Canvas QuickStart Guide for Faculty

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Find your Canvas course site & upload your updated syllabus and course description

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Add your course content:

1. For courses without existing content:
• Add new course modules
• Upload/Add course content to the modules
2. For courses with content from previous terms:
   • Import content
   • Edit existing course modules (include prerequisites, requirements, assignments, and other links as needed)

3. Publish course modules when they are ready.

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Check course navigation links (Note: Select only those items that you are using.)

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Set up Zoom meetings within Canvas

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Set up calendar and office hours (in Canvas, Google Calendar or your calendar app of choice)

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Create/update assignments (assignment type, availability dates, due dates, groups, etc.)

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Create discussion forums (as needed)

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Add Reading materials for your course:

• Create a course resource list in Canvas
• Publish a reading list for students to view in Canvas
• Embed a resource on a Canvas page
• Embed a resource into a Canvas module

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Publish course site & add an announcement for your students.

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Open a Media Services Request to request Media Service assistance for your first class.

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If needed, create quizzes for self-checks or assessments.

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Weight final grade by assignment type and create grade posting policies.

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Access the Gradebook to ensure all required assignments and point values are listed.

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Set personal notification preferences

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 Add an image for your course card

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