Thank you Ashlee. Super helpful. Do you have experience with the Canvas Credentialing module? We just need to issue a certificate of completion for watching an educational webinar. We don't do any course development as of yet.
What more can we ask for? Clear, riveting, a pleasant and well-modulated voice all throughout, properly phased, unhurried, relaxed, well-organized, encouraging, easy-to-follow, and yes, a pedagogy so calming and unintimidating. Thank you, thank you, and ever more thank you from our whole family who will be using Canvas for our homeschool modules.
Wow, thank you! I sure appreciate this lovely comment and I'm so grateful that I could be of help for your whole family using Canvas for your homeschool modules. I've got an entire series of Canvas tutorials if that might offer any additional support. They are broken down into episodes so you can find a topic that you want to learn more about or find a solution to a new element or even just as inspiration for new teaching modes/methods. Here's the playlist and I'm always adding to it: th-cam.com/play/PLit_70db88TTVKUlrn-xdwO02QtVN5JzP.html
Thank you! I learned more in these 45 minutes of video clips than the 2 days of confusing inservice PD about Canvas (and I didn't imagine table-flipping my computer once).
Helped me so much. I'm teaching college courses as a late hire. I've never worked with Canvas. I was so confused. Your clarity helped me understand the design much better. Thank you!
Thank you for this. Your pacing is perfect for the watch/pause/try approach. You're personable and likable without being self-conscious. I appreciate that you don't waste time yet there's no rushing either. AND you speak in complete sentences with NO vocal tics or fyllables. I'm a homeschool teacher in Texas with about 60+ students in four classes. So helpful! Great job and much appreciated.
This is such a wonderful comment, thank you. It’s the advantage of being an actress that helps with creating content like this I’ve discovered along my TH-cam journey. Glad it was helpful and happy teaching! 🤗
Thank you for the tutorial. I noticed you are from RCC. I graduated from the nursing program in 2000 from RCC. I am now teaching in Texas for the nursing program. Thank you again.
Ashlee I just realized that you resemble Anne Heche. You probably get that all the time with that super cute pixie cut. Thank you for creating this video it is a life saver each semester.
Oh thank you! I do get that often and it is an honor and a compliment. Glad this crash course video was helpful. I made it on a whim and it my top watched video on my channel still. What wild is that it’s the least edited and produced one I’ve ever done!
A Facebook group pointed me in your direction when I posted an SOS for help getting started in Canvas. I spent an entire 6 hours of PD watching most of your videos, and it was an excellent use of my time. Seeing you use the tools as you explained them was helpful for a learner like me. Thank you for showing us your old courses so we could see an example of the end product. I appreciate the time you took to make these and update them as Canvas is updated. You have taken a great dea of stress and overwhelm on my shoulders.
Oh my goodness, I'm so glad my videos were helpful! I appreciate your feedback and taking the time to leave a comment. Are there any topics that I haven't covered in a video yet that might be helpful? I'll it to my list!
You are a life saver! I have been putting off making a canvas page for my 8th grade social studies class since May, now here I am in July rushing to get it done. So grateful to have found your videos!!!!
Hello Ashlee! I'm a former theatre teacher myself--now a professor of education--who just got thrown into the deep end with Canvas. Although what I'm currently doing is less a course and more like online advising, I really appreciated your presentation, start to finish. Hard for this once-theatre person to give up face-to-face instruction, but you made online understanding, appealing, and, above all, do-able. Thanks for being my water-wings!
Oh wow! I hear you on this and I'm so glad I could help. I honestly teach mostly online now in theatre/musical theatre and have found it so rewarding. It will never replace in person work but it can definitely offer accessibility and wonderful options for those that can't or not able or not comfortable with in person learning. So glad you found me here!
Fantastic tutorial. Learned more with your helpful guide than I did, while trying to navigate canvas,during my last 2 years of teaching at college. Thanks a lot.
Wow Ashlee!!! Saying that you are great at teaching Canvas is an understatement! Why don't I say that you are exceptional. Thanks a million times for your teaching skills. Keep-up the great work.
Very good. I have never worked with Canvas and was required to make a page for a mock assignment. I followed along, pausing video, and got my assignment done. Thank you so much for the info!!
Ashlee, I am so grateful! I started from scratch, have never taught online before and have never used Canvas. Your videos gave me so much info, I could design great courses that my students called "excellently structured." Thank you, thank you, keep doing it!
Happy to help! I'm just so happy that the videos offered support for you to be the best teacher for your students! I love that they said you created courses that were excellently structured!!!!! 😀 👏 the more you learn too the more you will be able to create courses that work for your teaching style and your students needs. THank you for sharing your feedback!!
Read your comment and we have in common " started an learn - from scratch " to watch and apply is not always easy to do. On hand training along with not understanding of how and what is read. Agree to watch her as she tutorials series makes the concept much better builds interest with confidence.
I have been watching my college canvas courses from an indian accent instructor. I have been miserable in her voice and her slowness as if people are dummies, people meaning professors. This section takes 3h long mind-blowing. So I didn't complete any courses. Thank you for posting this. It saves time from.self learning, try and error.
