Canvas Investigation (CI) events are online meetings that occur several times each semester. CI events provide opportunities for Academic Technology (AT) and Instructional Design (ID) staff at the University of Minnesota (UMN) to share use cases, strategies, and ideas for how to use Canvas and related educational technologies to enhance teaching and learning. Presentations are informal events and AT or ID staff typically present for 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the topic and number of presenters during a session. Please contact one of the planning group members listed below if you are interested in presenting at a Canvas Investigations session.
ATiCoP members are automatically invited to CI events through the UMN Gmail calendar.
Upcoming Presentations
Past Presentations with Recordings (2024)
Show & Tell: Examples from the Community (Sep 11, 2024)
Recording Canvas Investigation September 11, 2024
- [3:12] Tiffany Quade & Karen Jeannette, ITSS UMN-Duluth: Applied creative approaches for access and flexibility (ThingLink), slides
- [34:22] Sara Maxwell, College of Pharmacy UMN-TC: Use of TamperMonkey to add Canvas feature, shared document
- [44:36] Evan Peterson, College of Biological Sciences UMN-TC: Experiences with the new Turnitin Canvas integration
Additional resources:
Let's Catch You Up (Aug 7, 2024)
ATSS released an Extra Points Blog Post "What's New in Learning Technologies for Fall 2024" based on this Canvas Investigation, with links to the recording timestamps.
Entire recording Canvas Investigation August 7, 2024 - Let's Catch You Up
A quick rundown and reminder about all the changes happening on and around Canvas, along with resources on how to approach your faculty.
Host: Sara Nystuen
Presenters: Soni Froyen (ATSS), Sara Nystuen (CFANS), Tracy Wilson (CFANS), Alex Anderson (ATSS), Jennifer Englund (ATSS)
Shared Document
New Quizzes Features (May 1, 2024)
Recording Canvas Investigation May 1, 2024 - New Quizzes Features
Present by the New Quizzes Features Working Group: Adolfo Carrillo Cabello, Yelena Yan, and Qi Zhang
Canvas for Outreach and Community (April 3, 2024)
Recording Canvas Investigation April 3, 2024 - Canvas for Outreach and Community
Host: Sara Nysten
Presenters: Nathan Carlson (ASR Office of the Registrar, DORS), Amy Baker (UMN Extension), Taylor-James Gilard (School of Nursing), and Kalli Binkowski (College of Biological Sciences)
Presentation Slides
Summary: Nathan Carlson from the University of Minnesota's Office of the Registrar introduced the Destiny One platform and its evolving features, including integrations with various Learning Management Systems and other tools. Amy Baker discussed the Extension program and the complexities of setting up extension courses, as well as the challenges with guest accounts in Canvas. Taylor-James Gilard shared his experiences with running courses and conferences through Destiny One integration with Canvas, and Kalli Binkowski promoted the "Science of Craft" courses offered by the biological station in Itasco.
Assessment of Design and Delivery of Canvas Courses (March 6, 2024)
Recording Canvas Investigation Mar 6, 2024 - Assessment of Design and Delivery of Canvas Courses
Facilitated by Annette McNamara (OIT-ATSS), the presenters will discuss the mechanisms and tools they use for Canvas Course Evaluation. Similarities and differences will also be explored, and there will be time for questions.
