The Center for the Advancement of Teaching is currently piloting the Learning Assistant (LA) program with five departments: Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, and Engineering. If you teach in one of these departments, you may see the LA role as a choice to add in the P...
There is some customization available in Canvas, but you can only disable or move the pre-set menu items. You will not be able to rename menu items - only hide or show them. Further resources: * [How do I reorder and hide Course Navigation links?][1] [1]: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2555 ...
_Before you begin your request for a new course curriculum, please understand the following:_ 1. The Curriculum Request Application can be used as a review center during the curriculum request process. However, before you complete the LAST step in the process (certifying that all approval channels have been met and ...
Below, you will find step-by-step directions for how to copy content from your old Canvas course site or development site to your new Canvas site for this semester. **Make sure that you start by going into your new, blank Canvas site. Then, follow the directions in [How do I copy content from another Canvas course...
Canvas's default setting is to automatically allow your students to have access to ALL the items that you put into your Course Files. Our FSU course shell templates automatically hide the Course Files link on the course navigation menu from your students as we do not recommend allowing students access to the Course Fil...
Turnitin is one of the most popular programs for detecting academic plagiarism. Florida State University integrates a version of the Turnitin application into its Canvas system for use by FSU instructors and students. This allows you to manage Turnitin content and settings within your course's Canvas site without need...
1. Go to your course **Settings** 2. Expand the **More Options** link at the bottom 3. Check the box next to "Hide totals in student grades summary" ![][1] 4. Click **Update Course Details** [1]: https://hf-files-oregon.s3.amazonaws.com/hdpbbsupport_kb_attachments/2017/12-28/8e49d837-20e8-4d73-b3e7-47682...
Some emergency university closures may not be related to infrastructure damage or outages. In these cases, if it is safe to do so, you can continue to teach your classes online in order to avoid losing valuable class time. We strongly recommend taking a proactive approach to ensure that your face-to-face class can easi...
You can add YouTube videos to your course site in a varitey of places. In Modules, you will need to add YouTube videos as an external tool. In Pages, and really anywhere you see the Rich Content Editor, you can add YouTube videos directly from the Rich Content Editor. Further resources: * [How do I link to an exter...
Choosing the most appropriate file format for Canvas course content will enable your students to access materials regardless of their digital platform or location, or if they have any type of disability. Below is a list of best practices for various file formats. Use these quick links to skip to a particular article s...