Bless you! I am up for a new job that uses Canvas and this is perfect, super easy to follow, you have an amazing visual presence and make everything sound so easy. Thank you so much
This is seriously the best how-to video I have ever seen. You are a very good teacher. You kept a good pace, wasted no time, and you were very clear every step of the way. I was so scared of Canvas before. Not anymore. Thank you so much!!!
Best feedback ever on this video! Thank you so much. That was exactly my goal with this video. Wishing you the very best. Remember to be patient with yourself along the way. Canvas can be overwhelming. One step at a time and focus on the outcome rather than all the tech.
@@VirtualTeachingPro I am still watching your videos. They are the best. I am so grateful because figuring out technology is not my strength. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! The school I teach at just shifted to Canvas and I was very nervous about doing so. Some of the other Canvas help tools and tutorials were confusing and/or overwhelming to me. Your tutorial is AMAZING! Very clear instructions, easy to follow and understand. I was able to listen to your guidance as I created my content for one of my courses, and I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Again, many thanks!
Thank you for creating this tutorial. I just graduated and I will be a first-year teacher at a school where they just implemented Canvas. This was very helpful, thank you again!!!
I'm so glad my content is helpful! I don't a video on it but check this one out if you haven't seen it yet : th-cam.com/video/V9kTO3grmBw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qqh3cnPbXJMH7vGd
The walk through is very good with how too. Which was now getting more helpful to me. Appreciate your time in creating this so we can find another way of tutorial learning this is really very cool way of self learning.
Thank you Ashlee. Your videos were more helpful that then videos in the Canvas Help section. I appreciate all of your help help and will definitely be checking out the rest of the videos of this series.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for your supportive message and comment. This video tutorial is a great overview to get you up and going with all of the basics. Definitely check out the entire playlist series when you are ready dive deeper in the functions of Canvas or if you could use some inspiration or suggestions with teaching using Canvas. Are you new to using Canvas for your courses?
I’ll take this as a positive!! The fact that you watched it all the way through without needing to skip means it’s quality content! Thanks for watching and commenting :) What type of class do you teach in Canvas?
Great video I understand it alittle better. Im in university in iceland where the teacher said we can use studio canva for project. in the project we are suppose to talk about our result from assesment tool and show pictures to explain better what we are talking about I can´t figure it out how to record speech and show pictures here and there in same record as a student.
Well done and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I am a new adjunct trying to learn this new concept of online teaching and all about Canvas. Grateful to people like you for sharing your knowledge, hats off to you!
Thanks for sharing this. I am now creating a crash course for Information systems course. I am so confused on how to organize the textbook content within the 16week course.
glad it was helpful! Turning a textbook into a 16 week course can be daunting especially with the online component. If you are required to use the textbook for the course then it would really be a decision on if you are going to move through the text in chapter order as it's laid out or jump around. then, I split it up into units then mid term final exam and a couple of projects. Then I add quizzes or other bench marks as they move through each unit to make sure they are grasping the information. I like a good mix of reading, writing and application driven work so it breaks it up and helps with accessibility. I"ll add this to my video list of tutorials to record if that's helpful.
Thanks for the video upload. I just found out this week that I will be a CC teacher (life goal) and I will be teaching online. I have a little more than a month until the semester starts. Definitely helpful!
Ashley! You{ve just saved me, thanks a lot for your clear explanations as well as the guide step by step, definitely gonna watch the more detailed videos!
You're so welcome! The content on my channel has shifted the past year but I still keep up all the online teaching video and canvas tutorials bc so many people are still needing them. glad they are still helpful!
Thank you. My teaching at an American University here in China starts tomorrow! (unfortunately online for 3 days due to covid restrictions). They are just rolling out Canvas and I was panicking about getting up to speed with it (because being an old fart I've never used systems like this before). This was a great tutorial - I'm going to check out the rest of the playlist now - that's my Sunday sorted!
Happy to help! I know how it feels when first start with Canvas and it's so overwhelming opening it up and then trying to find out where to even start. So glad I could offer a guided path to calm that feeling! What type of class are you teaching online?
@@VirtualTeachingPro - My classes this semester are in-person but I set up and use Canvas as a lesson planner, lecture aid, and a place for students to take quizzes and turn in essays. Last spring was my first full online class and your videos were a life saver. I used just what I could understand in the time I had to put the class together but it worked great. I'm preparing three in-person classes now on Canvas also to use in class and to anticipate having to another mid-term shut down. With your help I'm getting better every semester and will continue to develop my skills for fully online and to supplement my in-person classes. I've other tutorials but none as professional and rationally explained as yours. Thanks so much. I'll be seeing you on the little screen.
@@michaelpoindexter8886 I'm so glad I was able to help offer support and now continue to offer tips and guidance as you continue to utilize Canvas for all of your courses! Canvas seems to be updating on a constant basis these day which is both exciting but also a little overwhelming because I feel like I'm teaching people a new feature or change every single week. I do appreciate the updates though and how extensive they are building out the platform so it can be used for any way that works best for that teacher wether it's in person, hybrid, fully online, or just a remote synchronous course. I'll keep you updated and please let me know if you have any specific topic requests or questions and I will add them to my video list. Wishing you the very best in this academic year.
