Last edited November 2023 - Most of the tools are faculty-facing, or are enabled by faculty for students to use
Tool name: | Tool description: |
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OSU Instructor Tools | Faculty can access all OSU instructor tools for managing Canvas courses including the Add TA, Faculty Peer Review, Course Merge and Crosslisted? tools |
Add TA... | Add teaching assistants, designers, graders, and observers to Canvas sites |
Faculty Peer Review | Allows instructors to select a Canvas discussion forum and create an anonymized PDF that can be shared with a faculty peer reviewer |
Final Grades | Export final course grades from Canvas into a Banner-ready Excel format |
Course Merge | Merge multiple sections of a course into a single Canvas site |
Crosslisted? | View details about crosslisted and merged Canvas course sites |
Accessibility Check | Empowers faculty to detect and correct common accessibility issues in Canvas content |
Ally | Platform for faculty to improve Canvas content accessibility and provide alternative formats for Canvas users |
ALEKS | Connect a Canvas course to the ALEKS platform to sync class rosters and grades |
Alexander Street Videos | Embed Alexander Street videos into Canvas content |
Canvas Commons | Native Canvas learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources |
Cengage Learning MindLinks | Connect a Canvas course to the Cengage platform to sync class rosters and grades |
Course Archiving | Older Canvas courses are removed from faculty Past Enrollments - courses can be unarchived upon request |
Draft Coach | A plug-in that allows users to run a Turnitin originality and grammar check on their OSU Google Doc or MS Word Online file (this tool is not in Canvas) |
Folio | Free version of Portfolium, an academic portfolio tool and network, provided by Instructure to all Canvas users |
Gradescope | Connect a Canvas course to Gradescope to sync class rosters and grades |
Kaltura | Embed Kaltura media files (audio and video) into Canvas content |
LibGuides | Embed subject-specific Library Guides in Canvas courses |
Lumen Learning | Connect a Canvas course to the Lumen Learning content to sync class rosters and grades |
Macmillan Learning | Connect a Canvas course to the Macmillan Learning platform to sync class rosters and grades |
Microsoft Teams | A Microsoft Team created in Canvas allows instructors to synch their Canvas course roster into the Team |
McGraw-Hill Connect | Connect a Canvas course to the McGraw Hill Connect platform to sync class rosters and grades |
NameCoach | Name recording tool that allows students and faculty to hear name pronunciations |
New Analytics | Canvas tool for faculty to track average course grades and activity for student submissions using an interactive chart, graph or table |
New Quizzes | New native Canvas assessment engine |
Pearson MyLab and Mastering | Connect a Canvas course to the Pearson MyLab and Mastering platform to sync class rosters and grades |
Perusall | A a social annotation tool that allows students to comment and collaborate on course material. See our FAQ |
Qualtrics | Connect a Canvas assignment to a Qualtrics survey to capture student responses |
Top Hat | Connect a Canvas course to the Top Hat platform to sync class rosters and grades |
Turnitin | Similarity checker to help faculty detect originality issues in student submissions |
Zoom | Schedule Zoom meetings associated with Canvas courses |