GETTING STARTED WITH CANVAS Overview

COURSE DESCRIPTION

You have two options for this course:

OPTION 1:

Take the Getting Started with Canvas (also called Canvas 101) as a self-paced course. (Please Note: This link takes you to a course outside of this Pivot Pedagogy)

OPTION 2:

Watch a recording from one of the live trainings(Approximately 80 min).

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The content of this course should take approximately 2 hours to complete, however depending on how much time you want to try out some tools in your own course it could take longer. After completing this course, you should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of general Canvas and Course specific navigation
Edit pages and create content
Send announcements to your class
Setup assignments with online submission
Setup class discussions
Create online quizzes
Add items and resources to modules
Demonstrate an understanding of the gradebook
Use the SpeedGrader to grade student submission
Change your personal settings

HELPFUL RESOURCES

In addition to this course, several resources exist for you to learn and troubleshoot Canvas. If at any point you get stuck while using Canvas, use the following help resources to find solutions:

Ask.Butler

The site ask.butler.edu (Links to an external site.)contains Canvas help articles created by Butler's academic technology staff along with Butler's IT staff. This site is a great place to start your search. The information on this site is "Butler-ized" for specific workflows recommended for faculty and students.

Canvas Support

The Canvas support site (Links to an external site.)houses robust vendor-created help articles and guides. You can also search for keywords on the Canvas support site. We recommend starting here:

Consultation Help

If you need or prefer in-person help, submit a consultation request. (Links to an external site.).