Presenters:
- Annette McNamara, OIT
- Tony Leisen, CSOM
- Emily Ronning, Alexis Tarter, LATIS
- Nicki May, Lyn DeLorme, CEHD
The New Zoom Whiteboard (Feb 7, 2024)
Recording Canvas Investigation Feb 7, 2024 - The New Zoom Whiteboard
Host: Adolfo Carrillo Cabello
Presenters: Jennifer Englund (ATSS), Rebecca George-Burrs (ATSS), Jake Kramer (OIT)
Past Presentations with Recordings (2023)
Current state of AI in teaching and learning with Canvas (Dec 6, 2023)
Shared Slide Deck - with presenters and resources
Host: Sara Nysten
Presenters:
- Asa Olson, Assistant Director of Academic Technology, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, UMTC "Teaching with generative AI in the disciplines and what's beyond AI literacy"
- Dan Emery, Assistant Director, Writing Across the Curriculum, UMTC "Using generative AI as a reading/summarizing tool and its implications for teaching and learning"
- Sara Schoen, Instructional Designer for Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS) - systemwide "Conversations around what instructors are doing with students (in terms of supporting them using AI)"
Resource: Recaps from UMN Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS) and Center of Educational Innovation (CEI) Workshops
FeedbackFruits Tool Suite: Pilots, Examples, Use Cases (Nov 1, 2023)
Recording Canvas Investigation Nov 1, 2023 - FeedbackFruits Tool Suite: Pilots, Examples, Use Cases
Presenter: Annette McNamara and Yelena Yan, ATSS
Host: Adolfo Carrillo Cabello
Hear how the first FeedbackFruits Learning Community pilot is going, and learn more about the 15 tool options offered in the ongoing pilot of the full FeedbackFruits Tool Suite. We will demo a few tools, focusing on those that seem most likely to address existing tool functional gaps. We’ll invite participants to share their own pilot experiences, use cases, tips and tricks.
Resources:
Google Apps Inventory (Oct 4, 2023)
Host: Sara Nystuen
Supporting Student Success in Canvas (September 6, 2023)
Host:Adolfo Carrillo Cabello
Presenters: Karen Jeannette, UMN-Duluth & Alexis Tarter, CLA Latis
Slides: Supporting Student Success in Canvas
More resources are listed in the slide deck.
Student and Faculty Focus Group Follow-up (August 2, 2023)
Hosted by SaraNystuen
Resources Canvas Investigation Aug 2, 2023:
- CEI/ATSS focus group presentation, preliminary themes (share at ATiCoP July 23)
- Slides
Response to Student/Faculty Usability Focus Groups - Ideas and Implementation - Recording
- Canvas for Students
- Canvas: Use a Template
Canvas Show & Tell – prepping for the next year (May 3, 2023)
Participants shared ideas and brainstormed: Jamboards Canvas Show & Tell
Understanding Work Patterns in Canvas
- What is something that you have continue to do since Canvas implementation?
- What things do you find in need of constant review and adjustment (pain points in need of constant review)?
- Name one tip and trick that others might not know
- What is your go-to LTI, why?
LTIs in context - Part 2 (April 12, 2023)
LTIs in Context (Part 2): Understanding support and process of integration (Presenters: Nicki May, Paul McLagan, Sara Schoen, and Peg Sherven)
Host: Sara Nystuen
Presenters: Nicki May, Paul McLagan, Sara Schoen, and Peg Sherven
Resources:
- The Digital Learning Operational Governance group (DiaLOG)
- Canvas LTI Process - Sign up to be a Community Reviewer
- Learning Tools for Canvas - for tool request
- Find Canvas Learning Tools
- LTI’s in Context Part 1: Chris Scruton
- The History of LTI
- What is LTI? What does LTI stand for?
- Why Platforms and Tools Should Adopt LTI 1.3
- What is an API?
LTIs in context - Part 1 (Mar 1, 2023)
LTIs in context (Part 1): Making sense of LTI integrations and their uses in Canvas
Host: Adolfo Carrillo Cabello
Presenter: Chris Scruton, OIT
Recording Canvas Investigation Mar 1, 2023 - LTIs in context (Part 1)
Kaltura Tips & Tricks (Feb 1, 2023)
Recording Canvas Investigation Feb 1, 2023 - Kaltura Tips & Tricks
Presentation Slides
Document Tips, Challenges, and Questions
Presenter: Alex Anderson;
Contributor: Mark Hilliard, Nima Salehi
Host: Silke Moeller
Resources:
- Recipes to Create Effective Online Videos
- Poster: z.umn.edu/recipes2019
- Recipes to Create Effective Online Videos Lectures (8:25 minutes) Susan Tade
