Resources Open Canvas Success Story: Educational Talent Search 15 Jun 202213 Jun 2022 Open Canvas Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Educational Talent Search (ETS) is a grant-funded TRIO program that assists 550+ underprivileged students who attend Philadelphia public schools with high school completion and their…
Do You Know?… Open Canvas Success Story: OpenSp2 27 May 202226 May 2022 Open Canvas Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Becoming a Social Work Organizational Leader is a program hosted in Open Canvas by the School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2) via their non-degree department…
Do You Know?… Closing The Toolbox: Course Outcomes and Learning Mastery Gradebook 13 May 202213 May 2022 Outcomes in Canvas enables the instructor to track students’ progress as measured by pedagogical goals or desired outcomes set according to the Course Objectives. Instructors can use Outcomes to: Align…
Best Practices… Closing the Toolbox: Outcomes and Analytics 6 May 20225 May 2022 Now that we’ve explored the different tools available in your Canvas Toolbox, it is time to wrap up and close the toolbox until next semester. After final exams and all…
Do You Know?… Canvas Toolbox: Exam and Plagiarism Tools 13 Apr 202212 Apr 2022 This month, the theme for Canvas Toolbox is focused on exam and plagiarism tools available either within Canvas, or available to users at Penn. The tools being covered this month…
Feature Highlight… What’s New In Canvas Spring 2021? 6 Jan 202120 Oct 2021 The following information will introduce you to what is new in Canvas for Spring 2021: New Tools & FeaturesCourse Development, Design, & ManagementAssignments & GradingAccount Settings & PreferencesQuestions? New Tools…
News and Announcements… Take a Virtual Study Break with Penn Libraries! 9 Dec 202020 Oct 2021 Staying up late studying? Performing last-minute research? Then, it’s time for a study break! Taking breaks can help reduce stress and improve your ability to focus on a task for…
Resources Canvas Helps Student Accommodations for Final Exams 6 Dec 201810 Dec 2018 Learning from Experience Over the years, Courseware Support has helped instructors accommodate their students when the standard final-exam schedule conflicts with external circumstances or conditions in a student's life. If…
Feature Highlight… Canvas Production Release: November 17, 2018 13 Nov 201820 Oct 2021 Canvas operates on a three-week release cycle through which features are added or updated. Courseware Support posts highlights from Canvas’s production release notes, a link to these notes, and other…
Resources Canvas for Librarians 24 Aug 20183 Jan 2019 Overview Librarians at the University of Pennsylvania can leverage Canvas for course support. The following information explains how. Access to Canvas Sites Requesting Access Has an instructor asked you to…