Would it be possible to get a word doc of one of your syllabus' to show to my instructors as an example of what to create, we are moving from blackboard to canvas and I would like to make sure our content is a clear and concise as possible. I'm only on settings & navigation and I'm learning alot. Thank you.
hi there. glad the videos are helpful. That shift from bb to canvas is tough at first but just keep at it and slowly build up your courses. It will be worth it in the end. I can make a video about how I create my syllabus' if that's helpful but I don't use word doc for them so I'm not able to share it in that format.
Very engaging and well-structured content. Sounds and looks professional which really makes a difference. I appreciate that Ashlee shows her own course as a concrete example. Very well done!
Thanks so much for your feedback and I'm glad it was helpful! I always find it easier to when demo includes an actual class rather than just examples. It's so important to see what it looks like in real application. I've updated my courses in Canvas over the past year even since I created this tutorial because we are always learning and growing as online educators. What type of class do you teach in Canvas?
@@VirtualTeachingPro English 101 As current with Pierce Community College. I felt this would be a excellent way as a refer course to build on skills in all areas and I was right, in this course is now become so helpful I wish could of caught on earlier but it is not to late. With any difficulties can I have or combine the to for your assistance in where I'm having problems for help or guidance.? Grateful in meeting you and all you do to help in canvas it is extreme considering some computer skills is better if one takes the time to want to pursue further and aim for goals to achieve.
Thank you so much for all of the helpful information! I just started teaching online classes for SEMO in Missouri and the university just adopted Canvas instead of Moodle. Your attention to detail is so awesome, and I plan on watching through all of your detailed walkthroughs!
So glad it is helpful! Check out the playlist with videos focused on each element for further details. Some of Canvas just updated in 2021 so I'll be posting those new tutorials in the coming weeks. Happy teaching! Remember to be patient with yourself. One step at a time 😃
Great presentation! I have a technical question. I have to grade assignments on Canvas using Speed Grader, and of course I also need to make corrections and comments, often in the space between lines of student text. Now the default option for font size on my institution’s Canvas page yields text that is unnecessarily large. I have tried clicking on the option for small size but it doesn’t respond appropriately. Can you suggest what I should do? Many thanks in advance.
@@VirtualTeachingPro Yes, I am. I have been teaching online for years, but not with Canvas. It is enormously helpful to have such a solid, clear, and comprehensive guide covering the course set up from start to finish. You rock.
Ashlee, thank you so much for doing this! I learned so much and was successful in building out my course in Canvas. BIG THANK YOU!. I love your step by step visual approach. Your teaching demonstrates you really care for teachers to be successful in building their online courses and feeling comfortable! Well Done!
You are so welcome! 🤗 Are you teaching a course in Canvas this Fall? I've got an entire playlist series full of tutorials for Canvas if that's helpful. Here's that link: th-cam.com/play/PLit_70db88TTVKUlrn-xdwO02QtVN5JzP.html
Great video. Very helpful and practical tips. Just one question as I am getting started using Canvas for Fall 2022. I have currently imported all of my "course" from Schoology LMS. So I believe I can just make adjustments and not "start from scratch". Correct?
I’m not sure about transfer from Schoology to Canvas. I know you can do blackboard transfers but I’m not aware of other LMS that you can easily transfer a file into canvas. My guess would be more than likely no but again I’m not positive on this one. You can easily find out by going to import files and seeing if there is an option to upload the file from schoology. I would do this asap bc if you can’t transfer the files then you’d be starting from scratch. Best wishes!
@@VirtualTeachingPro I have imported all of my modules from Schoology over to Canvas. However, they seem to be "standing alone" and not embedded as your activities are. I am sure there is a step to do this without starting a new "page" for each module, but I am not sure how. I will be needed to be ready to go by Fall 2022. so hopefully I can figure it out by then.
Thank you Ashlee, your videos are all super useful and informative, not just about the Canvas strategies but even productivity tips. I must have re-watched them a few times already :) ... You are one of my featured channels :)
Another good video. I do think the discussion about the syllabus may be overly complicated. I wanted to add a screen shot here to show what I do, but it doesn't look like I can. In short, rather than posting the text of the syllabus under "syllabus," I just post a link called "PDF of course syllabus" at the top of the syllabus screen (and link to the course file). Then all of the assignments, dates, etc., are listed below and easy to access. I also post the PDF of the syllabus in a module that I call "Syllabus and Other Useful Information."
Hi there. I understand what you mean here. I think including a PDF download is a great idea. What I like to do is offer the syllabus in multiple formats so that it is accessible to all students and the way that they best read, digest information. Some students may not be able to open a pdf doc on their device especially mobile devices. Another reason I type in the entire syllabus in the syllabus tab in Canvas is for students that are using the reader function for accessibility. I like to explain it like this: In a face to face course you would hand out the paper syllabus and then read and go over it on the first day of class. In an online course consider uploading the PDF and then explaining it by either including the full text in the section or recording an audio/video file to go over it with the student.
