Keep Teaching with Canvas

Get Ready for Summer and Fall 2021

As Emory continues to adapt teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, instructors may wonder how to refine their courses going forward. The following strategies are recommended by TLT:

Reflect on Your Teaching Practice from the Past Year

• What worked? What did not? Are there new skills/tools you want to develop?
• Check your Canvas course analytics to review student activity
• If you are returning to a classroom, continue to use your Canvas site as a resource. If there is a shift to remote teaching, your Canvas site will be ready to go.

Encourage Active Learning

• Use adaptive release feature(s) in Canvas Modules
• Consider remote alternatives to Whiteboards
• Create Student Groups in Canvas & Breakout rooms in Zoom

Create an Inclusive Class Environment

• Organize lessons, lectures, and all course content in Modules
• Embed videos for on-demand and asynchronous activities for flexibility for students
• Review current & planned course content for Accessibility

Plan a Flexible & Effective Communication Strategy

• Add statements about backup plans for unexpected events in your Canvas Syllabus to set student expectations
• Use Announcements for urgent blasts
• Host live office hours in Zoom

Reach Out to Teaching & Learning Technologies

If you are new to teaching at Emory or using Canvas, welcome! Please refer to our live and on-demand Canvas training sessions. To consult with an educational analyst about Canvas teaching strategies & instructional design, make an appointment. We look forward to working with you.