Office of Digital Learning and Technology

Making your Canvas Course Beautiful

Do you wanted to make your Canvas course more appealing and clear for students to navigate? Today, we will cover simple strategies and handy templates you can use to make your Canvas pages and assessments consistent and effective. Specifically, we will cover using icons, buttons, banners, and customizable templates to make your Canvas course clear […]

Preventing Burnout for Students and Instructors 

Burnout is a common problem for both students and instructors. The APA Dictionary of Psychology defines burnout as physical, emotional, or mental exhaustion accompanied by decreased motivation, lowered performance, and negative attitudes toward oneself and others. It results from performing at a high level, leading to stress and tension, especially from extreme and prolonged physical […]

AI-Resistant Assessments and Student Motivation

AI is a complex and ever-changing element of high education and teaching, especially when it comes to online courses. Today’s blog focuses on several strategies for developing AI-resistant assessments and increasing student motivation for online coursework. Whether you are revising assessments to discourage AI use or simply interested in learning more about strategies to helps […]

Three DSA Courses Newly QM Certified

The Office of Digital Learning and Technology is excited to announce that three DSA courses have received Quality Matters (QM) certifications! These courses are: These courses underwent a vigorous review process, guided by the ODLT team. QM-reviewed courses are expected to meet expectations involving learning objectives, assessments, instructional materials, and accessibility. Analytics Bootcamp DSA/MGT 8280 […]

Best Practices for Designing a Welcoming Canvas Course

There are many ways to create a welcoming Canvas course for your learners, from building instructor presence to organizing your instructional materials. Today’s blog focuses on some practical tips to make your Canvas course inclusive to a wide variety of learners. First Impressions First impressions are an important part of a Canvas course. Uploading a […]

Turnitin and Canvas – What’s Changed?

Turnitin is a popular academic integrity tool for monitoring potential plagiarism in student writing. Turnitin is a plagiarism-detection tool that can be easily integrated with Canvas and creates a convenient report for each student submission. Turnitin’s interface has changed within Canvas, but is still easy to use in your fall courses. This blog will cover […]

Congratulations to Our QM Cohort 2025-2026!

We are excited and proud to announce the completion of our QM Cohort for 2025-2026! We are very proud of the eight instructors who submitted a course for a full QM review, completed a rigorous training course, and adapted their teaching materials for accessibility. We would like to congratulate the following instructors who have completed […]

2026 New Instructor Conference

Join us at Clemson Online for the 2026 edition of the New Instructor Conference! This year’s New Instructor Conference will be held on Thursday, August 13th. This conference is designed for new instructors with no Canvas experience and a mild level of Canvas experience. However, the conference is also open to any instructors who are […]

Easy HTML Editing in Canvas

HTML editing in Canvas can be a huge benefit to your course! Today, we will cover the basics of what you can do with HTML editing in Canvas. Anyone can use HTML, even if you have no coding experience or computer science background. Here are some short bits of code that can enhance your Canvas […]

Canvas Updates to Peer Review and Navigation Menu

Canvas has introduced a major overhaul of Peer Review, focusing on automation, flexibility, clearer grading, and an improved student experience. Currently, these updates apply only when the relevant feature options are enabled through the Settings menu, but they will be active by default in the fall semester. Here are the key changes and how they […]