Canvas Faculty Resources

Canvas Instructor Guide

Instructor Video Tutorials

Canvas Live Webinars

Term Start Checklist

Term End Checklist

Gradebook Checklist

Canvas Community Resources - Discuss Canvas with your peers, find answers and ideas.

Keep Learning - Canvas Blog

Canvas Feature Requests - Add your voice to request new features be added to Canvas.

Which browsers are supported? What other requirements do you need to know to use all Canvas features? Are there any browser settings?

Find out here: Supported Browsers

How do I give my students extra credit?

Do not copy/paste images. Always upload images (except for images on Flickr or other online sites) to your Files area and insert into a page, discussion, etc.

To set up live office hours, create a long-running Canvas conference and specify in your syllabus the days and times you will be available.
How do I set up a Canvas Conference?

How do I use Canvas Conferences as a presenter?

Create a paper copy of your Canvas quiz - [PDF]

You can insert videos found on Films On Demand (library video database offering thousands of videos) into various places in your Canvas course. Please read the information in this PDF - Films On Demand in Canvas - to learn how to make these videos part of your course content.

Detect plagiarism by using Turnitin.

Setup a full Turnitin drop box offering all features including GradeMark integration with your gradebook.

Learn how to enable Turnitin [PDF]

Harmonize Discussions, Q&A, Polls, Chat etc. can be added to Canvas courses. Harmonize Discussions enable instructors and students to create rich content. Instructors will be able to set milestones and use Harmonize features to monitor student activity.

Learn more about the tools by visiting the Harmonize information page in the myCETL course in Canvas.