Getting Started in Canvas, Part 7: How to Post Announcements in a Canvas Course

by Craig Short | Aug 14, 2019 | August 2019, News, Weekly Newsletter

You can create an announcement to share important information with all users within your course. In your notification preferences, you can choose to receive notifications for announcements created by you as well as replies to announcements you’ve created. Notes:...

Become an Expert in Canvas With Free Training by ID&T

by Craig Short | Aug 14, 2019 | August 2019, News, Weekly Newsletter

Gear up for the fall term by attending free trainings from the Instructional Design/Technology (ID/T) team. UMKC faculty, staff, and graduate assistants may register for the free sessions on our workshops calendar. The Canvas 101, Build Your Canvas Course, and Content...

Learn More About the Instructional Design & Technology Team

by Craig Short | Aug 14, 2019 | August 2019, News, Weekly Newsletter

The Instructional Design & Technology (ID/T) team consists of Instructional Designers and Technologists here to help you design quality online courses and practice using eLearning tools at UMKC. We offer a variety of face-to-face and online resources and...

Canvas Courses to Publish Automatically

by Craig Short | Aug 8, 2019 | August 2019, News, Weekly Newsletter

All fall 2019 courses in Canvas will automatically be published on Monday, August 12. If you do not want students to access your course site, you must manually “unpublish” your course. Once students submit something to your course (e.g. a discussion post, quiz,...

Getting Started in Canvas Series, Part 5: Organizing the Course Menu

by Craig Short | Aug 8, 2019 | August 2019, News, Weekly Newsletter

  Customizing your course menu is the key to a well-organized course in Canvas. A customized course menu helps to organize your course content and control the flow of information for your students. The course menu is located on the left-hand side of your course....