Harmonize

Harmonize is a discussion & collaboration tool that integrates with Canvas to improve student engagement in your online discussions. College of the Canyons is piloting Harmonize in Canvas for the Fall ‘23 semester. Watch this quick introduction about Harmonize video to learn about the different features you can use in Canvas to:

• Author rich content by using AI tools to write a better discussion prompt
• Configure milestones (aka multiple due dates) to encourage more frequent and thoughtful participation by adding multiple due dates to Discussions.
• Auto grade student participation
• Facilitate richer and more inclusive discussions that incorporate images, video, and annotations.
• Easily evaluate student performance and provide substantive feedback
• Make it easier for students to engage in discussions by using a more modern and intuitive interface that is similar to the social media apps they’re used to.
• Monitor for students who may need help
• Streamline grading with dashboards that show student activity, auto-grading for student participation, and the ability to automatically pass grades/feedback back to Canvas
• Use Harmonize’s integration with Turnitin to utomatically check every Discussion post for plagiarism.

• Getting Started With Harmonize in Canvas

  Harmonize is available in your Canvas course as an "external tool", which can be used in an assignment. To set up a graded  Graded Harmonize Discussion in Canvas (similar steps for creating a Harmonize Poll, or PDF Annotation):

  1. Click on Assignments
  2. Click + Assignment
  3. Give it a title, instructions, select point value, etc.
  4. Under ‘Submission Type,’ select “External Tool”
  5. Select Harmonize Assignment, click Discussion, and click Select.
  6. Give a due date, save & publish.

  Harmonize Guides

  • Harmonize Basics
  • Adding a Harmonize Canvas Assignment
  • Copying Harmonize Discussions Between Canvas Courses
  • Creating Posts in Harmonize
  • Organizing Harmonize Posts by Grid or List View
  • Sorting Harmonize Posts
  • Explore Harmonize Features
• Harmonize Video Overview Tutorials
   

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Support for Students

• Getting Started with Harmonize - Student Help Guide

• How to make your first Stuent Video Introduction in harmonize

Learn More / Harmonize Support

• Email: support@harmonizelearning.com
• Harmonize Training & Webinar Series for live and on-demand trainings
• Harmonize Support Portal with resource guides and how-to videos
• Complete list of Harmonize online support guides

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Have feedback on your use of Harmonize in Fall 2023 to share? Have a question that's not answered here? Contact the Online Education team.