Resources

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Formative Assessments in Canvas (Canvas Community)
Suggestions for using self-check quizzes; embedded questions in videos; flashcards, games, and interactive content; journaling; and student-created…
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Reflective Journals
Canvas: Getting Started with New Quizzes
Faculty guide to New Quizzes in Canvas.
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Canvas New Quizzes Faculty Guide
Instructor for using New Quizzes in Canvas (myCourses) Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in…
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses), Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in The College Classroom (Mezeske, R. and Mezeske, B.)
Topics include: concept mapping, learning logs, authentic testing, the transition from memorization to analysis; the lab practical; exams as learning…
Type: Book
 Assessment and Feedback Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
How do I create a question bank in a course?
Instructions for creating question banks in Canvas to add quizzes across courses or accounts.
Type: Application Support
 Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses)
Top Hat
Top Hat facilitates live discussions, polls and quizzes students can respond to on any device.
Type: Application Support
 Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Classroom/Learning Assessment, Student Response Systems
Poll Everywhere: Getting Started
Poll Everywhere is a web or SMS-text messaging based student response system. Use Poll Everywhere activities to take attendance, give quizzes, and…
Type: Application Support
 Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Classroom/Learning Assessment, Student Response Systems
Mentimeter
A tool for creating interactive presentations and meetings using live polls, quizzes, word clouds, Q&As and more.
Type: Application Support
 Technologies for Teaching and Learning Classroom/Learning Assessment, Presentation Tools, Student Response Systems
Link to a YouTube video in Canvas Rich Content Editor
YouTube videos are automatically embedded in any feature that uses the Rich Content Editor. This lesson applies to the Announcements, Assignments,…
Type: Application Support
 Technologies for Teaching and Learning Canvas (MyCourses)
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Type: Application Support
 Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Respondus LockDown Browser: Student Overview
Respondus LockDown browser is a tool used by faculty when administering quizzes or tests through Canvas. This application uses several methods to…
Type: Knowledge Base
 Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Embedding Questions During Online Lecture Capture to Promote Learning and Transfer of Knowledge (Griswold, L.A.; Overson, C.E. and Benassi, V.A.)
A study of fifty-six occupational therapy students in a graduate-level course examined the effect of quizzing on the ability to apply lecture content…
Type: Article
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Designing Better Quizzes (Magna Publications/Faculty Focus).
Ideas for rethinking quiz practices.
Type: Report
 Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Summative Assessment
Best Practices for Large-Enrollment Online Courses, Part 1: Managing student expectations, leveraging quizzes, and reducing grading load (Arizona State University)
Managing large enrollment classes online.
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Formative Assessment, Online Courses, Summative Assessment