{"id":946,"date":"2026-03-06T14:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/?p=946"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:41:56","slug":"tools-and-technologies-that-support-rsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/2026\/03\/06\/tools-and-technologies-that-support-rsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools and Technologies that Support RSI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canvas Integrated Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSI Category<\/th>Instructional Purpose<\/th>Canvas \/ Technology Tool<\/th>Example Faculty Use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A (Course Structure & Presence)<\/strong><\/td>Establish predictable communication and instructor presence<\/td>Canvas Announcements<\/strong><\/td>Post weekly announcements summarizing the week\u2019s tasks and highlighting upcoming deadlines<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A<\/strong><\/td>Provide course orientation and weekly guidance<\/td>Canvas Pages or Module Introduction Videos<\/strong><\/td>Record a short video explaining weekly learning objectives and assignments<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A<\/strong><\/td>Clarify instructor availability<\/td>Canvas Syllabus or Welcome Page<\/strong><\/td>Include communication policies, office hours, and response time expectations<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category B (Engagement Monitoring & Support)<\/strong><\/td>Monitor engagement and reach out to students<\/td>Canvas Analytics \/ New Analytics<\/strong><\/td>Identify students who have not logged in or submitted assignments and send outreach messages<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category B<\/strong><\/td>Contact students based on participation patterns<\/td>Canvas Inbox \/ Message Students Who\u2026<\/strong><\/td>Send messages to students who have not submitted an assignment or who scored below a threshold<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category A (Live Instruction)<\/strong><\/td>Provide real-time teaching and clarification<\/td>Zoom or Canvas Conferences<\/strong><\/td>Host live lectures, Q&A sessions, or review sessions for challenging concepts<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category B (Individualized Feedback)<\/strong><\/td>Provide personalized feedback on student work<\/td>Canvas SpeedGrader<\/strong><\/td>Leave written, audio, or video feedback explaining strengths and areas for improvement<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category B<\/strong><\/td>Provide richer feedback formats<\/td>Video feedback tools (Canvas Studio, Loom, Panopto)<\/strong><\/td>Record short videos explaining how students can improve their assignments<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category C (Course-Level Instructional Response)<\/strong><\/td>Address patterns in student understanding<\/td>Announcements, Pages, or Short Instructional Videos<\/strong><\/td>Post a mini-lesson explaining common misconceptions from a quiz or assignment<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category D (Embedded Activity Facilitation)<\/strong><\/td>Facilitate discussion and guide student thinking<\/td>Canvas Discussions<\/strong><\/td>Ask follow-up questions, highlight strong ideas, and guide deeper analysis in discussion threads<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category D<\/strong><\/td>Conduct real-time engagement checks<\/td>Polling tools (Zoom Polls, Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere)<\/strong><\/td>Use polls during live sessions to check understanding and address misconceptions<\/td><\/tr>
Regular + Substantive Interaction<\/strong><\/td>Support student reflection and progress monitoring<\/td>Canvas Quizzes, Surveys, or Reflection Prompts<\/strong><\/td>Ask students to reflect on learning progress and identify areas where they need clarification<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additional Tools and Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSI Category<\/th>Instructional Purpose<\/th>Online Tool<\/th>Example Faculty Use<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A (Course Structure & Presence)<\/strong><\/td>Establish predictable instructor presence<\/td>Loom \/ Panopto \/ Screencast-O-Matic<\/strong><\/td>Record short weekly video updates summarizing course progress and expectations<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A<\/strong><\/td>Provide course orientation and guidance<\/td>YouTube (unlisted videos)<\/strong><\/td>Share short videos explaining how to navigate assignments or expectations<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category B (Engagement Monitoring & Support)<\/strong><\/td>Conduct check-ins about pacing or course experience<\/td>Google Forms \/ Microsoft Forms<\/strong><\/td>Create quick mid-course surveys asking students about workload, pacing, or questions<\/td><\/tr>
Regular Interaction \u2013 Category B<\/strong><\/td>Invite anonymous student feedback<\/td>Padlet \/ Mentimeter<\/strong><\/td>Allow students to submit questions or concerns about course pacing or clarity<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category A (Live Instruction)<\/strong><\/td>Provide real-time teaching and clarification<\/td>Zoom \/ Microsoft Teams \/ Google Meet<\/strong><\/td>Host optional live lectures, Q&A sessions, or concept review sessions<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category B (Individualized Feedback)<\/strong><\/td>Provide richer feedback on student work<\/td>Loom \/ Panopto \/ Vidyard<\/strong><\/td>Record short video feedback explaining strengths and areas for improvement<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category C (Course-Level Instructional Response)<\/strong><\/td>Address patterns of misunderstanding<\/td>Short screencast videos<\/strong><\/td>Record a mini-lesson explaining common errors from a quiz or assignment<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category D (Embedded Activity Facilitation)<\/strong><\/td>Facilitate collaborative learning activities<\/td>Padlet \/ Miro \/ Jamboard alternatives (FigJam, Mural)<\/strong><\/td>Have students post ideas or analyze materials collaboratively during an activity<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category D<\/strong><\/td>Promote discussion and peer interaction<\/td>VoiceThread<\/strong><\/td>Students post audio or video responses and instructors respond with guiding questions<\/td><\/tr>
Substantive Interaction \u2013 Category D<\/strong><\/td>Check student understanding during instruction<\/td>Poll Everywhere \/ Mentimeter \/ Kahoot<\/strong><\/td>Use polls or quizzes during live sessions to clarify concepts and address misconceptions<\/td><\/tr>
Regular + Substantive Interaction<\/strong><\/td>Encourage reflection and metacognitive learning<\/td>Flip (formerly Flipgrid)<\/strong><\/td>Students post short video reflections and instructors respond with feedback or follow-up questions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canvas Integrated Tools RSI Category Instructional Purpose Canvas \/ Technology Tool Example Faculty Use Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A (Course Structure & Presence) Establish predictable communication and instructor presence Canvas Announcements Post weekly announcements summarizing the week\u2019s tasks and highlighting upcoming deadlines Regular Interaction \u2013 Category A Provide course orientation and weekly guidance Canvas Pages […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rsi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eccser.org\/seamypath\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}