How do I reopen a Canvas course to resolve an incomplete? Canvas is set up so that students are unable to access Canvas courses after the course is completed. If you have a student who needs to resolve an incomplete grade, you will need to submit a request to make the course available for that
In the first week, we explored training opportunities, uploaded a profile picture, uploaded a syllabus to the Syllabus tab, and uploaded files. In the second week, we got started with Modules, and looked at examples of courses from other institutions for ideas. See the links above for previous posts. If you didn’t finish creating Modules
Final Grade Override The Final Grade Override allows you to enter a final grade for students that is different from the grade automatically calculated by Canvas in the Gradebook. You can enter a letter grade or a percentage. Submission attempts can be limited in Canvas assignments By default, assignments can be submitted an unlimited number
Dear Instructors, This week, courses that were in Blackboard from approximately Fall 2016 to Spring 2020 were migrated to Canvas and added to your course list. Depending on how many courses you had on Blackboard, the courses that were migrated may have displaced some of your more current Canvas courses. The courses are still there!
Last week we explored training opportunities, uploaded a profile picture, uploaded a syllabus to the Syllabus tab and uploaded files. See last week’s post. Here are some ideas of what to do this week to get your course(s) ready in Canvas. Think about how you want to organize your Modules. Understanding Canvas Modules is the
Dear Instructors, Back in January 2020 I did a 4 week series on how to set up your course in Canvas. A lot has happened since then! I’m reviewing those tips and doing another series to help you get ready for Fall 2020. Some of you have been on sabbatical, or busy finishing things up
Help for Unpublished Courses Feature Summary The Dashboard, Courses menu, and All Courses page display both published and unpublished courses. Multiple file uploads Summary Instructors can add multiple module content from the Course Home Page or the Modules page. Additionally, the Course Home Page has received small design modifications. Change Benefit This change helps instructors
Over the last two months, Canvas has been bringing in instructors from all over to talk about how they use Canvas. These streaming videos do last about an hour, but they are WORTH IT. If I share a video from this series, it’s because I have watched it, found it useful, and think it is
End of Semester: Grading Wrap-up Set up your course Grading Scheme if you did not do so at the start of the semester. Double-check to make sure that the grading scheme on your syllabus matches the grading scheme in Canvas. A standard Chapman University grading scheme is automatically enabled in your course site, so it
This blog post is authored by Derek Prate, Instructor in the Fowler School of Engineering. Hi reader! I’m Derek Prate, an Instructor for the Fowler School of Engineering, and current preschool teacher for my 4 and 5 year old kids. I’ve divided my blog up into some key points I’ve taken away from teaching remotely