Canvas: Faculty Guide - How to take attendance in Canvas
Once the attendance tool is made active in your course, and your course is published, you can start to take attendance using Roll Call. The attendance tool is configured by default to allow taking roll seven days a week. This setting is useful for courses where there may be a need to take attendance for an event tha…
Canvas: Faculty Guide - How to set office hours in Canvas
There are three primary ways for faculty to set up and communicate office hours in Canvas. First , faculty can use the Announcements tool to inform students about office hours. Be sure to specify the date, time, and method of contact you’ll be using (e.g., Zoom, Google Meet, phone, etc.). Second , faculty can us…
Canvas: How to add an Additional Teacher to my Course
Enrolled students are automatically added to your Canvas course when they register for your class. To add an another teacher to your course to share your content, follow the instructions below. NOTE: Concluded courses (closed courses) cannot have new people added. Concluded courses are read only. * Login to Canva…
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Canvas: Enable Grade Scheme
In order to turn on Letter Grades in your Canvas Gradebook please follow the steps below. A Grading Scheme is required in your Canvas course in order to Sync Grades from Canvas to Peoplesoft. * Navigate to Settings * Select the Course Details Tab * Scroll down and find the Grading Scheme checkbox * Click …
How to schedule a Zoom meeting in Canvas
* In your course, select Zoom on your course navigation menu. If you don't see it, you'll need first activate the Zoom tool . * Click the blue Schedule a New Meeting button in the upper right of the page. * Select the settings you would like for your Zoom meeting. Topic : enter in a name for your session.…
Canvas: Adding Zoom to Course menu
The Zoom conference tool is integrated in every Canvas course. If you do not see the Zoom tool in your Canvas course, please follow the instructions below. 1) Go to the course that you want to add the Zoom conference tool. Select the "Settings" tool in the bottom left-hand corner. 2) Once the "Settings" tool ope…
Canvas: Concluded Courses
All Canvas courses conclude on Monday at 11:59 pm, the same day official grades are due. When a course concludes in Canvas it becomes read-only. Instructors will no longer be able to modify/grade assignments, provide feedback, or change any aspects of the course. Likewise, students will only be able to view course co…
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What are the minimum Canvas use requirements for remote teaching?
As of Spring 2020, all faculty are required to use Canvas to teach their courses, regardless of modality or level. The following are minimum Canvas use requirements. This information is also available as a Google Doc for downloading and printing. * Import APU course template (optional, but recommended) * Uploa…
