CTLD ReadyProctorU is automatically enabled and appears in your course’s left-hand navigation menu. If you aren’t using it for exams in a particular course, you may want to disable it so it doesn’t show up to students as an unused link. Disabling ProctorU only removes it from that course’s navigation menu, it does not affect ProctorU […]
If you are using ProctorU for exams in your course, it is important to provide clear directions to your students on the ProctorU requirements as well as the steps for accessing and taking the exam. It is recommended to provide information about ProctorU in your Course Syllabus. You may also choose to share the steps […]
When attaching a rubric to an assignment or discussion, Canvas will not automatically enable the setting to use the rubric for grading. If this setting is not enabled, you will still be able to score the students using the rubric, and students will still see your evaluation, but the grade will not auto-populate with the […]
Occasionally, when adding an extension for a particular student, you’ll notice that the grades for all students have disappeared. This usually happens when the “Assign to” field for “Everyone” is accidentally replaced. In order to see the grades again, you’ll need to restore this setting in the affected assignments. Directions: Have Questions? Need additional support […]
In the Gradebook of your Canvas course, you notice that all or some of your students have a grade of 0 for one or more assignments before the due date has arrived. You have not graded the assignments yet, or maybe your students have not even submitted them yet. This can sometimes happen when copying […]
GoReact Assignments are “live” and editable for 6 months from the time they are activated in a course. Creating a GoReact Assignment and editing it as an instructor will activate GoReact in the course. After the 6 month timeframe has passed, you may receive an error message stating “Videos cannot be added to an expired […]
Sometimes, a student may need to resubmit an assignment. They may have uploaded the wrong file, made an error in their submission, or need to add more content. As the instructor, you can manually reassign the assignment to alert the student they need submit another attempt. To reassign an assignment, you must first ensure the […]
Canvas Discussions allow students to “respond in thread” by default, meaning students can respond to the prompt or to someone else’s response to the prompt. This is an option that can be disabled in the Discussion setting by checking the box next to “Disallow threaded replies”. If students are not able to respond to each […]
All multimedia resources available in your Canvas course should have closed captions to comply with federal law and accessibility guidelines. It is important to create videos that are accessible for all users regardless of ability. Luckily, there is an auto-caption feature built into YuJa that you can enable to have closed captions generated automatically for […]
All multimedia resources available in your Canvas course should have closed captions to comply with federal law and accessibility guidelines. Good captions are more than just a direct transcription, they also indicate to the viewer who is speaking, what background noise is present, and other audio cues. For a detailed explanation on what to include, […]