For Faculty
Accessibility
How to make your Canvas course sites accessible to users with disabilities.
Beginning of Semester Checklist
Beginning of Semester Guide for Faculty
Getting Started with Canvas
A list of steps for building out a basic Canvas course.
End of Semester Checklist
End of Semester Guide for Faculty
Canvas Studio Video Management Tool
Canvas Studio is an interactive video platform that is integrated with Canvas. Canvas Studio allows students and faculty to create, edit and manage media files for use in their courses.
Grading Schemes
How to add a grading scheme to courses to map percentage grades to letter grades.
Adding Zoom Links to a Module
How to add a link to a Zoom meeting in a module in your Canvas course.
SpeedGrader
Canvas provides multiple options for providing feedback to students. Here is a list of grading options for different types of assignments.
Enrollments
Information about enrolling people in your courses and instructions for merging courses.
Using Canvas Features
Brief introductions to the main features of Canvas including links to official Canvas Guides from the vendor.
Using the Turnitin Plagiarism Checker
A guide for instructors on how to use the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool in Canvas.
External Tools for Canvas
External Tools for Canvas are integrations with web apps that expand Canvas' capabilities. Some examples include social media, collaboration tools like Box, and supplemental materials from textbook publishers. They can be added to individual courses, or to all courses in an account. Once configured, you can link them through course modules and create assignments for assessment tools.
Importing Content into Canvas
Policies
Both Emory and Instructure, the company that makes Canvas, maintain policies for using Canvas. Learn more about how to use content in your course appropriately, the Canvas terms of use, and other policies.
Roles & Permissions
Controlling Access to Your Courses
Instructions for faculty on managing course access.
The New Canvas Gradebook
The new Canvas Gradebook provides users with an improved set of tools for viewing and managing gradebook content. The New Gradebook will become the default gradebook in 2020.