@@VirtualTeachingPro I see what you're saying here. I don't typically print out a copy of the syllabus even in F2F classes, but I can see that if I did, that might change the approach. Like you, I try to present information in multiple formats and provide different ways to link to it. You've reminded me that I need to keep the mobile app in mind - not just the desktop app. I like using the mobile app, but typically only use it for a quick check in. I'll need to ask students which they use more - the mobile or desktop app.
At Alamo Colleges in San Antonio, we complete a syllabus template in a program called CONCOURSE and it is automatically uploaded into syllabus. This is a great video and I sent it to my supervisor to help new adjuncts. It is easy to follow and Ashlee, you have a calm and soothing approach. I have seen grown men cry in CANVAS faculty meetings.
thanks! Not that I'm aware of but since I teach at the college and university level I haven't had the need to search out an option like this. I would check out the Canvas help option. best wishes!
Ashlee I love your videos. They have helped me tremendously in my teaching. On the other hand, I would like to know if you have a video teaching us how to do a video using canvas studio. My school want us to do use this tool only. Thank you very much.
Great suggestion! I don't have a video on Canvas Studio but check out this link with a ton of tutorials that Canvas has created. Hope this helps a little. community.canvaslms.com/t5/Studio/tkb-p/studio
This is so helpful! I’m brand new to Canvas. Could you create a video that explains the function of the grade book? My struggle is when I get an alert to grade an assignment it shows me all the students who have completed it or are still missing it-is there a way to just get the new assignments?
Glad you like them! Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment. Is there anything I didn't cover in the video that would be helpful for you? I'm happy to add it to my video topics list.
Check out the full Canvas tutorials playlist series here → bit.ly/3qYQP3T
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Thank you Ashlee. Super helpful. Do you have experience with the Canvas Credentialing module? We just need to issue a certificate of completion for watching an educational webinar. We don't do any course development as of yet.
Hi Ashlee! Thanks for creating this series; I give them our new Canvas newbies!
@@mcinstructionaldesign you’re so welcome! Glad to be of help. Thanks for passing them on.
I am just learning Canvas and this was exactly the kind of overview that I was looking for. Thank you for putting this together - it's perfect!
You're so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.
What more can we ask for? Clear, riveting, a pleasant and well-modulated voice all throughout, properly phased, unhurried, relaxed, well-organized, encouraging, easy-to-follow, and yes, a pedagogy so calming and unintimidating. Thank you, thank you, and ever more thank you from our whole family who will be using Canvas for our homeschool modules.
Wow, thank you! I sure appreciate this lovely comment and I'm so grateful that I could be of help for your whole family using Canvas for your homeschool modules. I've got an entire series of Canvas tutorials if that might offer any additional support. They are broken down into episodes so you can find a topic that you want to learn more about or find a solution to a new element or even just as inspiration for new teaching modes/methods. Here's the playlist and I'm always adding to it: th-cam.com/play/PLit_70db88TTVKUlrn-xdwO02QtVN5JzP.html
Thank you! I learned more in these 45 minutes of video clips than the 2 days of confusing inservice PD about Canvas (and I didn't imagine table-flipping my computer once).
Great to hear! I'm so glad I could save you from table flipping your computer. That makes me jump for joy. Honestly!!! 💜
Agree!
I agree! I left an in service yesterday so confused. Thank you for explaining this so well. I appreciate you!
Amen to that I only had one day and it was so confusing thank you Ashlee
I'm a new hire and was blindsided with the task of running new faculty orientation with a focus on Canvas. Your video is invaluable. Thank you.
Glad I could help. Best wishes. You got this!
Helped me so much. I'm teaching college courses as a late hire. I've never worked with Canvas. I was so confused. Your clarity helped me understand the design much better. Thank you!
@@elainechekich2185 so glad the videos were helpful!
Thank you for this. Your pacing is perfect for the watch/pause/try approach. You're personable and likable without being self-conscious. I appreciate that you don't waste time yet there's no rushing either. AND you speak in complete sentences with NO vocal tics or fyllables. I'm a homeschool teacher in Texas with about 60+ students in four classes. So helpful! Great job and much appreciated.
This is such a wonderful comment, thank you. It’s the advantage of being an actress that helps with creating content like this I’ve discovered along my TH-cam journey. Glad it was helpful and happy teaching! 🤗
Thank you for the tutorial. I noticed you are from RCC. I graduated from the nursing program in 2000 from RCC. I am now teaching in Texas for the nursing program. Thank you again.
You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful. The nursing program at Rcc I hear is wonderful. I taught there for a while but I no longer work there.
VERY, VERY HELPFUL! You are a GREAT teacher!
thank you so much!
Ashlee I just realized that you resemble Anne Heche. You probably get that all the time with that super cute pixie cut. Thank you for creating this video it is a life saver each semester.
Oh thank you! I do get that often and it is an honor and a compliment. Glad this crash course video was helpful. I made it on a whim and it my top watched video on my channel still. What wild is that it’s the least edited and produced one I’ve ever done!
