These articles contain resources to jumpstart your Canvas knowledge.

Articles (23)

Change Display Name in Canvas

This article addresses the question of why a user is not able to change the Display Name in Canvas

Controlling Student Access to Your Canvas Course

The following article will address changing the student access settings to your course before and after term end dates, as well as customizing the start and end dates of your course.

Cross-Listing Courses in Canvas

This article explains what cross listing is in the context of Canvas (combining sections into a single course site), effects of cross-listing a course, and how to request if faculty want to proceed.

Discontinuing Studio Video Tool in Canvas: Important Information

The college has ended its contract with Studio (the video tool in Canvas) as of June 30, 2024. This article contains important information on downloading your own video content.

End-of-Term Canvas Checklist

A checklist to review at the end of each Term, with simple tasks to take in Canvas to wrap up and organize.

File Management and Delivery in Canvas

This article provides an introduction to Canvas Course file usage information, as well as an introduction to the IT Supported LTI Integrations connected to Canvas, that are used for managing and delivering content.

How to Create Peer Review Assignments in Canvas

This article, intended for instructors, will explain how to create and assign peer review assignments to your students in Canvas.

How to Delay Canvas Announcements to a Future Date

This article will cover how to delay an announcement to a future date as an instructor in Canvas.

How to Manage Your Notifications in Canvas

This quick guide deals with managing and changing your notifications for a specific Canvas course, or globally for all courses you are in.

How to Reuse Course Content from Previous Canvas Course Sites

This article provides two methods for instructors to reuse content from previous Canvas courses, ranging from duplicating an entire course to individual pages, assignments, and modules.

How to Transfer Canvas Rubrics Between Courses

This article will go over the basics of copying Rubrics between courses in Canvas. You need to use the Course Import tool for this function in Canvas.

How to Use Canvas Rubrics

This article is intended to provide an overview of Rubrics, the native tool for creating and assigning rubrics in Canvas.

How to Use Sections in Your Canvas Course

This article covers the basics of using Sections in Canvas to assign Section-specific work.

How to Use Student View in Your Canvas Course to See What Students See

This article will deal with using Student View in your Canvas course as an instructor in order to see what it looks like for your students.

How to Use the Appointment Scheduler in Canvas

This article will cover the basics of creating an appointment group using the Scheduler tool in Canvas. It will also offer some sample language for showing your students how to sign up for an appointment slot with you.

Migrating Question Pools from Sakai to Canvas (Instructions for Classic and New Quizzes)

This article provides step-by-step instructions for how to manually migrate your question pools from Sakai to Canvas. If you are not planning to use New Quizzes, stop before moving on to step 5 where you migrate to New Quizzes.

Quick Guide: Classic Quizzes vs New Quizzes

This article provides instructions and information on the differences between Classic and New Quizzes in Canvas LMS.

Receiving a Page Error Message when in Student View

This article answers the question of why an error message appears when trying to view a Page that is part of the Blueprint Module in your Canvas course.

Using Migrated Sakai Content in Canvas

This article provides information to help users understand the differences between Sakai and Canvas and locating migrated course content

Viewing Past Courses

View all current and previous Canvas courses on your Courses page.