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How-to Guide: Add Video to Canvas

Canvas has great flexibility for allowing users to determine where and how to add video content. Methods for adding video to your course site include recording directly to Canvas, linking and embedding. This guide will demonstrate methods for adding video hosted and created by you, or others, and help you decide when to employ each method. This guide will show you how to identify the best method for hosting video content, as well as how to link or embed videos in Canvas.

Canvas Media Tools

Video and audio can be recorded directly to Canvas using your webcam and microphone. This is a convenient way to record an impromptu announcement video, or record assignment feedback as an audio message, rather than typing it out. Canvas media tools also allow content owners to add caption files to videos, providing an accessible mode of delivery for all learners.

Canvas media tools are best used when:

• the media content is less than 15 minutes long
• you have a stable Internet connection when you record the media
• the content is informal, unscripted or unpolished
• the content is only relevant to the current quarter or section

Visit the following instruction guides by Instructure for step by step instructions to record a video using the Rich Content Editor , and record audio using the Rich Content Editor .

Visit the Learn More section of this guide for step by step instructions to add captions to Canvas media.

Linking or Embedding Media in Canvas

Given certain limitations of Canvas media tools, it is likely that you will create and host your content using Canvas integrated tools like Panopto . Or you may employ content from media resources hosted online in places like Vimeo, YouTube or Soundcloud, to name a few. 

No matter how the content is hosted or created, there are a few different ways to add content and display it in your course site demonstrated in the following tutorials. Before adding any content to your course site you will first need to identify the content source, and the destination for page your content. In Canvas, video content can be linked or embedded on any page that employs a content editor which includes Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, Quizzes, and the Syllabus.

Embedding Panopto Videos

Once you have uploaded your video content to Panopto, follow these steps to embed your video or playlists on your Canvas pages.

External Media Embedding

• Navigate to the video, playlist or audio file you would like to share and locate the embed code. These sources might include TED talks, Vimeo, YouTube, and SoundCloud to name a few. The embed code is normally labeled “Share,” represented by a curved arrow, or as with Vimeo, a paper airplane.
• Select and Copy the embed code.
• Navigate to the Canvas course page where your video will be embedded and open the Rich Content Editor. Place your cursor where you want to video, then select the Insert/edit media icon within your editor, which will open a pop-up.
• Select the Embed tab and paste your custom code block into the field. Click OK to complete this process.
• Save your edits in Canvas.
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How to Embed a Video within Canvas

You can insert a video into a variety of instructional materials. Here’s how.

There are two main ways to make your videos visible to your students in Canvas: publishing them to the Media Gallery and embedding them into instructional materials (like pages, assignments, quizzes, etc.). If you want to learn more about the difference between embedding and publishing, check out our article on publishing versus embedding .

One particularly handy feature of embedding videos (rather than publishing them to the Media Gallery) is that you have a few choices of players - for example, a player that has a download button, or a player that doesn't use the transcript widget. Open the drawer on configuring embeds below to learn more.

How to Embed a Video

In this context, embedding a video just means inserting the player onto a web page within Canvas. You can do this anywhere you see the rich content editor by clicking the "embed Kaltura media" icon.

• Within Canvas, enter the course in which you want to embed a video.
• Locate the piece of instructional material in which you want to embed the video (such as a Canvas "page") and click on it.
• Click "Edit" in the upper right hand corner.

• Identify the video you want to embed from your "My Media."

Two things to note here: a) you can use the tabs at the top to select videos or playlists in the Media Gallery, and b) you can use search/filter functionality to find your entry quicker.

• Once you've identified the video you want to embed, click the blue "Embed" button in its row.

Note that if you click the gear icon, you can configure some aspects of the embedded video. Check out the drawer below on "configuring embed settings" to learn more.

• Make any other changes you want to the course element, and be sure to click "Save" when you're done.

Your video should now be playable within the course element.

How to Embed a Playlist

Ultimately, embedding a playlist is nearly identical to embedding a video.

• Within Canvas, either create or edit a piece of instructional material that uses the rich content editor (RCE). You should be looking at the page that contains the RCE (where you can add text and other media objects).
• Click Kaltura's rainbow logo within the RCE ("Embed Kaltura Media").