Yes! And Sam Brown who was the first mainstream travel blogger years ago
You are the best! This is the best! Thank you for decoding this for all of us old school teachers!
Welcome!
Thanks!
So grateful I could be of service! Many thanks to you.
This semester, I'll be using Canvas for the first time. Many thanks, Ashlee. I am really grateful for this thorough tutorial.
A Facebook group pointed me in your direction when I posted an SOS for help getting started in Canvas. I spent an entire 6 hours of PD watching most of your videos, and it was an excellent use of my time. Seeing you use the tools as you explained them was helpful for a learner like me. Thank you for showing us your old courses so we could see an example of the end product. I appreciate the time you took to make these and update them as Canvas is updated. You have taken a great dea of stress and overwhelm on my shoulders.
Oh my goodness, I'm so glad my videos were helpful! I appreciate your feedback and taking the time to leave a comment. Are there any topics that I haven't covered in a video yet that might be helpful? I'll it to my list!
You are a life saver! I have been putting off making a canvas page for my 8th grade social studies class since May, now here I am in July rushing to get it done. So grateful to have found your videos!!!!
Glad I could help! 🤗
Hello Ashlee! I'm a former theatre teacher myself--now a professor of education--who just got thrown into the deep end with Canvas. Although what I'm currently doing is less a course and more like online advising, I really appreciated your presentation, start to finish. Hard for this once-theatre person to give up face-to-face instruction, but you made online understanding, appealing, and, above all, do-able.
Thanks for being my water-wings!
Oh wow! I hear you on this and I'm so glad I could help. I honestly teach mostly online now in theatre/musical theatre and have found it so rewarding. It will never replace in person work but it can definitely offer accessibility and wonderful options for those that can't or not able or not comfortable with in person learning. So glad you found me here!
Fantastic tutorial. Learned more with your helpful guide than I did, while trying to navigate canvas,during my last 2 years of teaching at college. Thanks a lot.
You’re so welcome
Wow Ashlee!!! Saying that you are great at teaching Canvas is an understatement! Why don't I say that you are exceptional. Thanks a million times for your teaching skills. Keep-up the great work.
@@ikenga70s awwww thank you so much for this comment! I appreciate you 🤗
Very good. I have never worked with Canvas and was required to make a page for a mock assignment. I followed along, pausing video, and got my assignment done. Thank you so much for the info!!
You have just saved me from major stress.
Thank you. I am a visual learner and your tutorial is great for watch and pause learning.
Ashlee, I am so grateful! I started from scratch, have never taught online before and have never used Canvas. Your videos gave me so much info, I could design great courses that my students called "excellently structured." Thank you, thank you, keep doing it!
Happy to help! I'm just so happy that the videos offered support for you to be the best teacher for your students! I love that they said you created courses that were excellently structured!!!!! 😀 👏 the more you learn too the more you will be able to create courses that work for your teaching style and your students needs. THank you for sharing your feedback!!
Read your comment and we have in common " started an learn - from scratch " to watch and apply is not always easy to do. On hand training along with not understanding of how and what is read. Agree to watch her as she tutorials series makes the concept much better builds interest with confidence.
I have been watching my college canvas courses from an indian accent instructor. I have been miserable in her voice and her slowness as if people are dummies, people meaning professors. This section takes 3h long mind-blowing. So I didn't complete any courses. Thank you for posting this. It saves time from.self learning, try and error.
@@BelleHealingMusic your welcome 🤗
Bless you! I am up for a new job that uses Canvas and this is perfect, super easy to follow, you have an amazing visual presence and make everything sound so easy. Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
This Crash Course was very helpful, Ashlee! Thanks for providing this informative tutorial!
You’re welcome ☺️
Wow! Amazing video! Very engaging! Loved the flow!
This is seriously the best how-to video I have ever seen. You are a very good teacher. You kept a good pace, wasted no time, and you were very clear every step of the way. I was so scared of Canvas before. Not anymore. Thank you so much!!!
Best feedback ever on this video! Thank you so much. That was exactly my goal with this video. Wishing you the very best. Remember to be patient with yourself along the way. Canvas can be overwhelming. One step at a time and focus on the outcome rather than all the tech.
@@VirtualTeachingPro You weren't by chance the teacher for TOEFFL videos, were you? She looked just like you!
@@l.b.schulman4581 nope not me but now I’ll need to find my twin!
@@VirtualTeachingPro I am still watching your videos. They are the best. I am so grateful because figuring out technology is not my strength. Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! The school I teach at just shifted to Canvas and I was very nervous about doing so. Some of the other Canvas help tools and tutorials were confusing and/or overwhelming to me. Your tutorial is AMAZING! Very clear instructions, easy to follow and understand. I was able to listen to your guidance as I created my content for one of my courses, and I feel a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Again, many thanks!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for creating this tutorial. I just graduated and I will be a first-year teacher at a school where they just implemented Canvas. This was very helpful, thank you again!!!
Your tutorial is very well done - great pace, very complete, and easy to follow
thank you so much. glad it was helpful!
I'm starting my own side hustle. gracias
Best of luck!
