Preparing Contingency Plans for Conducting Examinations with Canvas Quizzes and Assignments

• last updated on 14 November 2025

Before conducting online examinations with Canvas quizzes and assignments, it is important to prepare a contingency plan to address potential system failures in Canvas or other unexpected technical issues (e.g., unstable internet connections). Below is a suggested preparation guide.

Printing of Question Papers

1. Teachers or their home academic units should print copies of the question papers.
2. The printed copies must be securely stored in locked cabinets before the examinations.
3. Sufficient answer books should also be prepared.

During the examinations, if Canvas experiences degraded performance but printed copies of the question papers have not been prepared, teachers may need to reschedule the quizzes or assignments in their Canvas courses.

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