Canvas Basic Requirements

1. Import APU course template (optional, but recommended)
2. Upload a syllabus and course materials
3. Create and grade assignments.
4. Maintain a gradebook (enable grading scheme and check gradebook settings)
5. Post your virtual office hours.
6. Upload course materials and make sure they’re accessible.
7. Publish the course for students access

Course Imports and Templates

1. How do I import my previous course content into the fall course and adjust dates?
2. How can I organize my classes in Canvas? Are there 8-week and 16-week course templates I can use?
3. Is there a sample online Canvas class that I can view to get an idea of what a quality course looks like?

Course Content

1. How do I use the Syllabus as an instructor?

2. How do I upload a file to a course?

3. How do I record a video using the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?

4. How do I record a screen capture video in Canvas Studio?

5. How do I upload and embed a media file from my computer in the Rich Content Editor?

   (Canvas does support any media file upload of more than 500 MB. Given this limit, faculty will need to host the video file through an external source such as YouTube or Google Drive and embed it using the Rich Content Editor)

6. How do I link to or embed a YouTube video in the Rich Content Editor?

7. How do I embed a file from Google Drive into the Rich Content Editor?

8. How do I add an image to a course card in the Dashboard?

Assignments / Gradebook / Grading / Rubrics

1. Do I have to use the Canvas gradebook? Yes. It's part of the minimum Canvas use requirements issued by the Provost.
2. How do I set up my Gradebook?
3. How do I create/add a grading rubric?
4. How can I grade assignments and not allow students to have access until I want them to?
5. How do I sync Canvas grades to Peoplesoft?
6. How do I provide feedback comments on assignments submitted by students?
7. How do my students submit their assignments in a course?

Publish Courses and Content

1. How do I publish my course in Canvas? Students cannot see unpublished courses. Faculty can continue building their courses, and when they're ready, they can publish, making the class go "live."
2. How do I publish modules, pages, assignments, discussions, and quizzes in course?
3. How do I view a course as a test student using Student View?

Testing Integrity

1. How do I use Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor to secure/monitor/proctor the testing environment in my course?
2. How do I set a time limit on exams (timed tests) in my course to minimize cheating?
3. How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
4. Does LockDown Browser work on Chromebooks?

Unofficial Canvas Guides

1. Canvas Classroom Tips and Tricks - BAS Dept. of Marriage and Family Therapy
2. Getting Started with Canvas in 10 Steps Infographic - Saint Joseph's University