I am going back to the academe and I am anxious with technology and I find this helpful. a lot for me to learn though
Can the students save an uncompleted assignment in the Essay box ? (Or do they need to complete before logging off?)
Love your content. Thank you! Can you direct me to where I can find a tutorial on adding a quiz in my video on Canvas?
I'm so glad my content is helpful! I don't a video on it but check this one out if you haven't seen it yet : th-cam.com/video/V9kTO3grmBw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qqh3cnPbXJMH7vGd
Loved the tutorial! You have an amazing teaching style. Thanks you.
Glad it was helpful! and thanks so much for kind words.
The walk through is very good with how too. Which was now getting more helpful to me. Appreciate your time in creating this so we can find another way of tutorial learning this is really very cool way of self learning.
So helpful, Ashlee! Thank you for breaking it down in an easy-to-follow guide!
You're so welcome!
Thank you Ashlee. Your videos were more helpful that then videos in the Canvas Help section. I appreciate all of your help help and will definitely be checking out the rest of the videos of this series.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for your supportive message and comment. This video tutorial is a great overview to get you up and going with all of the basics. Definitely check out the entire playlist series when you are ready dive deeper in the functions of Canvas or if you could use some inspiration or suggestions with teaching using Canvas. Are you new to using Canvas for your courses?
C'mon, I still don't know why, but I've watched the whole video and didn't skipped a single sec.
!! AMAZING CONTENT !!
keep creating!
I’ll take this as a positive!! The fact that you watched it all the way through without needing to skip means it’s quality content! Thanks for watching and commenting :) What type of class do you teach in Canvas?
Great video I understand it alittle better. Im in university in iceland where the teacher said we can use studio canva for project. in the project we are suppose to talk about our result from assesment tool and show pictures to explain better what we are talking about I can´t figure it out how to record speech and show pictures here and there in same record as a student.
Hi Ashlee Espinosa, thank you so much. This was a good teaching and very helpful. Looking forward to viewing your other Videos...
You're so welcome!
Thanks Ashlee, already feeling more prepared for August. Goodbye Schoolloop!
Yay! 😃
Well done and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! I am a new adjunct trying to learn this new concept of online teaching and all about Canvas. Grateful to people like you for sharing your knowledge, hats off to you!
Thanks for sharing this. I am now creating a crash course for Information systems course. I am so confused on how to organize the textbook content within the 16week course.
glad it was helpful! Turning a textbook into a 16 week course can be daunting especially with the online component. If you are required to use the textbook for the course then it would really be a decision on if you are going to move through the text in chapter order as it's laid out or jump around. then, I split it up into units then mid term final exam and a couple of projects. Then I add quizzes or other bench marks as they move through each unit to make sure they are grasping the information. I like a good mix of reading, writing and application driven work so it breaks it up and helps with accessibility. I"ll add this to my video list of tutorials to record if that's helpful.
Thank you so much for sharing this helpful tutorial ❤❤❤
You’re so welcome 🙏
You explain things so well. Thank you so much!
You’re so welcome!
Thanks for the video upload. I just found out this week that I will be a CC teacher (life goal) and I will be teaching online. I have a little more than a month until the semester starts. Definitely helpful!
Ashley! You{ve just saved me, thanks a lot for your clear explanations as well as the guide step by step, definitely gonna watch the more detailed videos!
I love you ! Im back at teaching and im so grateful for you and always having these accessible for us
You're so welcome! The content on my channel has shifted the past year but I still keep up all the online teaching video and canvas tutorials bc so many people are still needing them. glad they are still helpful!
GREAT JOB!!!!! JUST WHAT I NEEDED FOR MY COURSE!
Thank you thank you thank you!!! New teacher here and find this very helpful
Wow. I can't thank you enough for making this tutorial. You have eliminated all the confusion I had. Bless You!
You're very welcome!
Nice tutorials, it is very helpful. thanks for sharing .
Well done, Ashlee! Your theatre course looks really interesting as well.
Many thanks
Thank you. My teaching at an American University here in China starts tomorrow! (unfortunately online for 3 days due to covid restrictions). They are just rolling out Canvas and I was panicking about getting up to speed with it (because being an old fart I've never used systems like this before). This was a great tutorial - I'm going to check out the rest of the playlist now - that's my Sunday sorted!
Thanks Ashlee! That was extremely helpful.
welcome!
Thank you so much for these tutorials. I was lost and panicking and now I feel like I am in control.
Happy to help! I know how it feels when first start with Canvas and it's so overwhelming opening it up and then trying to find out where to even start. So glad I could offer a guided path to calm that feeling! What type of class are you teaching online?
@@VirtualTeachingPro - My classes this semester are in-person but I set up and use Canvas as a lesson planner, lecture aid, and a place for students to take quizzes and turn in essays.
Last spring was my first full online class and your videos were a life saver. I used just what I could understand in the time I had to put the class together but it worked great. I'm preparing three in-person classes now on Canvas also to use in class and to anticipate having to another mid-term shut down.
With your help I'm getting better every semester and will continue to develop my skills for fully online and to supplement my in-person classes.
