New to Canvas?
We invite you to watch one of our recorded sessions from the Canvas 101 series, linked below.
- Introductory Canvas webinars, including Navigating Canvas, Assignments & Discussions, and Grades & SpeedGrader
Tips from Rutgers-Camden IDT
Tips from the Canvas Community
- How do I make an announcement in a course?
- How do I list recent announcements on Home page?
- How do I create an assignment?
- How do I create a peer review assignment?
- How do I send a message to a user in a course in Conversations as an instructor?
- How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I upload a file to a course?
- How do I delete a file or folder as an instructor?
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?
- How do I use the People page as an instructor?
- How do I edit my profile in my user account as an instructor?
- How do I view a course using a test student?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade a discussion in SpeedGrader?
- How do I import course content from another Canvas course?
- How do I excuse a student from an Assignment?
- How do I allow extended time or re-takes for individual students’ in Quiz tool?
- How do I add an image to a course card in the Dashboard?
- How do I create ‘appointment groups’ in the Calendar so students can sign up for meetings? (Note: Scheduler is enabled at Rutgers.)
Still need help?
If your question isn’t answered here, you can find more Canvas tip sheets on the Canvas Instructor Guide. Canvas became the single supported Learning Management System at Rutgers–Camden as of May, 2021. IDT is happy to support Rutgers–Camden faculty in any teaching endeavors in Canvas. Contact us at (856) 225-6090 or idt@camden.rutgers.edu. Below are some commonly asked questions with guides from both IDT and the Canvas Community, plus recorded webinars.