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Canvas offers features that support interactive and collaborative learning, while campus resources like the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, One Button Studio, Sirko Makerspace, and the Center for Games and Interactive Entertainment provide innovative spaces and technology to enhance teaching and creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-5ecb1ee8-a260-459f-be4b-46cfbed2237b\" href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/instructional-design\/high-impact-teaching-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>High Impact Teaching Practices<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link 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