I've other tutorials but none as professional and rationally explained as yours. Thanks so much. I'll be seeing you on the little screen.
@@michaelpoindexter8886 I'm so glad I was able to help offer support and now continue to offer tips and guidance as you continue to utilize Canvas for all of your courses! Canvas seems to be updating on a constant basis these day which is both exciting but also a little overwhelming because I feel like I'm teaching people a new feature or change every single week. I do appreciate the updates though and how extensive they are building out the platform so it can be used for any way that works best for that teacher wether it's in person, hybrid, fully online, or just a remote synchronous course. I'll keep you updated and please let me know if you have any specific topic requests or questions and I will add them to my video list. Wishing you the very best in this academic year.
Absolutely outstanding. Thorough explanations! Many thanks
many thanks Ashlee .i am grateful for this
You're so welcome!
This is fantastic! It was informative, concise, and articulate. Thank you for your efforts!
No words can express my gratitude for the work you have done in this video. You are a godsend. Thanks a million
You're very welcome! Happy I could help.
Would it be possible to get a word doc of one of your syllabus' to show to my instructors as an example of what to create, we are moving from blackboard to canvas and I would like to make sure our content is a clear and concise as possible. I'm only on settings & navigation and I'm learning alot. Thank you.
hi there. glad the videos are helpful. That shift from bb to canvas is tough at first but just keep at it and slowly build up your courses. It will be worth it in the end. I can make a video about how I create my syllabus' if that's helpful but I don't use word doc for them so I'm not able to share it in that format.
Thank you so much! So so so helpful! I struggled with this for hours and then found your videos. What an awesome find! You're a terrific teacher!
Love this Ashlee, thanks so much!
You’re so welcome!
Very Helpful Ashlee, thanks a ton!
Welcome!
Thank you, Ashlee- so helpful and easy to follow along with you!
Very engaging and well-structured content. Sounds and looks professional which really makes a difference. I appreciate that Ashlee shows her own course as a concrete example. Very well done!
Thanks so much for your feedback and I'm glad it was helpful! I always find it easier to when demo includes an actual class rather than just examples. It's so important to see what it looks like in real application. I've updated my courses in Canvas over the past year even since I created this tutorial because we are always learning and growing as online educators. What type of class do you teach in Canvas?
@@VirtualTeachingPro English 101 As current with Pierce Community College. I felt this would be a excellent way as a refer course to build on skills in all areas and I was right, in this course is now become so helpful I wish could of caught on earlier but it is not to late. With any difficulties can I have or combine the to for your assistance in where I'm having problems for help or guidance.? Grateful in meeting you and all you do to help in canvas it is extreme considering some computer skills is better if one takes the time to want to pursue further and aim for goals to achieve.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
This was so helpful....I was so nervous I never get this and this tutorial has helped tremendously!
You’re welcome!
This was really great. Thanks!!!!!😸
Welcome 🙏
Thanks very much for such a wonderful video..
Stunningly clear.
Thank you, this was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you - this video was super helpful!
Welcome !
I am not everyone 😭 needed this nicey presentation
Thank you so much for all of the helpful information! I just started teaching online classes for SEMO in Missouri and the university just adopted Canvas instead of Moodle. Your attention to detail is so awesome, and I plan on watching through all of your detailed walkthroughs!
So glad it is helpful! Check out the playlist with videos focused on each element for further details. Some of Canvas just updated in 2021 so I'll be posting those new tutorials in the coming weeks. Happy teaching! Remember to be patient with yourself. One step at a time 😃
Great presentation! I have a technical question. I have to grade assignments on Canvas using Speed Grader, and of course I also need to make corrections and comments, often in the space between lines of student text. Now the default option for font size on my institution’s Canvas page yields text that is unnecessarily large. I have tried clicking on the option for small size but it doesn’t respond appropriately. Can you suggest what I should do? Many thanks in advance.
Very helpful. Thank you so much for spending the time. You're a wonderful teacher.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. Are you creating your first course in Canvas?
@@VirtualTeachingPro Yes, I am. I have been teaching online for years, but not with Canvas. It is enormously helpful to have such a solid, clear, and comprehensive guide covering the course set up from start to finish. You rock.
A great overvieThis was incredibly helpful, clear and the perfect intro to Canvas! Thank you!
Ashlee, thank you so much for doing this! I learned so much and was successful in building out my course in Canvas. BIG THANK YOU!. I love your step by step visual approach. Your teaching demonstrates you really care for teachers to be successful in building their online courses and feeling comfortable! Well Done!
Glad it was helpful! and thanks so much for the positive feedback.
This was GREAT! Thank you.
Welcome
Ashlee, thank you so much for all your canvas tutorials! My colleagues and I think they are very usefully when you're going to work with Canvas!
You are so welcome! I'm glad they have helped you all 😀
Very helpful video. Explanation clear and simple. Thank you.
You are so welcome! 🤗 Are you teaching a course in Canvas this Fall? I've got an entire playlist series full of tutorials for Canvas if that's helpful. Here's that link: th-cam.com/play/PLit_70db88TTVKUlrn-xdwO02QtVN5JzP.html
So great! Do you have a tutorial on linking Google slides, docs, etc. into Canvas? Thank you VERY much!!!