• In the window that appears, click "Media Gallery Playlists" at the top.
• Find the playlist you want to embed and click the "</>Embed" button

Note that if you want to configure some specifics about your embedded playlist, click the gear icon instead of the embed button. You can learn about custom embed players elsewhere in this tutorial.

• Once you've embedded the playlist be sure to click "save" at the top right of the screen to save the changes to the course element.

Note that you can still use the rich content editor to add text or any other items into the course element as you would normally, either above or below the embedded playlist.

Configuring Embed Settings

Custom Embed Players

Well, for example, what if you don't like the way the transcript widget affects text wrapping around your embedded video? Just choose the "no transcript" embed player before you embed your video instead of the default player. Want your students to be able to download the embedded video? Select the player with the download button in it.

Embed Player Commonalities

So while there are some differences among the players you can select, what's the same?

• Closed captions button in the toolbar. Though some of the players vary in terms of whether the captions are visible in the player by default, all players have a closed caption button allowing users to select whether or not to have the captions visible.
• Captions below the video. In September 2021, we changed the way captions are displayed in all videos in Canvas, whether published or embedded. Previously captions were at the bottom of the player, but layered on top of the video, which occasionally resulted in onscreen content being blocked by the captions. We changed this so that the captions now display in a black bar below the video. As a result, the video itself is a little smaller within the player, resulting in black bars on either side of the video.
• Video quality selector. By default, Kaltura will detect the viewer's bandwidth and determine the quality that will create the best viewing experience. Viewers can override that by choosing a specific quality level using the quality selector. Note that quality levels are dependent on the quality of the original video, and sometimes alternatives don't exist.
• Full screen toggle. Viewers can choose to make the video fill the screen.

See the section below to learn more about the specific embed players available for you to use.

Embed Player Differences

The table below summarizes all the main differences between the various embed players. The differences at present manifest in terms of whether captions are visible or hidden, whether the transcript widget is present, whether the video is downloadable, whether speed controls are visible,  and what embed sizes are available.

"Media type" refers to the kind of media player being used. If you're embedding a playlist, for example, the player options you're shown are ONLY playlist player options. (And right now, we don't offer anything but the default, so that's all you'll see in the pull-down menu.)

"Player title" refers to what you'd see in the pull-down menu when selecting an alternative embed player. Note that we haven't created alternate players for playlists and audio-only files.

Do you have a use case for a specific type of media player? Start a dialogue with us at [email protected] .

Embed Video from My Media in a Canvas Assignment

Embedding a video in a Canvas Assignment is a great way to provide context to a video by listing it with other content in order. This can also serve as a way to share videos with only select students within your Canvas course. To embed a video into an Canvas Assignment, follow these steps.

• In your Canvas course , click Assignment from the left Course Navigation Menu.
• Click the +Assignment button, in the upper right-hand corner to add a new assignment.

• Click the Embed UD Capture Video option. A popup displays showing your My Media and Media Gallery. Note: After you select an app, a dropdown arrow displays next to the Apps icon so you select the app directly or click View All to select other apps.
• (A) Click Select for a medium size video or

• After a few moments, the video should display in the editor window. You may want to add text above and/or below your video to supplement the video and add context.
• Set the Points  for the assignment to 0.
• Set  Display Grade As  “Not Graded”
• To make the video available for a select student(s), adjust the Assign to  settings by removing “Everyone” and adding the individual student(s) name.
• Click Save (to save now but publish later) or Save and Publish (to immediately publish/share with your students).

Note: If you are only sharing an assignment with individual students, a warning will appear, when you click Save/Save and Publish, confirming your choice to not include the entire class for this assignment. Click the Continue button to confirm your choice of sharing with only select students.

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Using the Rich Content Editor, you can upload and embed media files from your computer, or record video directly from your webcam using the Canvas Media Tool. Students can also use this tool to complete Media Recording assignments, which are one of the options available when making Online Assignments  in Canvas.

Users can record media for any length of time, but shorter media recordings are recommended. If your media is longer than 15 minutes, you may want to consider recording and uploading using Panopto . Longer media recordings require more time to render and may be interrupted without a stable internet connection.

