CTLD ReadyYou will likely need to be in contact with your students throughout a course. To help facilitate this, Canvas has included a native messaging system that allows you to contact individuals or whole courses within Canvas. This messaging system functions much the same as your MSU Denver email. Directions [Length 2:42, CC Available] Navigate Your […]
The Calendar feature in Canvas is a great way to view meetings, events, and assignments for every class, all at once. It also allows you to easily move, edit, or add events and assignments from a central location. Directions [Length 3:29, CC Available] Change Views in Calendar Within the Calendar, you can change what classes […]
The native calendar tool in Canvas will automatically update with due dates you have created for quizzes, assignments, and discussions. This is a helpful tool for tracking and viewing due dates all in one place. You may, however, prefer to use the Outlook calendar, which automatically updates with all your Teams meetings and event invites […]
Your Canvas profile lets you choose a profile picture and share a brief biography with your students. Setting up your Canvas profile will help your students get to know you as a person, which increases instructor presence, humanizes your course, and makes your course more engaging. In this tutorial, we’ll add a profile picture, fill […]
While the MSU Denver Canvas Blueprint automatically determines which sections are visible to students by default, you can choose which navigation options students see in the course navigation menu. This allows you to control how students view and navigate the course, removing unnecessary cognitive load associated with students trying to locate the appropriate sections. Please […]
By default, you will be using your Canvas courses from the “instructor view,” which shows some options not available to students, including hidden pages, grading/feedback options, and content editing options. When building a course, you may find it useful or necessary to try using your course as a student would, to help alleviate issues with […]
The Dashboard functions as a central hub of Canvas, allowing you to view and make changes to all of your courses. This section allows you to publish/unpublish courses and provides quick links to each of your courses’ announcements, assignments, discussions, and files. For instructors teaching multiple courses, this section will likely be the easiest way […]
Notifications are messages sent by Canvas to alert you of activity in your courses. You are able to manage notification settings in two ways. One way is to click Account in the global navigation menu and set preferences that affect all of your courses. The other method is to manage notification preferences for individual courses, […]
Adding another instructor to your Canvas course is helpful when you need to collaborate, share materials, or build content together. This tutorial will walk you through how to add an additional instructor to your course. Directions [Length 1:43, CC Available] Have Questions? Need additional support on this or other teaching and learning topics? Please visit […]
Canvas will be the main platform that you will use to post online learning materials, assignments, and quizzes. This tutorial will walk you through how to login to get started. Directions [Length 1:08, CC Available] Have Questions? Need additional support on this or other teaching and learning topics? Please visit us for drop-in support or […]