Canvas for Educators
A faculty-centered resource designed to help instructors use Canvas as a pedagogical tool for effective course design, delivery, and student engagement.
Developed by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), this chapter focuses on teaching strategies that leverage Canvas’s features to support learning outcomes, foster interaction, and streamline course management.
➤ Explore guides on embedding video, managing course access, designing assessments, and integrating tools like Kaltura, VoiceThread, and Respondus.
➤ Learn how to use Canvas to build inclusive, accessible, and student-centered learning environments.
About Learning Management Systems
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are secure online platforms used by institutions, educators...
Getting Started
Wondering how to get started using Canvas? The information below will help. Canvas Account Creat...
Managing Your Canvas Profile and Notification Settings
The default values for your Canvas Profile are imported from Banner. Employees requesting a name ...
Finding and Organizing Courses
By default, the Dashboard and Courses links in the Global Navigation will display all courses in ...
Course Identification
When requesting assistance with a Canvas course, it helps if you can accurately identify the exac...
Templates and Canvas Commons
Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resourc...
How do I publish a course?
If you have permission to publish your course, you can publish your course from the Dashboard, th...
How do I change the start and end dates for a course?
By default, you and your students can participate in courses within the term start and end dates ...
How do I assign an assignment to everyone, individual students, or sections?
By default, assignments you create in your course are assigned to everyone. You can specify a due...
Integrating Video into Canvas Activities
Using Kaltura makes it easy to embed videos for instructional purposes or to collect video submis...
Embedding Media in Classes
This page provides guidance on how to embed video, image, and mixed media content from public and...
Instructional Media from Public and Open Sources
This page lists freely available media sources that can be used to supplement course content. The...
How do I add an image to a course card in the Dashboard?
If your institution allows, you can upload an image to display behind the course card in the Canv...
Reusing Course Materials
Canvas Course Import You can copy course content, such as assignments, modules, pages, and discu...
Managing Course Access in Canvas: Enrollments, Roles, and Requests
This page provides guidance on how enrollments are managed in Canvas, including automatic integra...
How do I cross-list (merge) a section in a course as an instructor?
Cross-listing allows you to move section enrollments from individual courses and combine them int...
Course Accessibility Support
Ensuring that all students have equitable access to course materials and learning experiences is ...
General Support Resources
If you are having other issues that aren't mentioned above, these resources should help. General...
Creating and Using Outcomes in Canvas
Canvas Outcomes allow instructors and administrators to track student mastery of learning objecti...