Saving You Time
Workshop: Using Google Sheets to Mass Update Assignment Due Dates in Canvas
Description
Updating a few assignment due dates in Canvas is relatively easy, but what if you had dozens of assignment due dates you needed to update? Using Google Sheets, you can mass update assignment due dates. This workshop walks you through the process.
Meeting Date, Time, and Location
- Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- Time: 10:00am-10:30am
- Location: Online
- Video Recording: See Below
Learning Unit Objectives
By the end of this learning unit, you will be able to:
- Create a copy of an existing Google Sheet and configure it to access Canvas
- Generate an Access Token in Canvas
- Specify a Course in Google Sheet
- Load Due Dates
- Update Due Dates in Google Sheet
- Save Due Dates
- Check that New Due Dates are present in Canvas course shell
Resources for Workshop
- Source: Canvas Community: Adjust All Assignment Dates on One Page
- SP20 Google Sheets Mass Update Due Dates Presentation
Learn by Doing
If you want to learn by doing during the workshop, you will need the following:
- Be logged into your Google Account (create one of you don’t already have one)
- Be logged into Canvas via a web browser
Frequently Asked Questions
- None Yet
Video Recording
Workshop: Using Word and Respondus 4.0 to Import Graded Quizzes/Exams into Canvas
Description
As we transition to remote learning, administering quizzes and exams with paper copies and scantrons is not feasible. But how can you bring your pre-existing paper quizzes and exams into Canvas automatically?
Meeting Date, Time, and Location
- Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- Time: 9:30am-10:00am
- Location: Online
- Video Recording: See below
Learning Unit Objectives
By the end of this learning unit, you will be able to:
- Explain how Microsoft Word, Respondus 4.0, and Canvas can be used together to automate uploading of Graded Quizzes/Exams to Canvas
- Differentiate between multiple choice, true/false, essay, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and multiple response questions
- Automate upload of a 6-question quiz prepared in Microsoft Word through Respondus 4.0 to Canvas
Files for Workshop
- SP20 Saving You Time Word Respondus Canvas Presentation
- SP20 Saving You Time Word to Respondus Graded Quiz Template
- Download and Install 30-day trial of Respondus 4.0.
Learn by Doing
If you want to learn by doing during the workshop, you will need the following:
- Be logged into Canvas via a web browser
- Have Microsoft Word installed on your computer
- SP20 Saving You Time Word to Respondus Graded Quiz Template file should be downloaded and opened in Microsoft Word
- Have Respondus 4.0 installed on your computer
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Respondus?
- “Respondus 4.0® is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and other learning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved between different learning systems. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new to it, Respondus 4 will save you hours on each project.”