Penn State has licensed Respondus Campus 4.0 to create and manage quiz and exams banks for use in Canvas and other contexts. The application is Windows only, but can be run on a Mac Windows emulator like Parallels Desktop or Oracle VM VirtualBox. View the University’s help article: Canvas: Set Up, Activate, or Renew Respondus […]
Add Media Gallery to Canvas
Why use the Kaltura Media Gallery in Canvas? Instructors can optionally add a Kaltura Media Gallery to their Canvas course navigation. Enabling the Media Gallery in your course is not required to embed a Kaltura video in your course using the Canvas rich content editor, however the gallery provides a centralized place to display a […]
Add Zoom to Canvas course navigation
Adding Zoom to your Canvas course navigation menu will make it easy for students to join synchronous Zoom classes. Students in the Canvas course will automatically have access to the meeting. Follow this process separately in each one of your Canvas course sections. To integrate Zoom, click Settings on the course menu. Select Navigation from […]
Creating Basic Assessments in Canvas
Canvas offers three main types of assessment tools you can use to track and improve student learning in your courses. Quizzes – whether you call it a mid-term, exam, quiz, test, evaluation, survey. How do I create a quiz with individual questions? Assignments – a dropbox which allows students submit their homework assignment online. Assignment […]
Embed Kaltura video in a Canvas Page
Videos in your Kaltura account are stored at My Media in Canvas, which is available via the Canvas Global Menu (far left side of your browser window). You can also view My Media on the PSU Kaltura portal site. To publish a video from My Media to Canvas, you can publish a video from your […]
Schedule appointment times with students
Canvas Scheduler Faculty who would like students to schedule an individual or group appointment time with them may consider using the Scheduler in Canvas. View instructions for creating appointment times using Scheduler with your Canvas Calendar. Office365 Bookings Another helpful tool for scheduling appointments is Bookings, available through Office365. Set up time periods you want […]
Canvas: How-to videos
For faculty who would like to brush up on Canvas, here are selected videos covering Canvas tools you may want to utilize for remote teaching. These video resources (and more) are available at the Canvas Support Site. If you need more information about how to implement a Canvas tool, the CLT team is available by […]
Penn State’s Canvas Learning Center
Faculty who are interested in learning more about Canvas can visit the Penn State Canvas Learning Path, a comprehensive, self paced course which includes videos, tutorials, learning activities, example courses, and more. Learners can choose the item that they want to learn by visiting Modules.
Schedule and Start a Zoom Meeting within Canvas
Enable Zoom in your Canvas Course Add Zoom to your Canvas course navigation View detailed instructions for scheduling recurring Zoom meetings in Canvas. View best practices for scheduling class meetings in Zoom. One option to invite students to your Zoom session is to Send an invitation to your Zoom Meeting Room. Another option is for […]