When uploading media, please refer to this list of Canvas supported media types . Canvas converts files up to 500 MB. If a file exceeds the 500 MB limit, you can host the file through an external source such as YouTube or Panopto and embed it using the Rich Content Editor. To learn more about compatible media files in Canvas, view the Canvas Media Comparison grid at Canvas.

Media uploaded with this tool are saved in the Uploaded Media folder in your Course Files or Group Files. Media recorded with this tool are saved in the Uploaded Media folder in your User Files or Group Files, depending on where it is recorded. If media is recorded for an assignment submission, the media file is stored in the student’s User Files.

Canvas videos also support caption files. Once you upload a video, learn how to add captions to a video .

Note: The Safari browser does not support recording media. Please use Chrome or Firefox to record media from the Rich Content Editor.

Open Rich Content Editor

Open the Rich Content Editor. Several features in Canvas support the Rich Content Editor, including Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, Pages, and Quizzes.

Upload/Record Media from Toolbar

To record or upload media from the toolbar, click the Media icon [1].

You can also upload media from the media options menu. To view additional media options, click the Media Options arrow [2]. Then select the Upload/Record Media option [3].

To view the Media icon, you may have to click the Options icon [4].

Upload/Record Media from Menu bar

Click the Insert link [1]. Navigate to view the Media options [2], and select the Record/Upload Media option [3].

Upload Media from Computer

By default, the Upload/Record Media Tool displays the Computer tab [1]. Click or drag and drop a media file to media uploader to upload a file from your computer [2].

Select File

Select the media file [1] and click the Open button [2].

Record Media from a Webcam

You can also record a new video instead of uploading an existing video. To do this, click the Record tab.

Select Mic and Webcam Options

The media recorder connects to your computer’s default microphone and web cam.

To change your microphone settings, click the Mic button [1]. Then select from the displayed options [2].

To change your webcam settings, click the Webcam button [3]. To disable video recording, select the No Video option [4].

Record Media

Click the Start Recording button.

Finish Media Recording

The media recorder displays the length of your current recording [1].

To restart your recording, click the Start Over button [2].

To finish your recording, click the Finish button [3].

Preview Recorded Media

After you have uploaded or recorded your media, you can preview your media in the media recorder [1].

To title your media, type in the Title field [2].

To embed your media in the Rich Content Editor, click the Save button [3].

View Embedded Media

View your uploaded media file in the Rich Content Editor.

Save Changes

Click the Save button.

Note: When using the Rich Content Editor in Discussions, the Save button may appear as the Post Reply button.

View Content

View the content created in the Rich Content Editor.

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Canvas: How to Embed YouTube Video

In Canvas, you can embed YouTube videos on a course page, discussion post, or assignment using the Rich Content Editor (RCE.) One option is to search and embed YouTube videos in RCE directly. The other is copying the embedded codes from a YouTube video and pasting the codes to RCE.

Option I: Searching and Embedding in RCE

• Select a Canvas page where you want to embed the video
• Select Edit .
• In the RCE editor, select the Tools menu > Apps > YouTube. Note: If this is the first time you have embedded with YouTube, choose View All .
• Type the video name in the Search box.
• Locate your video and select Embed or click the down arrow for more options on the embedded video size.
• Click Save .

Option II: Copying Embed Codes from YouTube Video

• In YouTube, select the Share link under the title.
• Select Embed .
• Copy the embed code from the pop-up window.
• In Canvas, select the Canvas page where you want to embed the video.
• In the RCE editor, click the 3 vertical dots at the end of the toolbar.
• Select Cloud icon
• Paste the Embed code that you copied from YouTube.
• Click Submit .

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Embed a video in a canvas announcement.

To embed a video recording in a Canvas announcement, follow these instructions.

Navigate to Announcements , then click + New Announcement

Add a descriptive topic title

Click the Embed Kaltura Media icon in the toolbar

Select the necessary video and click  Embed OR record a new video

See Embed Media with Downloadable Player for instructions on how to allow students to download the video.

Select the desired announcement options

Students will have to view the video within the Canvas course—they won't be able to see it in the message that is forwarded through their preferred notification method—so it is a good idea to add a note with reference to the video.

