Digital Learning Resources

What's the latest?

recently released canvas features

We’re excited to share some of the latest Canvas features. If you have any questions or want to dive deeper into these features, please email us or connect with one of our experts on Live Support

  • Module "assign to..." - You can now assign a single module to a specific section or student, just as you can with Canvas Assignments. This feature offers greater flexibility in managing course content, empowering faculty with more control of course materials and activites. For more information see . 

  • Discussion redesign - Discussions are a powerful tool for engagement, but they can become lengthy and difficult to navigate. The Discussion redesigned addresses by allowing you and your students to customize the how posts and replies are displayed, ultimately making it easier to review, reply, and engage with peers. To learn more see our . 

  • SpeedGrader Screen Capture Comment - Canvas SpeedGrader enables you to provide rich, multimedia-based feedback directly from within your gradebook. In addition to audio and video recoding, you can now record your screen. This is great if you want to provide narrated feedback on a student's digitally submitted work such as a website, image, or paper. Visit this page to see how you can now use the . 

Monday Minutes

Ever wonder whether students know when you post an Announcement or will quickly find the urgent Canvas Inbox message you just sent? Although you can’t control these things, urging students to allow key Notifications from Canvas can put the odds in your favor.

To see all Monday Minutes and the comprehensive bank of video tutorials, visit our .  

DIGITAL LEARNING FACULtY RESOURCES

Welcome to our faculty resources page, a centralized repository of tools, tips, and resources to support teaching and learning in a digital environment. We invite you to explore the categories on the left for step-by-step guides on a variety of tools available to USF faculty. We’ll keep you up to date on techniques and best practices for using tools like Kaltura to create and deliver engaging content, to incorporate in-video quizzing, and to utilize auto-captioning. We’ll highlight new features and helpful techniques in Canvas to help your students succeed. We’ll show you the latest way to communicate and keep students connected in Microsoft Teams. And much more!We recommend bookmarking this page to use as a primary reference for building your digital skills. Check back often as we continually update this section.

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Digital Learning offers live support to faculty teaching online on all campuses. Connect with one of our experts live via Microsoft Teams for questions related to your online course. 

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