Learning Canvas

Learn how the Canvas learning management system can make you more efficient and effective at providing instruction.

Introduction

• Create and manage courses with Canvas
• Overview of learning management systems

1. Getting Started with Canvas

• Navigate the layout of Canvas
• Create a teacher account
• Complete your teacher profile
• Customize settings
• Customize your notifications

2. Creating a Course

• Create a new Canvas course
• Set your course homepage
• Customize your course settings
• Add your grading scheme
• Add a course syllabus
• View course from students' perspective

3. Structure Your Course

• Create modules for your class
• Manage your online file library

4. Manage Students and Create Groups

• Add students to a course
• Create groups within classes

5. Add Assignments and Quizzes

• The Rich Content Editor in Canvas
• Create pages for learners to access
• Create assignment groups
• Create assignments
• Create discussions
• Create a quiz
• Add questions to a quiz
• Create question banks

6. Explore the Grading Tools

• Overview of the Canvas gradebook
• Gradebook views in Canvas
• Individual assignments in the gradebook
• Late policy and grade posting policy
• Create assignment rubrics
• Create course outcomes
• Quickly grade with Speedgrader

7. Course Management Tools

• Communicate with conversations
• Update your class with announcements
• Work with the course calendar

Conclusion

• Next steps