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What’s New In Canvas Spring 2021?

6 Jan 20216 Jan 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…
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Take a Virtual Study Break with Penn Libraries!

9 Dec 2020
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…
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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…
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Canvas Production Release: November 17, 2018

13 Nov 2018
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…
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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…
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How to Request Fall 2018 Canvas Sites

6 Aug 201822 Aug 2018
All Canvas sites are created upon request. If you don't see a course you are teaching in Canvas, please use the information below to request your site(s): Annenberg, Arts & Sciences,…
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Submitting Grades for Spring 2018

7 May 201823 Apr 2018
As you wrap up grading for the semester, you might be wondering how you can use the Canvas gradebook to submit final grades for your courses. Although many instructors calculate…
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Video: Grading in Canvas at the End of a Term

3 May 20183 May 2018
We hope you enjoy this video geared towards faculty and TAs managing grades in Canvas using the gradebook! It shows six steps for finishing up grading in Canvas at the…
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Canvas End-of-Term Grading Checklist

1 May 201823 Apr 2018
The following checklist has been designed to help your end-of-term grading run smoothly. 1.) Download and Save the Current Version of the Canvas Gradebook It's a best practice to download…
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May 2018 Canvas Workshops & Office Hours

30 Apr 2018
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  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Online Office Hours, which are offered at select times during the academic year, are scheduled appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Appointment and let us know how we can prepare in advance to help you. We look […]
  • Canvas Micro Workshops: SpeedGrader
    Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Library: Online This 30-minute workshop will focus on using the Speedgrader in Canvas. This workshop will cover the following topics: an overview of the Speedgrader interface how to comment on and annotate submissions how to view instructor feedback from the student perspective.
  • Canvas Office Hours
    Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Online Office Hours, which are offered at select times during the academic year, are scheduled appointment sessions for faculty, grad students, teaching assistants, and students to get individualized Canvas assistance. Schedule an Appointment and let us know how we can prepare in advance to help you. We look […]
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