In this set of short videos, the Center for Advancing Teaching Excellence offers some tips and tricks to take your classes to the next level. Watch this space for more videos added regularly. Please reach out to us at MoodyCATE@austin.utexas.edu with any ideas you might like for us to include in this series.
Canvas
Announcements
Send effective announcements using text, voice, or video to communicate with your students.
Assignments
Set up assignments to reflect your grading scheme.
Discussions
Build classroom community and keep students engaged using discussion boards.
Grading
Explore entering grades, grade posting policies, and anonymous grading.
Homepage
Create a simple, clear, and organized homepage.
Modules
Organize your course content using modules.
Rubrics
Use rubrics for setting clear expectations for students and for ease of using SpeedGrader.
Other Tools
Google Jamboards
Interactive digital whiteboard from the Google suite. See this Jamboards handout for more information.
Flipgrid
Video assignment and discussion tool.
Panopto
Lecture capture tool for short videos, editing, captioning, and interactive elements. This video highlights using Panopto for flipped classrooms.
Perusall
Social annotation tool integrated with Canvas. When using social annotation tools, it's important to consider inclusive practices. Please refer to this handout for more information on critical social annotation.
Polling
Polling tools for active learning and increasing equitable engagement.
Zoom Breakout Rooms
Zoom feature for group work and group discussions.
Zoom Whiteboards
Zoom feature for collaboration, social interaction, and engagement.