Teaching with Canvas
Canvas, the learning management system used at FSU, provides wonderful learning environment for you and your students. FSU's Canvas is highly customized with special features such as automated student enrollments, automatic course site creation each semester, and the FSU Final Grade Upload Tool. FSU Canvas Support …
Hosting Videos in Canvas
Embedding External Video Materials Although you can hyperlink to existing video content on the web, embedding it within pages on your course site makes the experience a smoother one for students. You can easily embed YouTube videos in your course site using the Rich Content Editor. You can also embed video content…
Design Tools: Getting started
CiDi Labs Design Tools provides a powerful tool set for creating eye-catching, accessible, and informative course content in Canvas that displays well across a variety of devices. To get started with using Design Tools, we recommend you begin with pre-formed page templates. These templates can be used anywhere that y…
Cidi Labs Design Tools: Building a course homepage
Creating a Homepage Using Cidi Labs Design Tools, you can create a custom Homepage for your Canvas course(s). Creating a course Homepage will allow you to provide your students with the tools necessary to successfully complete your course, while at the same time adding some creativity and visual interest to your cou…
Kaltura Playlist Overview
Videos posted in your course's Media Gallery can be further organized into playlists based on criteria of your choice. This article will show you how to put those playlists together and how to edit them once they're in place. Specifically, this overview covers: * How to create a Kaltura playlist * How to edit pla…
Incorporating emergency preparedness into your course design
As Floridians, we are no strangers to hurricanes and other intense weather events. As 'Noles, we are especially proud of our Panama City instructors, students, and staff who showed great resilience in the wake of Hurricane Michael's destruction. FSU's Office of Digital Learning has learned a great deal from our expe…
How to use Design Tools' built-in Accessibility Checking options
Cidi Labs Design Tools gives instructors the ability to easily check the accessibility of their content pages. Start by navigating to the page that you want to check * Select Pages on your course navigation menu. * Click on the name of the page you want to check. * Press the Edit button on the top right of…
Post-Emergency Course Recovery
The emergency has passed ... but now what? The resources in this article will assist you with the next steps as you begin to assess your instructional needs. To skip down to the information you are looking for, use the following links: * Resources for Making Up Class Time * Rescheduling Exams * Converting Your…
I'm teaching remotely - how do I hold office hours with my distance students?
Though we have both Canvas Conferences and Zoom web-conferencing tools available at FSU, we strongly recommend using Zoom for virtual office hours because it is well suited to both of the meeting types in this support article. Facilitating regular, scheduled office hours that all students can join This type of …
Design Tools Overview
Design Tools Accessibility Statement Design Tools Privacy Policy CiDi Labs Design Tools can help take your Canvas course design and accessibility to the next level! You can use Design Tools anywhere that you would use the rich content editor (content pages, the Syllabus page, etc.), import page templates, and us…
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