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In asynchronous courses, students often skip videos because they are time-intensive, difficult to search, and not clearly connected to graded work. Redesigning videos to be shorter, more targeted, and more tightly aligned with course activities improves engagement more effectively than trying to force viewing.

Canvas allows instructors to restrict module access based on prior completion of other modules. This guide shows how to configure prerequisites between modules.

Canvas allows instructors to track student progress in a module by setting requirements for each item. This guide explains how to configure those requirements.

Creating groups manually in Canvas lets instructors control the group structure, names, and size for course activities. In Canvas, this is done from the People page by creating a group set with the Create groups later option and then adding each group individually.

Peer review in Canvas helps students improve drafts by giving and receiving structured feedback before final submission. When peer review is scheduled during the draft stage and supported with rubrics and prompts, it results in clearer, more actionable student feedback and better revisions.

This page lists resources for setting up and managing peer review in Canvas assignments and discussions. It also explains how to award credit for peer review completion by using a no-submission assignment to track points separately.

Peer Reviews in Canvas let students provide feedback on other students’ assignment submissions or discussion replies, with an option for anonymous feedback. Students can only access peer reviews after submitting their own work, and the anonymous/named setting can’t be changed after peer reviews are assigned.

Use Gradescope inside Canvas to link your course, sync your roster, create and link assignments, grade submissions, and post grades back to the Canvas Gradebook. Authentication occurs via Canvas—no separate Gradescope password is required—and assignment names/dates may sync from Canvas to Gradescope depending on institutional settings.

This article will explain how Microsoft 365 licenses (A1, A3, and A5) are assigned based on an individual’s affiliation with Chico State, and outline what Microsoft 365 services are available under each license type.

You can embed a Poll Everywhere activity in Canvas for asynchronous participation without activating it live; just ensure the activity is Unlocked so students can respond anytime. To show results, also embed the Live presentation view (or link to it) beneath the response embed.

Microsoft Bookings allows faculty to set up custom blocks of time for student appointments. This article shows how to create a service, customize availability, and share a booking link.

When running a paper-based exam in Gradescope, instructors can either upload all student submissions themselves (ideal for in-class exams) or allow students to upload their own (ideal for remote or take-home exams). This article compares both workflows and helps faculty choose the best approach.

Low-stakes AI literacy assignments help students generate, evaluate, and revise AI outputs while reflecting on the process. Using Google Docs and Canvas, instructors can structure this process to build students’ ethical awareness, critical thinking, and digital literacy, aligning with Chico State's GenAI Guidelines.