Canvas: Introduction

Faculty use Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) UNCSA provides, to host course lessons, materials, interaction and assessment in an online environment.

Canvas Login 

Instructions for faculty's use of Canvas

Getting started

• Logging into Canvas
• Canvas features
• Beginning of Semester Tasks

Course management

• Course navigation, visibility, and student view
• Cross-listing (combining sections/courses)
• Account settings and notifications
• Canvas teacher app
• Course analytics

Course design

• Creating a course homepage
• Organizing content

Presentation and discussion

• Enable Zoom meetings in Canvas class navigation
• Discussion

Assignments

• Assignments and Speedgrader
• Creating and weighting assignment groups
• Add the assignment to a module
• Grading assignments
• Creating and weighting assignments groups
• Dropping lowest (and/or highest) grade(s) in an assignment group
• Setting a late assignment policy

Assessments

• Provide extra time for student accommodations
• Build and use an assessment bank
• Assessment adjustments
• Duplicate assessments

Rubrics

• Creating a rubric and adding it to an assignment

Canvas gradebook

• Posting grades
• Hiding grades
• Final grade override

Importing course content 

• Import SCORM files as an assignment
• Import select specific content as part of a course import
• Import Thin Common Cartridge files as separate modules
• Import grades in the Gradebook
• Import groups in a group set
• Import outcomes for a course
• Import outcomes into a course in Improved Outcomes Management
• Import SCORM files as a page
• Import quizzes from QTI packages
• Import a question bank from one Canvas course to another
• Import a quiz from a QTI package in New Quizzes
• Import questions from a QTI package into an item bank in New Quizzes

Copying course content 

• Copy an announcement to another course
• Copy an assignment to another course
• Copy a course into a new course shell
• Copy content from another course using the Course Import tool
• Copy a discussion to another course
• Copy a module to another course
• Copy a module item to another course
• Copy a page to another course
• Move/copy a question from one question bank to another
• Copy a quiz to another course
• Move/copy a question from one item bank to another in New Quizzes
• Copy a quiz to another course in New Quizzes

Sharing course content 

• Share a private ePortfolio as an instructor
• Share an item bank in New Quizzes

Additional Canvas Resources

• Instructor Canvas Guide

Canvas Support

• Wanda Coyle, M.A. - Canvas Support
• Dr Rich Holland - Canvas Support
• Requests via facultysupport@uncsa.edu are forwarded to available support personnel.