Instructions for Faculty using Instructional Software and Platforms

Articles (31)

Canvas Gradebook

The article provides a link for a video on the Grades too, and also provides a link to Canvas Instructor Guides for the Grade tool.

Canvas Guides For Faculty: Comprehensive List

Complete guide with a list of links for everything Canvas related for faculty members.

Harmonize Discussion Tool for Faculty

Shows the Harmonize tool in Canvas, how to access, and how to use it. A walk through of all the items within the external tool.

How to Excuse a Student from an Assignment

Instructions are provided for how faculty can excuse a student from a particular assignment.

Instructor Canvas Troubleshooting Guide

Various troubleshooting links

Modules: Creation and Management

A link to a brief video on Modules and to the Canvas Instructor Guides are provided.

Quick Guide to Using Adobe Rush

A quick user guide for Adobe Premiere Rush

Zoom Breakout Rooms - For Faculty

Discusses how to effectively setup breakout rooms in Zoom.

Canvas Groups - Creation and Management

Faculty can learn how to use the Group tool to create and manage groups.

Course Import Tool

The Course Import Tool allows faculty to import content from previous semesters.

Calendar Overview for Faculty

Faculty will learn how to view different course calendars, change views of the calendar, add Assignments, add Events, and create Appointment Groups for students.

Syllabus Tool Overview

The Canvas Syllabus Tool allows faculty to copy and paste their Syllabus from Word and/or to link their Syllabus as a file for students to download.

People Tool Overview

The People Tool allows faculty to view all students, faculty, and TAs enrolled in the class, as well as the user names and section number.

Canvas Course Analytics

Faculty will learn how to access Canvas Student and Course analytics.

Canvas Conferences

This brief video provides an overview of Canvas Conferences.

Canvas Collaboration Tool

The Canvas Collaboration Tool enables faculty to create collaborations among students with Office365 or Google Documents.