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Student Annotation Assignments

Welcome back to the new academic year, Insiders!

Sep 4

3:33

August 2025

Vibing with Gemini - File Storage Upload Errors in Course

Sometimes teachers in Canvas courses encounter error messages and are unable to upload files into their courses.

Aug 21

3:36

Vibing with Gemini - Adding Student to Course Behind-the-Scenes

What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to help staff with their Academic Honesty course, and visits Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding” to help…

Aug 20

5:49

Vibing with Gemini - Cross-listing Courses

What happens when a Canvas Admin like me wants to work smarter instead of harder, and visits with Google Gemini for some “Vibe Coding”?

Aug 19

6:05

July 2025

Back to Basics - Assignments

After 8+ years as Canvas Admin for Western Washington University, I’ve introduced hundreds of faculty, most with little or no experience with…

Jul 29

8:34

Back to Basics - Announcements

After 8+ years as Canvas Admin for Western Washington University, I’ve introduced hundreds of faculty, most with little or no experience with…

Jul 8

6:32

New LTI Install Process

Attention: Book Publishers, EdTech Software providers, and my fellow Canvas Admins… This video is for you.

Jul 7

7:17

June 2025

Back to Basics - Content Pages

After 8+ years as Canvas Admin for Western Washington University, I’ve introduced hundreds of faculty, most with little or no experience with…

Jun 30

10:43

Compelling Clandestine Canvas Conversations

Talkin' 'bout AI... and a new kid on the web browser block

Jun 18

27:31

Back to Basics - Files and Syllabus

After 8+ years as Canvas Admin for Western Washington University, I’ve introduced hundreds of faculty, most with little or no experience with…

Jun 13

10:55

Back to Basics - Your Dashboard

After 8+ years as Canvas Admin for Western Washington University, I’ve introduced hundreds of faculty, most with little or no experience with…

Jun 5

7:21

May 2025

Dropping the Needle on a New Groove

Coming in June to the Canvas Insider

May 27