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Canvas: How to Access Canvas

Information about access Canvas and getting additional help.

Canvas: Add (or remove) teaching assistants (TAs), graders, designers or observers to a course_migrating

Click Add TA... in course menu, search for individual to be added, select the correct role, select section(s). FERPA training required for CanvasTA and Grader roles.

Canvas: Give course access to students resolving an incomplete from a past term_migrating

Giving course access to students resolving an incomplete grade in a past term course.

Canvas: Create a Canvas Sandbox site (formerly Studio site)_migrating

In Canvas, click Account >> Profile >> My Sandbox Sites. Follow prompts.

Canvas: Add OSU individual(s) to a Canvas Sandbox site (formerly Studio site)_migrating

Add users with the +People button on the People page in the Canvas Sandbox site, or Sandbox site owners can add users through Account >> Profile >> My Sandbox Sites

Canvas: Add non-OSU individual(s) to a Canvas Sandbox site (formerly Studio site)_migrating

Non-OSU individual creates account at is.oregonstate.edu/canvas using a personal account login; Non-OSU individual provides personal login email used to Sandbox site leader.

Canvas: Getting help with and accessing Continuing Education Courses

Help for Continuing Education courses in Canvas

Canvas: Manage your Canvas Sandbox site (formerly Studio site)_migrating

Click Account >> My Sandbox Site >> Manage your Sandbox sites

Canvas: Bulk Delete Canvas Sandbox sites (formerly Studio sites)_migrating

Bulk delete Sandbox sites in Account >> Profile >>My Sandbox sites

Canvas: Copy (import) content from one Canvas course into another_archiving

Click Settings >> Import Course Content then select Copy a Canvas Course and the course from which to import.

Canvas: Create a peer reviewed assignment in Canvas_migrating

Create Canvas assignment, click box for "Peer Reviews" in assignment settings.

Canvas: Merged and crosslisted courses in Canvas_migrating

Crosslisted courses are created by indicating crosslisting of the courses in Banner.

Canvas: Merge multiple sections into one Canvas course_migrating

Enable Course Merge tool in Settings >> Navigation; click Course Merge in course menu to select courses to merge/un-merge

Canvas: Adjust the due dates on a Canvas assignment for a subset of students_migrating

Edit the Canvas assignment, click the '+Add' button, type the name of the student(s) and select, enter alternative due date, save.

Canvas: Provide extra time on Canvas Quizzes for a student with a DAS time extension accommodation_migrating

Adjust Canvas Quiz availability dates and Time Limit to allow for DAS time extension accommodations.

Canvas: Hide or Post Grades in the Canvas Gradebook_migrating

How to 'mute' assignments in the New Canvas Gradebook

Canvas: Move final (letter) grades from Canvas into MyOregonState (Banner)_migrating

Enable course grading scheme, export the Canvas gradebook CSV file, adjust CSV file to meet Banner upload requirements, use Banner to upload final grades.

Canvas: Faculty Peer Review Tool_migrating

Information and instructions for using the Faculty Peer Review (FPR) tool in Canvas, including how to add a faculty peer reviewer as an Observer to the Canvas site.

Canvas: View grade information and Last Date of Activity (LDA) for students who have withdrawn from a course_archiving

Enable 'Show Inactive Enrollments' in the Canvas gradebook; view LDA on Canvas People page

UDOIT Accessibility Check: Use Accessibility Check in Canvas_migrating

Click Accessibility Check in course menu, allow tool to check for common accessibility issues.

Gradescope: Use Gradescope in a Canvas course_archiving

Create Gradescope account using ONID email at gradescope.com; enable Gradescope menu item in course navigation.

Kaltura Instructor Guide: Create a media assignment in Canvas_migrating

Instructor guide for creating an assignment in Canvas to which students will submit media e.g., videos.

Namecoach: Use Namecoach in Canvas to record name pronunciation and set pronouns_migrating

Namecoach allows instructors and student to record their name pronunciation and preferred pronouns in Canvas.

Qualtrics: Use Qualtrics in Canvas_migrating

Information on using Qualtrics in Canvas

Teams: Create linked team from Canvas_migrating

Steps to create a Microsoft Teams team from a Canvas course.

Turnitin: Use Turnitin (similarity checking) on a Canvas assignment_migrating

Create a File Upload or Text Box assignment in Canvas; select Turnitin as the Plagiarism Review option.

Zoom Default Settings and Recommended Settings for Faculty and Advisors_archiving

Default settings for Zoom, and recommended settings for large lectures, small discussions, guest speakers, advisors and Zoom recording processing.

Issue: Canvas - Third-party content (e.g., Zoom in Canvas) not showing or loading_migrating

Instructions for allowing specific third-party cookies in Canvas in Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. Safari does not allow third-party cookie exceptions. Issue can appear in various forms including: blank screen, gray boxes, error messages "vendor content failed to load", "unauthorized access", "session expired", or other messages about cookies and loading in a new tab

Issue: Canvas - Course not showing in Canvas_migrating

This article is for users that are expecting to see a specific course in Canvas and it is not visible on the Canvas dashboard. This walks through the steps to add published courses to their Canvas dashboard, and what steps to take if the course is not listed on the "All Courses" page in Canvas.

Issue: Canvas - Images not displaying_archiving

Images not appearing for students in Canvas