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So, are you ready to take your Canvas course to the next level and add some flair? You don't need to be a coder to make these changes. There are easy HTML 'hacks' that you can use to give your Canvas course a bit more style. Shadow Text Box A shadow text box like this one is a great way to add a little bit of visual emphasis. It's fairly easy to add the code  to your Canvas course using the HTML Editor. You can change the colours of the border and shadow by changing the background-color and solid line colour. Check out how to do it here on Canvas. Buttons Buttons are a way of creating interesting links within your course, rather than just using the standard hyperlink in blue text, or using a graphic.  Buttons can be linked to sections of your course, or you may have them link to external sites. Buttons can be red, blue, black, green, orange or grey. Here are instructions on how to add them to your course!   These are just two...

Collaborate Ultra How it can be used Glasgow School of Art has installed a Collaborate Ultra as our Virtual Classroom tool - instructors are already using this to deliver entirely online distance courses, and some are using it for tutorials and other informal communication with students. When 'turned on' (send a request to Learning Technology) within a Canvas course, remote sessions can be set up that enable screen recordings to be shared alongside voice calls to give the look and feel of an ordinary lecture/seminar. This is also more than a live tool, as it allows sessions to be saved as recordings, allowing students to revisit the content. An example of its use is during our Business and Technology Professional Practice module where students who are on placement can receive content delivery and ask questions whilst away from university about their final year assessments. How to get started When accessing your module sites on Canvas, at the bottom of the subheadings...