By Lexi Schlosser, Faculty Developer of Online Learning Utilizing Canvas as a tool for teaching enhances your teaching practices and the student’s learning experiences, saving more time and effort and allowing…
By Jeff Schwartz, Instructional Designer While much of the research into the stress of finals rightly focuses on students, the end of the term can be just as stressful for faculty.…
By Jeff Schwartz, Instructional Designer, Ellen Hogan, Accessibility Technologist, Alex Martinez, Academic Technology Specialist, and Dr. Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, Director of the Office of Teaching and LearningEven though video technology…
By Amelia Gentile-Mathew, Instructional DesignerNEW OTL ResourcesOTL Media HubOur new video and podcast library makes many of our most popular media publicly available. Now you can explore impactful teaching resources…
By Jeff Schwartz, OTL Instructional DesignerWith face-to-face (F2F) courses resuming this week, it’s hard not to feel uncertain about navigating this return to campus. The pandemic has been predictably unpredictable,…
By Christine Hood, OTL Instructional DesignerUpdated January 2022 by Terri Johnson, Senior Faculty DeveloperDU’s requirement that critical course materials be hosted on Canvas brings with it an exciting opportunity to decrease stress for both…
By Dr. Leslie Cramblet AlvarezTo continue to keep the campus safe and make time for testing, DU courses will begin remotely, resuming in-person on Tuesday, January 18. After so many…
By Vince Tango, Instructional DesignerIn this blog, we continue exploring easy-to-navigate Canvas templates that you can incorporate into your courses.Last year, the OTL launched its first Canvas template, which utilized…
By Jeff Schwartz, Instructional DesignerCanvas recently released an update on their current quiz functionality called “New Quizzes.” While you’ll still be able to use Canvas’s existing quiz function, now dubbed…
By Paula von Kretschmann, Amelia Gentile-Mathew, and Jeff Schwartz, OTL Instructional DesignersNavigating any college course as a student can be challenging, and large classes can present particular challenges. For instructors,…
