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Contract Cheating is Riskier than Students Think 

“Contract cheating occurs when a student procures a third party (who knows about and benefits from the transaction) to produce academic work (that is usually, but not always assessable work) that the student then submits to an educational institution as…

January 27, 2021 in Academic Integrity, Assessment and Evaluation.

Instructor Strategies to Mitigate Contract Cheating

“Contract cheating occurs when a student procures a third party (who knows about and benefits from the transaction) to produce academic work (that is usually, but not always assessable work) that the student then submits to an educational institution as…

January 27, 2021 in Academic Integrity, Assessment and Evaluation.

What is contract cheating?

 “Contract cheating occurs when a student procures a third party (who knows about and benefits from the transaction) to produce academic work (that is usually, but not always assessable work) that the student then submits to an educational institution as…

January 27, 2021 in Academic Integrity, Assessment and Evaluation, Copyright.

Ready to Talk to Students About Suspected Academic Misconduct?

When you suspect academic misconduct in your course, it’s common to feel frustrated.  Some educators feel insulted or angry.  Some blame themselves.   Some people have a mix of all of this.   Regardless, if you suspect a student has engaged in…

January 7, 2021 in Academic Integrity, Assessment and Evaluation, Learning Charter, Remote Teaching.

Elevate Your Course Projects using Riipen

USask faculty members have been taking advantage of our new partnership with the Riipen project-based learning platform. Riipen provides an all-in-one platform for connecting, communicating, sharing documents, and managing deadlines between stakeholders (instructors, students, and community/industry partners). This post highlights…

December 15, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Educational Technology, General, Remote Teaching.

How Canvas Supports Learner-Centred Assessment

This post is part of a series about using Canvas to integrate the eight Learning Technology Ecosystem Principles. You can find more about these principles here; in this post, we look at the eighth and final principle. Inclusive of learning-centred assessment: Learning…

November 8, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology.

Managing and Facilitating Discussions in Canvas

This is the third post in a series of four about using discussions in Canvas to support student learning. Once you’ve settled on why and how discussions will be used in your course and have set up the initial discussion(s)…

November 5, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology, Instructional / Course Design.

Setting Up Discussions in Canvas

This is the second post in a series of four about using discussions in Canvas to support student learning. Discussions can be set up from within a module, or from the Discussions index page found by clicking on the Discussions…

November 5, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Educational Technology, Instructional / Course Design.

Posting Feedback and Grades in Canvas

Once students start completing quizzes and assignments in your course, you may start wondering how students access this feedback. You may also be wondering if you need to do anything to release the feedback. You may also wondering, to be…

October 9, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology, Educational Theory, Remote Teaching.

Exploring the Many Ways of Using Canvas Classic Quizzes

Quizzes are an extremely flexible tool that can be used to support many stages of learning. For example, quizzes can be used to pre-assess (prior to learning), provide practice and feedback (during learning), or as post-assessment (after learning). Experimenting with…

October 7, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology.

Students Finished Writing my Canvas Classic Quiz: Now What?

Once your quiz or test availability period ends, there are a number of tasks that you might want to complete, such as reviewing how the entire class performed, reviewing an individual student’s quiz, and manually grade questions. This post and…

October 7, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology.

How Canvas supports students remixing and / or creating

This is the fifth post in a series about how you can use Canvas to integrate the eight Learning Technology Ecosystem Principles. You can find more about these principles here, but in this post, we’ll be looking at the fourth…

October 7, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Instructional Strategies, Remote Teaching.

Student presentations in Canvas

By David Greaves, ICT Support Services What does a good student presentation look like in an online learning environment? Take a moment to think about it. While you were thinking, you likely made the realization that the learning environment makes a difference. This post will guide…

October 6, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Remote Teaching.

How Canvas supports learning through Reflection and Growth

This is the fourth post in a series about how you can use Canvas to integrate the eight Learning Technology Ecosystem Principles. You can find more about these principles here, but in this post, we’ll be looking at the third…

October 6, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology.

Understanding Timer, Availability, and Accommodation Settings for Canvas Classic Quizzes

As we continue our move to Canvas after a decade with Blackboard, there are some new settings to highlight and understand with setting up Classic Quizzes in Canvas. This post aims to clarify these settings to allow for the smoothest…

October 6, 2020 in Assessment and Evaluation, Canvas, Educational Technology, Remote Teaching.

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