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Were you unhappy when Google ended Jamboard? We now have a built in alternative in Canvas through Lucid. If you would like to create a whiteboard in Canvas, all versions of the “rich content editor” (for example when you create an assignment or a page) include a Lucid tool, as shown below:
To create your whiteboard, create a new assignment or page in the module where you want it. |
CfLT Newsletter
The posts below are from the CfLT newsletter which includes curated, research-based digital resources to support ongoing faculty development and pedagogical engagement. As of August 2025, CfLT Director Karen Spierling oversees the content. Posts from July 2020-May 2025 were compiled by previous Director Lew Ludwig.
Tech Tip from ETS: Merge your courses in Canvas
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| Did you know you can combine class sections in Canvas? Save time from double-posting and merge your classes! This guide will walk you through how to do it!
Important Note: Canvas refers to merging classes (combining sections) as “cross-listing.” |
Teaching: Mid-semester Feedback
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| It is the mid-point of the semester; an important time to gather student feedback. The feedback can help you make minor adjustments. It can also help you know you need to explain why certain things are structured the way they are. If you have a feedback form already, awesome! If not, there are plenty of examples available in this post from the TTT archive. |
Teaching: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst
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| As a math instructor, I face many challenges in my classroom– math anxiety, dislike of math, and disparities in preparation. Typically, the “outside” world rarely infiltrates our discussions. However, everything changed on November 9, 2016, when student reactions to the election blindsided me. I was unprepared, and it did not go well.
I know many of you are more informed and better prepared to handle such issues, and for that, I am grateful. |
Teaching: Student Mental Health Part II
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| Recently, I shared an article by Mays Imad that explored the challenges our students are facing, how struggle is natural, and how we can help them develop resilience. In this second installment, she digs deeper into the biological underpinnings of stress and resilience, sharing a systemic approach to resilience from Michael Ungar that she applies with her students. |
Teaching: Blue Books
Caught in the Act is a new bi-weekly column where Denison faculty share something cool that their humble colleague does with their classes. This week, Andrea Lourie, by way of May Mei, caught Matt Jungers in the act of a cool teaching practice.
Beyond the formal assessments, Matt has implemented a more informal method to monitor his students’ progress and well-being: the use of Blue Books.
Teaching: Creating Classroom Cultures
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| Here is a quick look at some of the things discussed at our Teaching Matters session on Creating Classroom Cultures:
Do you know what kind of culture works for your teaching style and learning goals? Erin Henshaw explained how she strives to create a warm, welcoming environment. Meanwhile, Heather Poole and Heather Rhodes both shared their strategies for getting students to co-create “dynamic” and “motivated” classroom communities. |
Teaching: Being Human Together
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| During the Spring 2020 semester, I audited Ali Miller’s Intro to Stats course. She kicked off the first day with an activity she called “Being Human Together.” She introduced herself through a series of fun facts and then invited her students to do the same through an in-class survey. One of the questions asked for their “favorite musical artist.” |
Teaching: We Can Help Students Think
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| In this article, John Warner, author of Why They Can’t Write, ruminates on what it means to think and what it means to teach students to think in the age of AI. He usefully points out that students have always turned to strategies and tools to help them think or to help them avoid thinking. |
Tech Tip from ETS: Slow down the information firehose and reap the rewards
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| Do you find the amount of information coming at you via email, text, and social media overwhelming? Consider silencing your emails and notifications to improve your ability to focus. Similarly, you can establish set times to respond to emails so that you are not constantly switching tasks, which decreases attention span and productivity. USA Today reviews nine apps designed to help improve your focus; the apps can block websites, apps, and emails. |