Canvas & Inclement Weather

Lea Susan EngleCanvas Training and Outreach Coordinator

canvas@utlists.utexas.edu canvas.utexas.edu/help

REAL-LIFE SCENARIO

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Recording Video in Canvas• Talking head• No edits

Recording Video in Canvas

Uploading Video

1. If you record it in Canvas, it’s already there.2. Videos NOT recorded in Canvas better hosted elsewhere and

embedded• YouTube• Vimeo• Box

3. Canvas easily accommodates videos under 500 MB

Video Formats• flv – Flash Video• asf – Windows Media• qt – Apple QuickTime• mov – Apple QuickTime• mpg – Digital Video Format• mpeg – Digital Video Format• avi – Digital Video Format• m4v – Digital Video Format • mwv – Windows Media• mp4 – Digital Video Format• 3gp – Multimedia Mobile Format

Canvas Instructor Guide – Supported File Types

Quizzes

Canvas Instructor Guide – Quizzes

Modules

Canvas Instructor Guide – Modules

Organize your class by week, topic, etc. Modules are made of assignments, files, pages, quizzes, external links, and more.

Snow-day Module

• You could add a new mini module of videos, readings, quizzes, problem sets, etc. students should cover that day and create a rule that requires they complete this content before they can move on.

Canvas Resources• UT’s Canvas Help Resources

• canvas.utexas.edu/help

• One-on-one or small-group consulting with CTL• canvas.utexas.edu/appointments

• Canvas Guides• Canvas Instructor Guide

Canvas & Inclement Weather

Lea Susan EngleCanvas Training and Outreach Coordinator

canvas@utlists.utexas.edu canvas.utexas.edu/help