Canvas

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 not be able to print or copy questions, visit other websites, access other applications, or close the quiz or exam until it is submitted. Quizzes and exams created for use with LockDown Browser cannot be accessed with standard browsers. 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

Canvas Student Guide

October 2, 2020 at 7:23 pm

Find student instructions and tips for using Canvas, which provides a secure online classroom for each of your courses at UBC. Your instructors may use Canvas to communicate, share course materials, and assign learning activities. You can use features in Canvas to help keep track of your work, collaborate with classmates, and preview your grades. Read more »


Posted in Canvas

Canvas Instructor Guide

October 2, 2020 at 6:59 pm

Find UBC instructions and tips for Canvas, UBC’s primary learning platform for delivering online course content.​ In Canvas, you can share materials (text or multimedia), enable student collaboration and discussion, manage assignments and quizzes, and assign grades. Read more »


Posted in Canvas

Zoom cloud recording and Canvas integration available

August 23, 2020 at 9:00 am

UBC Zoom data has moved to Canadian data hosting, allowing us to enable cloud recording for Zoom sessions and to integrate Zoom and Canvas.

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Posted in Canvas News, Zoom News

Group Work

August 21, 2020 at 11:45 pm

Find tools to support students when working in groups online at UBC. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, UBC Wiki, Zoom

Assignments & Quizzes

August 21, 2020 at 11:02 pm

Find tools to facilitate assignments and formative quizzes at UBC. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, GitHub, JupyterHub, Kaltura, PeerWise, Respondus Quiz, Turnitin, Webwork

Course Content

August 21, 2020 at 10:35 pm

Find tools for sharing course content with your students online at UBC. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, edX Edge, Kaltura, LOCR, UBC Blogs, UBC Wiki

Communications

August 15, 2020 at 12:16 am

Find tools for communicating with your students online at UBC. Read more »


Posted in Canvas, Microsoft Teams, OnTask, UBC Blogs