This innovative tool empowers educators to distill complex, lengthy discussion threads into concise, actionable insights with just a single click. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, Discussion Summaries accelerates your ability to identify central themes, key questions, and emerging trends within your course conversations. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.

Just a quick reminder that the Enhanced Rubric feature is available in Canvas to help streamline rubric creation and grading. If you haven’t used it before, it offers an improved interface and better functionality to support more efficient and consistent grading. For more information, refer to Canvas’ Enhanced Rubrics Instructor Guides. For assistance, please contact Webcourses@UCF Support.

Did you know that course announcements in Webcourses@UCF can be scheduled to go live at a specific date and time? Additionally, thanks to recent improvements to the “Assign to” interface for assignments, pages, modules, and more, announcement scheduling now resembles the Available from and Until dates workflow many users are already familiar with. This process …

New! Did you know that you can now configure out of office responses and message signatures in the settings menu of your Webcourses@UCF inbox? The resource below explains where to find these settings and how to enable each. Note: Messages will be text-only. Font styling cannot be changed, and hyperlinks cannot be added. For assistance, …

As we look ahead to the spring semester, consider reviewing our Semester Start-Up Guide for key information related to course creation, managing course content, and more. If you teach multiple sections of the same course, you may also combine them into one course up until the day classes begin. One of the benefits of combining …

While Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) does not offer native extra credit functionality, awarding extra points can be achieved a variety of ways: However, please note that the method that works best for you may vary based on how your course and gradebook are configured (i.e. points vs. percentages). For assistance with any of the above options, or …

Did you know that Canvas offers the ability to send messages to students who meet specific course criteria? The Message Students Who feature is accessible from both New Analytics and the Gradebook in any course. Consider using this tool to identify and reach out to inactive and/or struggling students to point them in the right …