Canvas
Penn State’s Learning Management System
Communicate, assess, share, and engage — Canvas is Penn State’s online system for teaching and learning!
OFFERINGS
Available Video Series Tutorials
Short on time, and new to Canvas
Videos to get you started
Do you need to get your course up and published in a hurry? Watch the videos (about 30 minutes total) to get your course ready for Day 1.
Introduction to Video in Canvas
A video walkthrough
Learn about the User Dashboard and Global Navigation Menu, course listings, account settings, the calendar, and the Canvas Inbox.
Building a Canvas Course
A how-to guide with videos
These videos focus on course-level understanding and construction considerations. Watched in sequence, they create a big picture about how components interact.
Grading in Canvas
a close look at the gradebook
Explore how to create rubrics, enter grades in the gradebook grid view, use Speedgrader to provide better feedback and streamline your workflow, and see how students interact with the gradebook.
Merging Canvas Courses
combine sections of a course
For courses that satisfy FERPA regulations, use the videos as a guide through the merging process. Merging courses can streamline communication and content sharing across multiple sections.
Canvas Quizzes and Assignment Feedback
don’t assume! Demonstrate!
Did you craft valuable and thoughtful feedback for student submissions? Finding that feedback can be tricky. Show students where they can find it from the Student View.
OBJECTIVES
Instructor Objectives for Using Canvas
Set up account notifications and user profile.
Can you upload a profile picture? Did you set course notifications to receive alerts how and when you need them?
Share a syllabus that meets University requirements.
Have you shared the syllabus within the Canvas Syllabus content editor or linked to it from Files?
Identify an appropriate method of communicating with students.
Do you and your students prefer Course Announcements, messages from the Inbox, or some other method?
Effectively use the Canvas space to complement the classroom learning experience.
Have you populated the course calendar and to-do list? Have you shared files and activities that may be used in the classroom?
Create assignments that achieve course learning outcomes.
Have you created assignments for online or in-class submission? Do you use discussions and online quizzes?
Assign grades and provide meaningful feedback in the Gradebook.
Do you maintain the gradebook for students to view? Can you use Speedgrader to make providing feedback more constructive?
If you haven’t downloaded the Canvas App already, you can find it on the
Apple App Store or in the Google Play Store.