Canvas

Potential change to your name in Canvas and other services coming July 27

July 4, 2022 at 1:25 pm

We are simplifying and streamlining how learning technology systems at UBC determine what name to display for you.

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Posted in Canvas News, Other Tool News

MyLA Instructor Guide

November 3, 2021 at 6:24 pm

Find UBC instructions and tips for My Learning Analytics (MyLA), a dashboard in Canvas that gives you and your students feedback about their engagement with course materials, assignments, and grades. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, MyLA

Collaborate Ultra access turned off June 30

June 24, 2021 at 3:50 pm

As part of UBC’s move away from Collaborate Ultra, your access to Collaborate Ultra recordings in Canvas will be turned off on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. This removal is in preparation for UBC’s access to Collaborate Ultra and all stored recordings officially ending on July 31, 2021.

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Posted in Canvas News, Collaborate Ultra News

Student Peer Assessments

March 26, 2021 at 5:17 pm

Find tools to help you incorporate student peer assessments at UBC. These tools include those used when students review one another’s work and those used when students review one another’s performance in a group. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, CLAS, ComPAIR, iPeer, peerScholar

Threadz Instructor Guide

February 23, 2021 at 7:40 pm

Find UBC instructions and tips for using Threadz, a learning analytics tool that allows you to visualize and better quantify student discussions that happen in the discussion boards of your Canvas course. Threadz lets you map a discussion by person or by discussion thread. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, Threadz

New Rich Content Editor in Canvas

December 23, 2020 at 2:45 pm

Enabled December 23, 2020, the New Rich Content Editor in Canvas replaces the existing Rich Content Editor and includes toolbar updates, new media options, and an auto-saving feature.

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Posted in Canvas News

LockDown Browser Instructor Guide

December 16, 2020 at 12:24 pm

Find UBC instructions and tips for using LockDown Browser, a web browser that “locks down” what students can do during a quiz or exam in Canvas. When students use LockDown Browser, they will be unable during the assessment to print or copy questions, visit other websites, access other applications, or close the assessment until it is submitted. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, LockDown Browser

LockDown Browser Student Guide

December 16, 2020 at 12:24 pm

Find UBC instructions and tips for using LockDown Browser, a web browser that “locks down” what you can do during a quiz or exam in Canvas. When your instructor has you use LockDown Browser during an assessment, you will be unable to print or copy questions, visit other websites, access other applications, or close the assessment until it is submitted. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, LockDown Browser

Kaltura Instructor Guide

November 24, 2020 at 10:51 am

Find UBC instructions and tips for using Kaltura, a media platform where you and your students can create and share media content in Canvas. Kaltura lets you record, upload, publish, search, and embed media directly in one or multiple Canvas courses. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, Kaltura

New Quizzes in Canvas now fixed

November 18, 2020 at 10:30 am

Canvas has resolved issues that were impacting grades with New Quizzes, and New Quizzes can be used again without problems.

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Posted in Canvas News