From Dr. Guyla Evans, our faculty leader and early Canvas Adoptee –
- Canvas has lots of bells and whistles, but we don’t have to incorporate all of them at once. The “best practice” recommendation adopted by the Faculty Senate suggests at minimum using the “Syllabus” and “Grades” features within Canvas.
- If you choose to teach in Canvas in the spring, be sure to post an announcement in your Bb course shell letting the students know that their content for your course will be in Canvas.
- If you choose to use the “Assignments” feature, when you set a due date it will automatically populate the “Course Summary” section of the syllabus, as well as the students’ calendar.
- The “Modules” feature is equivalent to the Bb “Course Documents.” Navigation in Modules is very flat; if you need the equivalent of subfolders to break your content down further, you may wish to use Canvas “Pages” to link additional content.
- Don’t be afraid to experiment, and to take advantage of the Canvas “Help.” We have 24×7, US-based support as well as many online resources–all are excellent.
Contact this office if you need assistance or want to see what some courses look like.