Canvas New Quizzes: Bootcamp and What's Next
On March 31st, the transition to New Quizzes in Canvas officially kicked off with activation of the new quizzing engine in your Practice Course. That week, Instructional Technologies also offered Canvas New Quizzes: Bootcamp sessions to help introduce New Quizzes. If you were unable to join us in-person or during the webinar, we highly encourage you to access the workshop recording below to learn more about the basics of New Quizzes including how to: access and navigate around the interface, create the most often used question types and manage quiz settings, set student test accommodations, and import a “Classic” quiz.
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Video length: 65 min
On our Canvas Special Topics (on-demand webinars) page, we’ve also compiled a Q&A from the Bootcamp sessions to address some of the great questions that came up during training. You’ll also find a downloadable workshop handout that’ll walk you through creating quiz questions and working with settings.
Try New Quizzes in Your Practice Course
New Quizzes is now active in your Practice Course on Canvas. This is a great opportunity to explore the interface, build sample assessments, and experiment with question types without the pressure of a live course.
We encourage you to:
- Start creating a quiz from scratch to get a feel for the new layout
- Familiarize yourself with how to access a quiz’s settings
- Practice importing existing Classic Quizzes and review how they transfer
- Use your Test Student account to preview and familiarize yourself with the student perspective of New Quizzes
If you can’t find your Practice Course on your Canvas Dashboard, you can locate it by clicking Courses from the Global Navigation Menu and selecting the All Courses link.
What’s Next
Next week, Instructional Technologies will be offering Canvas New Quizzes: Beyond the Basics, where you’ll have an opportunity to learn about the more advanced and new question types available in New Quizzes, how to work with Item Banks, and how to use New Quizzes analytics.
Please register through training.durhamtech.edu if you are interested in attending one of the Beyond the Basics sessions:
- Webinar: Tuesday, April 22 at 2:00 PM
- In-Person: Wednesday, April 23 at 2:00 PM
As you’re getting to know New Quizzes, we’re here to support you during this transition. Please don’t hesitate to send your questions to canvashelp@durhamtech.edu.
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