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Embedding a video from Kaltura into Canvas

In Canvas, you can embed a video from Kaltura into Assignments, Discussions, or anywhere you have access to a text box with the rich content editor . The rich content editor (RCE) is the toolbar at the top of a text box that shows you formatting options such as bold, italics, font size, list formats, etc.

Instructions

• Your video will be placed in the text editor. You can add any necessary text below your video and then click “Post Reply,” “Save,” or “Next” as appropriate.

If your video has been recently uploaded to Kaltura you will see a “media is being processed” animation  where you expect your video to be.

Processing time depends on the length of the video and the number of other videos Kaltura is processing.  It will appear once it has completed processing, though you may need to refresh your page to see it. You can embed a video that is still processing in Kaltura.

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There is no shortage of  formative assessment strategies, techniques, and tools  available to teachers who use formative instructional practice in their classrooms. Here is an extensive list of 75 digital tools, apps, and platforms that can help you and your students use formative assessment to elicit evidence of learning. We didn’t just add any old tool to this list. Here are the criteria we used for those that made the cut:

• Supports formative instructional strategies and ways to activate learners to be resources for themselves and peers
• Is free or awful close to it (under $10 per year, where possible)
• Allows both students and teachers to take the activator role when possible (sometimes teachers need to get things started)

Before you dig into the tools, I encourage you to spend some time thinking about exactly what you want to accomplish with your students.  “How to pick the right digital tool: Start with your learning goal”  by Erin Beard can help you wrap your head around goals and guide you in choosing the best tool for the task.  “27 easy formative assessment strategies for gathering evidence of student learning”  can help you decide what strategies work best for you and your students.

Record audio and video

• Animoto  Gives students the ability to make a 30-second video of what they learned in a lesson.
• AudioNote  A combination of a voice recorder and notepad, it captures both audio and notes for student collaboration.
• Edpuzzle  Helps you use video (your own, or one from Khan Academy, YouTube, and more) to track student understanding.
• Flip  Lets students use 15-second to 5-minute videos to respond to prompts. Teachers and peers can provide feedback.
• QuickVoice Recorder  Allows you to record classes, discussions, or audio for projects. Sync your recordings to your computer easily for use in presentations.
• Vocaroo  Creates audio recordings without the need for software. Embed the recording into slideshows, presentations, or websites.
• WeVideo  Lets you use video creatively to engage students in learning. Teachers and students alike can make videos.

Create quizzes, polls, and surveys

• Crowdsignal  Lets you create online polls, quizzes, and questions. Students can use smartphones, tablets, and computers to provide their answers, and information can be culled for reports.
• Edulastic  Allows you to make standards-aligned assessments and get instant feedback.
• FreeOnlineSurveys  Helps you create surveys, quizzes, forms, and polls.
• Gimkit  Lets you write real-time quizzes. And it was designed by a high school student!
• Google Forms  Part of the Google suite, Google Forms lets you create quizzes, polls, and surveys and see answers in real time.
• Kahoot!  A game-based classroom response system that lets you create quizzes using internet content.
• MicroPoll  Helps you create polls, embed them into websites, and analyze responses.
• Naiku  Lets you write quizzes students can answer using their mobile devices.
• Poll Everywhere  Lets you create a feedback poll or ask questions and see results in real time. Allows students to respond in various ways. With open-ended questions, you can capture data and spin up tag clouds to aggregate responses.
• Poll Maker  Offers unique features, like allowing multiple answers to one question.
• ProProfs  Helps you make quizzes, polls, and surveys.
• Quia  Lets you create games, quizzes, surveys, and more. Access a database of existing quizzes from other educators.
• Quizalize  Helps you create quizzes and homework.
• Quizizz  Guides you through designing quizzes and lets you include students in the quiz-writing process.
• Quizlet  Lets you make flashcards, tests, quizzes, and study games that are mobile friendly.
• Quizmaker  Helps you write quizzes quickly and easily.
• Survey Hero  Designed to build questionnaires and surveys.
• SurveyMonkey  Helpful for online polls and surveys.
• SurveyPlanet  Also helpful for online polls and surveys.
• Zoho Survey  Allows you to make mobile-friendly surveys and see results in real time.