- Recipes for Online Video Lectures and Active Learning (4:36 minutes) Nima Salehi
- Kaltura Individual Assignments
- Tips Using Canvas & Media Galleries (5:39 min) Mark Hilliard
- UMN IT Guides
- Canvas: Integrate Media Using Kaltura (self-help guide)
- Canvas: Use Your Computer's Webcam to Record Your Webcam with Kaltura
- Kaltura: Use Kaltura Capture to record a slide presentation
- Kaltura: Connect to YouTube Videos
- Zoom: Use Zoom to Chunk Video for your Canvas Course Site
- Kaltura: Extract and Combine Multi-Source Recordings (includes how to find the original recording on local drive)
- Canvas for Students: Submitting an audio/video recording using Kaltura
- Kaltura: Create and Manage Video Quizzes
- Kaltura MediaSpace: Upload and Manage Media (self-help guide)
Past Presentations with Recordings (2022)
Canvas Sections (Dec 7, 2022)
Recording:
Canvas Investigation Dec 2022 – Canvas Sections
Presentations and resources:
- Difference between PeopleSoft Sections and Manual Sections in Canvas and use cases for each. Manual Sections as groups, for incompletes, accommodations (Drew LaCapelle)
- Using Manual Sections in practice (Alexander Kulacki)
- One-offs about the upkeep of manual sections and drops. (Sara Nystuen to mention if Drew doesn’t)
- Cross-listing sections (Tracy Wilson)
- old-style cross-listing (diff departments teaching same course)
- grad/undergrad (gradebook)
- labs/lecture (due dates)
- co-teaching (diff instructors)
- online/F2F (schedule/recordings/assessment/zoom)
- Batch cross-sectioning and magic tool (Tony Leisen)
- Folder with Video, example, code
- Spreadsheet copy for using the tool
- Use Cases for Small number manual section management via People Tab - AT Level (Sara Nystuen)
- Grading Cross listed Sections (Liza Meredith)
- Using Section Enrollment Tool (Silke Moeller) - Demos
Maximizing FbF implementation and use: How to get started? (Nov 2, 2022)
Recording
Canvas Investigation Nov 2022 – FeedbackFruits Implementation and Use
Description
This session will provide an overview of the implementation plan for FeedbackFruits. The session will include tips and tricks from Carlson's Instructional Team, as well as ideas for marketing, increasing buy-in, and managing expectations.
Presenters
- Susan Tade, ATSS
- Leah Dwinnell, Tony Leisen, Esther Maruani, Sao Yang, Carlson School of Management
Slides and Resources
Gradebook Setups and Settings: Weighting, Extra Credit, and more (Oct 5, 2022)
Recording
Canvas Investigation Oct 2022 – Gradebook considerations, challenges
Presenters
- Pedagogical Considerations of Extra Credit
- Grace Atkins, CLA Latis-LX – CEI resources
- Technical aspect/challenges/limitations of Canvas Gradebook setup
- Dennis Svendsen, OIT & Soni Froyen, ATSS
- Grade Posting Policy and Late Policy Considerations
- Tracy Wilson, CFANS
- Consideration about Weighting vs Total Points - Differences and Why's?
- Kalli-Ann Binkowski, CBS
- Instructors sharing Challenges, Solutions, and Issues with Canvas Gradebook
- Penny Nichol, Psychology TC
- Merc Chasman, Mathematics Morris (Recording)
- Sara Nystuen, CFANS
- Sarah Buchanan, Language Morris (Recording)
Slides and Resources
See presenter slides (resources are listed at the bottom)
Design Tool Showcase (Aug 3, 2022)
Recording
Description
Presenters
Sara Nystuen-Royzenfeld, Sarah Maxwell, Tracy Thomas Wilson, Honey VanderVenter, Sara Schoen, Yelena Yan
Slides and Resources
- Design Tools User Group (Google Group)
Discussion (May 4, 2022)
Recording
Presenter and Resources
- Sara Nystuen-Royzenfeld, CFANS OIT: Canvas Discussion Beta Tool Changes slides
- Bill Rozaitis, Education Specialist for CEI: Innovative uses of the Canvas Discussion Tool slides
- Charlie Willis, instructor for CBS: using Canvas Discussions for Labs and Group work
- Grace Atkins, LATIS, TA: Effective Practices with Canvas Discussions slides
Hypothesis Evaluation and Lessons Learned (Apr 6, 2022)
Recording
Presenter
- Karen Jeannette
- Shana Crosson
Slides
Assessment Strategies (Mar 2, 2022)
Recording
Presenters
- Aparna Katre: Assessment with Hypothesis and Rubrics
- Adam Brisk and Karen Jeannette: Assessment in transition: Shifting processes and mindsets for small and large courses