The Open Textbook Alliance created a nice handout explaining The Case for Open Textbooks. Open textbooks are textbooks that are free for students to use and openly licensed so that instructors are free to revise and redistribute them, with attribution. Below are some arguments for open textbooks explained in more detail and updated with more recent research […]
Monthly Archives:: September 2018
Using FlipGrid Video Discussion Boards in Canvas
FlipGrid is a free video discussion tool that allows for threaded video discussions in your Canvas course. It’s become very popular in both K-12 schools and college classes lately, possibly even more popular that Kahoot 🙂 And Microsoft recently bought FlipGrid and opened up all the premium features (such as maximum video length, now 5 […]
How to Embed Videos & Interactive Media in Canvas
Have you ever wanted to embed a video or a 3rd party interactive widget in your course? This lets students watch your video or use a 3rd party tool right in Canvas without having to open up a separate page. Embedding Videos There are actually 4 different ways to embed videos in Canvas. The simplest […]
How Ready are You to Teach Online in Canvas?
Are you prepared to teach online courses in Canvas? Take this Canvas Online Teaching Readiness Self-Assessment to see for yourself. At the end of the survey, you’ll receive links to resources related to each of the questions. This survey is being used in the Boot Camp for Online Instruction PD course. You can also download and import […]