Yes, soon! It's already scheduled for ya 😀 Any other topics I can cover that would be helpful?
Thank you so much. Very helpful!
Great video. Very helpful and practical tips. Just one question as I am getting started using Canvas for Fall 2022. I have currently imported all of my "course" from Schoology LMS. So I believe I can just make adjustments and not "start from scratch". Correct?
I’m not sure about transfer from Schoology to Canvas. I know you can do blackboard transfers but I’m not aware of other LMS that you can easily transfer a file into canvas. My guess would be more than likely no but again I’m not positive on this one. You can easily find out by going to import files and seeing if there is an option to upload the file from schoology. I would do this asap bc if you can’t transfer the files then you’d be starting from scratch. Best wishes!
@@VirtualTeachingPro I have imported all of my modules from Schoology over to Canvas. However, they seem to be "standing alone" and not embedded as your activities are. I am sure there is a step to do this without starting a new "page" for each module, but I am not sure how. I will be needed to be ready to go by Fall 2022. so hopefully I can figure it out by then.
Thank you Ashlee, your videos are all super useful and informative, not just about the Canvas strategies but even productivity tips. I must have re-watched them a few times already :) ... You are one of my featured channels :)
You're so welcome! I'm glad they were helpful and thank you for watching 😀 I sure appreciate your support!
Another good video. I do think the discussion about the syllabus may be overly complicated. I wanted to add a screen shot here to show what I do, but it doesn't look like I can. In short, rather than posting the text of the syllabus under "syllabus," I just post a link called "PDF of course syllabus" at the top of the syllabus screen (and link to the course file). Then all of the assignments, dates, etc., are listed below and easy to access. I also post the PDF of the syllabus in a module that I call "Syllabus and Other Useful Information."
Hi there. I understand what you mean here. I think including a PDF download is a great idea. What I like to do is offer the syllabus in multiple formats so that it is accessible to all students and the way that they best read, digest information. Some students may not be able to open a pdf doc on their device especially mobile devices. Another reason I type in the entire syllabus in the syllabus tab in Canvas is for students that are using the reader function for accessibility. I like to explain it like this: In a face to face course you would hand out the paper syllabus and then read and go over it on the first day of class. In an online course consider uploading the PDF and then explaining it by either including the full text in the section or recording an audio/video file to go over it with the student.
@@VirtualTeachingPro I see what you're saying here. I don't typically print out a copy of the syllabus even in F2F classes, but I can see that if I did, that might change the approach. Like you, I try to present information in multiple formats and provide different ways to link to it. You've reminded me that I need to keep the mobile app in mind - not just the desktop app. I like using the mobile app, but typically only use it for a quick check in. I'll need to ask students which they use more - the mobile or desktop app.
At Alamo Colleges in San Antonio, we complete a syllabus template in a program called CONCOURSE and it is automatically uploaded into syllabus.
This is a great video and I sent it to my supervisor to help new adjuncts. It is easy to follow and Ashlee, you have a calm and soothing approach. I have seen grown men cry in CANVAS faculty meetings.
This was incredibly helpful, thank you!!
Great video! How would you go about grouping students by "Periods"? Is there such a way? Thanks in advance.
thanks! Not that I'm aware of but since I teach at the college and university level I haven't had the need to search out an option like this. I would check out the Canvas help option. best wishes!
Thank you, Ashlee! Awesome job!! (from an ex-musical-theatre-person-now-a-teacher guy) :-)
Hello. Is this applicable for language paid course? Thank you
Thank you so much for the tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Ashlee I love your videos. They have helped me tremendously in my teaching. On the other hand, I would like to know if you have a video teaching us how to do a video using canvas studio. My school want us to do use this tool only. Thank you very much.
Great suggestion! I don't have a video on Canvas Studio but check out this link with a ton of tutorials that Canvas has created. Hope this helps a little. community.canvaslms.com/t5/Studio/tkb-p/studio
@@VirtualTeachingPro I couldn't see anything there. The link is dead :(
@@maricarmenlira4927 community.canvaslms.com/t5/Studio/tkb-p/studio
Thanks very much for your transparant Canvas tutorial.
You're very welcome!
This is so helpful! I’m brand new to Canvas. Could you create a video that explains the function of the grade book? My struggle is when I get an alert to grade an assignment it shows me all the students who have completed it or are still missing it-is there a way to just get the new assignments?
Sure thing! check out this video that is a great walkthrough tutorial of navigating the Gradebook: th-cam.com/video/JaYy_5D3IL8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much. This is very helpful.
You're very welcome!
You are amazing, Ashlee
Thanks for he very helpful video. You are a wonderful teachers.
Glad you like them! Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment. Is there anything I didn't cover in the video that would be helpful for you? I'm happy to add it to my video topics list.
@@VirtualTeachingPro I haven't finished viewing your other videos. After doing that, I may think of something to add to your videos topics list.
Super helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This one is very helpful for me. 😊
I'm so glad!
Thank you. Good overview :)
Welcome. Glad it was helpful.