Brainstorm, mind map, and collaborate

• AnswerGarden  A tool for online brainstorming and collaboration.
• Coggle  A mind-mapping tool designed to help you understand student thinking.
• Conceptboard  Software that facilitates team collaboration in a visual format, similar to mind mapping but using visual and text inputs.
• Dotstorming  A whiteboard app that allows digital sticky notes to be posted and voted on. This tool is best for generating class discussion and brainstorming on different topics and questions.
• Educreations Whiteboard  A whiteboard app that lets students share what they know.
• iBrainstorm  Lets students collaborate on projects using a stylus or their finger.
• Miro  Allows whole-class collaboration in real time.
• Padlet  Provides a blank canvas for students to create and design collaborative projects.
• ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard  Another whiteboard tool to check understanding.
• XMind  Mind-mapping software for use on desktop computers and laptops.
• Equity Maps  These discussion maps can help you ensure every student has a chance to share their ideas.

Present, engage, and inspire

• BrainPOP  Lets you use prerecorded videos on countless topics to shape your lesson plan, then use quizzes to see what stuck.
• Buncee  Helps students and teachers visualize, communicate, and engage with classroom concepts.
• Five Card Flickr  Uses the tag feature from photos in Flickr to foster visual thinking.
• PlayPosit  Allows you to add formative assessment features to a video from a library or popular sites, such as YouTube and Vimeo, to survey what students know about a topic.
• RabbleBrowser  Allows a leader to facilitate a collaborative browsing experience.
• Random Name/Word Picker  Facilitates random name picking. You can also add a list of keywords and use the tool to prompt students to guess words by providing definitions.
• Socrative  Uses exercises and games to engage students with a topic.
• Adobe Express  Lets you add graphics and visuals to exit tickets.
• Typeform  Helps you add graphical elements to polls.

Generate word or tag clouds

• EdWordle  Generates word clouds from any entered text to help aggregate responses and facilitate discussion. Word clouds are pictures composed of a cloud of smaller words that form a clue to the topic.
• Tagxedo  Allows you to examine student consensus and facilitate dialogues.
• Wordables  Helps you elicit evidence of learning or determine background knowledge about a topic.
• WordArt  Includes a feature that allows the user to make each word an active link to connect to websites, including YouTube.

Get real-time feedback

• Formative  Lets you assign activities, receive results in real time, and provide immediate feedback.
• GoSoapBox  Works with the bring-your-own-device model and includes an especially intriguing feature: a confusion meter.
• IXL  Breaks down options by grade level and content area.
• Kaizena  Gives students real-time feedback on work they upload. You can use a highlighter or give verbal feedback. You can also attach resources.
• Mentimeter  Allows you to use mobile phones or tablets to vote on any question a teacher asks, increasing student engagement.
• Pear Deck  Lets you plan and build interactive presentations that students can participate in via their smart device. It also offers unique question types.
• Plickers  Allows you to collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices.
• Quick Key  Helps you with accurate marking, instant grading, and immediate feedback.

Foster family communication  

• Remind  Lets you text students and stay in touch with families.
• Seesaw  Helps you improve family communication and makes formative assessment easy, while students can use the platform to document their learning.
• Voxer  Lets you send recordings so families can hear how their students are doing, students can chat about their work, and you can provide feedback.

Strengthen teacher-to-student or student-to-student communication

• AnswerGarden  Gives you access to formative assessment feedback.
• Biblionasium  Lets you view books students have read, create reading challenges, and track progress. Students can also review and recommend books to their peers.
• Classkick  Helps you post assignments for students, and both you and your students’ peers can provide feedback. Students can also monitor their progress and work.
• TeacherEase Rubrics . This paid tool can help you ensure your rubrics are clear and accurate.
• Lino  A virtual cork board of sticky notes, it lets students ask questions or make comments on their learning.
• Online Stopwatch  Provides dozens of themed digital classroom timers to use during small- and whole-group discussions.
• Peergrade  Helps you create assignments and upload rubrics. You can also anonymously assign peer review work. Students can upload and review work using the corresponding rubric.
• Verso  Lets you set up learning using a URL. Space is provided for directions. Students can add their assignment, post comments, and respond to comments. You can group responses and check engagement levels.
• VoiceThread  Allows you to create and share conversations on documents, diagrams, videos, pictures, and more.

