How to communicate with students prior to term start - Faculty Guide
How to communicate with students prior to term start - Faculty Guide Overview The official start date for each term can be found on the Academic Calendars website. These "term start" dates are programmed into PeopleSoft and pushed into Canvas courses. Communicate with students using the Class Roster The easiest…
Canvas: How do I view assignment comments from my instructor?
You can see comments from your instructor in the Grades page. Most comments are located in the assignment sidebar. However, your instructor may also leave comments in your assignment submission as annotations. Open Grades In Course Navigation, click the Grades link. View Assignment Comments Locate the ass…
Canvas: Modules (Publishing and Creating)
Modules allow instructors to organize content to help control the flow of the course. Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Modules essentially create a one-directional linear flow of what students should do in a course. Publish a Module To publish a …
Essential Zoom-related questions for remote teaching
Zoom is a video conferencing tool available to all members of the Azusa Pacific University community. General Questions * What is the difference between Canvas and Zoom? Canvas is APU's learning management system (LMS). Zoom is APU's video conferencing platform. You can schedule a Zoom meeting in Canvas. Le…
Google Meet + LockDown Browser for Live Quiz Proctoring
Prepping for the Quiz 1. Add Google Meet to your Quiz description. Anywhere you can access the Rich Content Editor in Canvas (Quizzes, Pages, Announcements, Discussions) you will find the Google Hangouts Meet (1) button. Import Note: Authorize Google Meet in Canvas using your apu.edu account before proctor…
Via LiveText - Student Instructions
Student Instructions 1. Log into your Canvas account 2. Navigate to your course's Assignments page 3. Click on the link for your assignment. If you have not accessed Via through a link in Canvas before and the institution has not provided your Canvas ID in Via, you will first need to enter in your email address …
Via LiveText - Faculty Setup
Faculty Instructions 1. Login to your Via Faculty Account. Click on your Group and then click on " Create Activity ". 2. Fill out all of the Activity requirements (Please note that your Template must have a scoring component that is set as the "Primary Score." Grade Return will only be successful if there is a pr…
Tips for Working Remotely
Employee Tips for Working From Off Campus Using a Personal Computer To keep our institutional data secure, IT recommends using an APU issued computer whenever possible, and to never store any APU data on a personal device; k eep everything in cloud services (such as Gmail, Google Drive, Canvas, home.apu.edu, etc…
Transitioning from a Fac/Staff Account to a Student or Alumni Account
Transition from Faculty/Staff Account to Student Account While APU students are entitled to their APU accounts for life, IT permanently locks employee accounts once they leave the University. If an employee who is or was previously a student leaves the University, they can retain their account. Typically, our Engin…
