Author: Karen Turpin
Cut the Costs Using Library Resources in Canvas (Zoom recording, 53 minutes) – Chat Transcript (txt) – 1/14/2019 In person workshop by Lauren McFall, Pamela Perry, and Glorian Sipman simulcast online via Zoom
Canvas Just the Basics for Beginners (Zoom recording, 49 minutes) – Chat Transcript (txt) 1/14 In person workshop by Billy Gunn simulcast online via Zoom
New Quizzes (aka Quizzes.Next) in Canvas
Quizzes.Next was the original name given to Canvas’s alternative quiz/test assessment engine introduced in 2018. As of summer 2019, Canvas has begun referring to this tool as “New Quizzes.” Although originally it was expected that Quizzes.Next would completely replace the original Quiz tool by early 2019, it is no longer clear when this might happen.
Teachers can use Quizzes.Next to create assessments using a variety of question types, including some unavailable in the original Quiz tool. Quizzes.Next assessments are a particular type of Assignment rather than a distinct tool.
Locate New Quizzes in Canvas
- Click Assignments in the Canvas course menu
- Click the +Quiz/Test button near the top right of the screen.
Getting Started with Quizzes.Next
- How do I create an assessment using Quizzes.Next?
- How do I migrate a Canvas quiz to Quizzes.Next?
- Quizzes.Next User Group & Additional Quizzes.Next Guides for Instructors and Students
- Student Guide: Taking an assessment in Quizzes.Next
FAQs and Known Issues
As of summer 2018, Quizzes.Next is in Beta. You may find a few issues as you begin to work with this tool. Check the FAQ and Known Issues, and contact Canvas Support to report issues and get help.
Canvas Student View vs MCC’s Sample Student Account
This site explains the difference between the Canvas student view tool and MiraCosta College’s sample student account.
Canvas Student View
You can view a course the same way that your students view your course without logging out of your instructor account. Enabling Student View creates a ‘Test Student’ in your course. You can activate Student View in your Course Settings.
View Canvas Student View Guide
To see the student’s perspective on Canvas, use Student View to view the course, post and reply to discussions, submit assignments, view grades, view people, view pages, view the syllabus, view quizzes, view the calendar, and view the scheduler.
What Does Not Work in Canvas Student View
Attendance, conferences, conversations, collaborations, differentiated assignments, groups, LTI tools such as Pronto and Turnitin, peer reviews, and profiles do not work for the Test Student. Also, you will see only what you, as the instructor, allow your students to see.
Sample Student Account
At MiraCosta College all faculty have a separate sample student user added to their Canvas course. This is a separate account from your primary MCC faculty login account. The sample student account needs to be reset two times a year at the same time your employee password is reset.
With the sample student account all course content and tools that you have enabled for your students will work. This includes taking attendance, conferences, conversations, collaborations, differentiated assignments, groups, Pronto, LTI tools, Turnitin assignments, and peer reviews.
Reminder: You must publish your course and you must publish the course content or tool within Canvas before you can access it with your sample student account. Your sample student account has the same course permissions as your enrolled SURF students.
Sample Credentials
Add -student to the end of your MCC faculty login account. This will be your sample student account.
Example Log On: kturpin-student
Password: Contact the Employee Helpdesk at (760) 795-6850 for a password for first time users.
Substitute kturpin for your MCC faculty login and add -student
Password Reset
- Change your sample student password online
- Contact the Employee Helpdesk for assistance at (760) 795-6850.