Keep the conversation going with live chats

• Yo Teach  A backchannel site great for keeping the conversation going with students.
• Chatzy  Supports live, online chats in a private setting.

Create and store documents or assignments

• Google Drive  Google Drive allows you to create documents students can collaborate on in real time using smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
• Piazza  Lets you upload lectures, assignments, and homework; pose and respond to student questions; and poll students about class content. This tool is better suited for older students as it mimics post-secondary class instructional formats.

There are several resources for learning more about formative assessment and responsive instruction strategies. Consider our  formative practices workshops , where school and district teams can gain a better understanding of the role formative practice plays in instruction and the four foundational practices to use in the classroom. Or for a quick start, download our eBook  “Making it work: How formative assessment can supercharge your practice.”

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Canvas Discussions and Announcements have recently been redesigned . The new designs offer improved functionality and more closely mimic the standard threaded discussion format found in the comments section of websites such as YouTube or Reddit.

Use the New Canvas Discussions

Previously, Canvas Discussions featured threaded replies as an option you could turn on or off via checkbox. This option is no longer present, as threaded replies are now the default. You can reply to any post in a thread and start a new subthread by doing so, as in the example below.

Create an Anonymous Discussion

New to the redesigned Discussions is the option to create partially or fully anonymous discussions. When you first create the discussion, you will be asked to choose from the following options:

• Off: the default setting, in which the names and profile pictures of all students who take part in the discussion are visible.
• Partial: students can choose whether or not to reveal their names and profile pictures.
• Full: all names and profile pictures are hidden.

Note that a partially or fully anonymous discussion cannot be set to Graded , nor can it be assigned to a Group.

Use the Top-Level Options to Customize the Look and Feel of a Discussion

The top-level options above a discussion topic give you considerable control over the discussion’s look and feel. Note that all these options are found above the topic, not below, as was the case with the previous iteration of Discussions.

• The search bar allows you to search the discussion.
• The view menu allows you to choose to view all replies or only those that are unread.
• The Sort button allows you to sort by newest replies first (the default) or oldest first (as was the case in the previous iteration of Discussions).
• By default, replies are shown inline. You can click View Split Screen to view them in a split screen, then change it back if you wish by clicking View Inline .
• You can use the Expand/Collapse Threads button to expand or collapse all threads.

Use the Menu Options for a Discussion Reply

Across from each discussion reply is a column of three dots that, when clicked, opens a menu. The menu options, which are available both to you and to your students, are as follows:

• Mark as Unread
• Mark Thread as Read
• Mark Thread as Unread
• Go to Topic (for replies under the initial topic) or Go to Parent (for replies to replies)
• Quote Reply

Of these options, only Go to Topic, Edit, and Delete were found in the previous iteration of Discussions; the others are new.

With these menu options, you have fine-grained control over how you navigate through the discussion. You can mark whole topics or particular threads as unread, similar to email interfaces such as Outlook, and you can also quote previous replies when responding to them.

Use the Report Button

The Report button deserves special mention here. This new functionality allows users to report a comment (though not the original topic) if they feel that it should be removed. If one of your students selects this option, they will then choose from three possible reasons for reporting the comment: Inappropriate; Offensive, abusive ; and Other . The report will then go to you, and you can decide whether to retain or remove the comment.

Note that once one of your students has reported a comment, that action cannot be undone . Also note that the Report functionality cannot be disabled at this time.

Canvas Announcements

Redesigned Canvas Announcements follow much the same pattern as Discussions, including threaded replies (if you choose to allow replies). Notable differences are as follows:

• No Report option . Unlike Discussions, there is no Report option for comments made on an announcement.

Further Resources and Getting Help

• For full details on the Discussions/Announcements redesign, please see Canvas’ documentation on Discussions and Announcements .
• If you have questions about these or any other Canvas features, you can contact us , attend our office hours or workshops , or book a consultation with an instructional designer .

Photo credit:Jean Lachat. Image obtained from University of Chicago Asset Library (UCAL) .

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