Library: Canvas Faculty Guide: Canvas Basics

This page contains basic information, including getting started articles and the comprehensive Growing with Canvas tutorial.

The Grading page contains information on Assignments, Discussions, the Gradebook, Speedgrader, and Quizzes.
The Organization page contains information on Modules, Pages, Files, the Calendar, Groups, and the Homepage.
The Engagement, Communication, and More page includes information on Announcements, Notifications, Collaborations, Conferences, Course Importing, and Canvas Commons.
The Canvas for Students page is for your students' reference, and includes information on using Canvas as a student.

Canvas Basic Resources

Growing with Canvas
This comprehensive, self-paced Canvas course is designed to give you the basics of Canvas with optional tracks for more complex functions.
Canvas Getting Started Guide
This space contains quick-reference resources to help you become familiar with the basics of Canvas as an instructor.
Canvas Instructor Guides
This list by Canvas includes frequently asked questions about almost every conceivable topic. Use the navigation list at the top to narrow down to a specific feature or function.
Canvas Cheat Sheet
Oregon State University's time management cheat sheet on Canvas, which includes information on notifications, calendars, the course syllabus, and modules.

Online Evaluation Form
Want to see how your course stacks up against the golden standard? Designed by the State University of New York, the OSCQR course design review form is a checklist of optimal online course components. Use it to guide the creation of your online course or evaluate what you already have.

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Are you concerned about your students adjusting to online learning? We have created a student guide to Canvas, Zoom, and Library Resources.