by Mohammad Ahmed | Mar 21, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
Note: This post was updated 7/26/2019 to reflect changes in roles that are available when manually adding users. Introduction Canvas offers a great deal of flexibility in the roles it provides for students and instructors. The permissions attached to each role...
by Thomas Keith | Mar 6, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
Grading assignments is often one of the most time-consuming aspects of teaching. When an instructor has many lengthy assignments to grade in a short span of time, it can be difficult to leave helpful and thorough comments on each. A November 2017 article in the...
by Cecilia Lo | Feb 19, 2018 | Canvas
Faculty and instructors, fill out this survey for a chance to win a gift card and help us improve your Canvas experience. We’ll be randomly selecting participants who provided their name/email to win gift cards after the survey closes on March 23, 2018. If you...
by Aidan Kaplan | Feb 6, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions, How-tos
When students go to the Canvas site for your course, the first thing they see is the Home Page. Choosing the right Home Page can make your Canvas site more useful for your students by directing them to the materials or information that they most need. Changing the...
by Cecilia Lo | Feb 5, 2018 | Canvas, Events
We’re excited to announce that Canvas Day is coming! Join your colleagues on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Regenstein Library. Planning for the day includes presentations by instructors who have used Canvas in their classrooms in innovative ways, and...
by Cecilia Lo | Jan 19, 2018 | Canvas, Canvas Features/Functions
Note: This post was updated on April 22, 2019 to reflect updates to the New Gradebook. Starting January 6, 2018, faculty and instructors can opt-in to use Canvas’ New Gradebook. The new gradebook offers a number of enhanced features, improved accessibility support,...
