Instructor Guide

Getting started

• Logging into Canvas
• Creating a new course
• Creating a new course shell: cross listing
• Editing global settings
• Personalizing your course
• Adding people to the course
• Giving course access to students
• Using Canvas communication tools
• Setting grade posting policies

Organizing content

• Adding a syllabus
• Setting up modules
• Adding multimedia
• Organizing course files
• Importing library tutorials
• Importing your course from a past semester

Assignments

• Creating an assignment
• Setting up assignments for grading
• Setting up a differentiated assignment
• Creating a group assignment
• Setting up a rubric

Quizzes and exams

• Creating and editing different quiz types
• Adding extra time to a quiz
• Regrading a quiz
• Common quiz tips

Discussions

• Creating and using discussions
• Setting up a graded discussion
• Pinning and moving discussions
• Discussions Tips

Using the gradebook

• Gradebook overview
• Setting grade posting policies
• Using Speedgrader
• Entering grades
• Viewing grading history
• Downloading submitted assignments
• Gradebook tips

Student response systems

• Overview of Student Response Systems at SFU
• Getting Started with iClickers
• Integrating top hat with canvas