […]
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General recommendations Testing has shown variations between regions and individuals in China in terms of what students may be able to access due to the firewall and low internet speeds. Please be prepared for individual students not being able to access technologies, check-in with affected students regularly, and refer to the back-up plans for both […]
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Talk to text A simple way to adapt a lecture for online delivery is to write it down. In this example, a guest lecturer has annotated their slides, providing a detailed yet engaging commentary that guides students through the learning materials. While being precise and thoroughly referenced, the text is relatively informal in style to help students feel directly addressed. Note that the page begins with […]
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Your Course site can be used in a number of ways. The most successful sites include a mix of student communication and course-related resources such as forms, Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), staff contact details and general links to student support services. Remember, your course site is not just one thing. There are a range […]
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UTS academics designing subject sites in the learning management system (LMS) are recommended to follow the nine guiding principles. Each principle provides key benefits for students and staff. UTS aims for consistent site design across all sites within the LMS. The common layout of Canvas courses should be intuitive, well organised, and easy to navigate. […]
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How do you currently use your subject site? Subject sites are used for many different purposes. Tell us how you use your subject site currently, with the poll below. A subject site often used to provide administrative and procedural information about the subject to students. It also provides information to support learning, as well as […]
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In Canvas, subject content and resources are presented to students on Pages. In addition, you can set up these pages to give open access to students, allowing them to contribute to and edit their own content – just like a wiki. Enable students to edit To do this, go to the ‘Options. Can edit this page role […]
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People displays information about users in a Canvas course. You’ll find a link to the People page in your Course Navigation Menu. The following tutorial video (3:52 min) shows you how to add and view users via People. View the transcript for this video tutorial. The People page displays all information about the users in your […]
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Use the Student View to view your subject site from the student’s perspective. You can also submit assignments and quizzes using Student View. You can use Student View to: Check that you’ve published all the content you want your students to have access to. Preview and test any task you wish your students to complete, […]
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