{"id":290,"date":"2020-12-17T14:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/?p=290"},"modified":"2020-12-17T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:56:07","slug":"canvas-updates-and-announcements-12-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/2020\/12\/17\/canvas-updates-and-announcements-12-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Updates and Announcements (12-18-2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we approach the spring 2021 semester the Digital Learning Support team would like to update you on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">changes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and new features<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that have been made <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">available in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canvas. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Student View<\/h2>\n<h3>Affected User Roles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Course Settings page includes the Student View button, which allows users with instructor-based roles to view the course with the student perspective. Individual buttons have also been placed at the top of most course pages, which provides quick Student View access for the specific page.<\/p>\n<p>In the Home Page, the Student View button has been removed from the sidebar and replaced with the smaller button at the top of the page, since the Home Page can be viewed by students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-295 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/student-view-quick-toggle-arrow.png\" alt=\"screenshot of Canvas page\" width=\"700\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/student-view-quick-toggle-arrow.png 700w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/student-view-quick-toggle-arrow-300x113.png 300w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/student-view-quick-toggle-arrow-690x260.png 690w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/student-view-quick-toggle-arrow-465x175.png 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More information and a video demonstrating how this feature works can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Releases\/Canvas-Release-Notes-2020-12-19\/ta-p\/424284#toc-hId--1730092177\">Canvas Release Notes for 12-19-2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Recording<\/h2>\n<h3>Affected User Roles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When users record media or upload media using the Upload\/Record Media link, the media file is stored in the Files folder for the media location (course or group). For students who record or upload media for an assignment submission, the media file is stored in the User Files folder.<\/p>\n<p>These media files can be downloaded and shared like all other files in the Files page. Media files default to an unpublished state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-293 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/uploadmediacanvas.png\" alt=\"screenshot of canvas tool\" width=\"332\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"\/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/uploadmediacanvas.png 332w, \/\/academics.umw.edu\/dls\/files\/2020\/12\/uploadmediacanvas-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Storage Quotas<\/h3>\n<p>This change to newly recorded or uploaded media via the Upload\/Record Media link does not affect Canvas file quotas. However, media files uploaded via any other method (such as the Upload Files link) do affect the course, group, or user files quota, respectively. To learn more about available options for using media files in Canvas, view the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cnvs-media-comp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Canvas Media Comparison PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information and a video demonstrating how this feature works can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Releases\/Canvas-Release-Notes-2020-12-19\/ta-p\/424284#toc-hId--111398925\">Canvas Release Notes for 12-19-2020.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the spring 2021 semester the Digital Learning Support team would like to update you on changes and new features that have been made available in Canvas. 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