UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Canvas for Faculty and Academic Staff
Canvas Support & Guides
This introduction video is a great place to get started with several guides for application in your courses using Canvas.
Overview of Canvas Applied - Canvas Guides
Posting Announcements, Syllabus and Communication with Students
- How do I add an announcement in a course?
- How do I edit an announcement in a course?
- How do I delay posting an announcement until a specific date in a course?
- How do I use the Syllabus as an Instructor?
Uploading Course Files
- What are Files ?
- How do I view course files as an instructor?
- How do I upload a file to a course?
- How do I bulk upload files to a course?
- How do I create a folder in Files as an instructor?
- How do I restrict files and folders to students in Canvas?
- How do I create a file link in a page in a course?
- How do I insert course files into the Rich Content Editor using the Content Selector as an instructor?
Using Discussions
- How do I create a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I edit a discussion in a course?
- How do I reply to a discussion as an instructor?
- How do I publish or unpublish a discussion as an instructor?
Creating and Grading Assignments
- How do I create an online assignment?
- How do I add or edit details in an assignment?
- How do I publish or unpublish an assignment as an instructor?
- Can a student resubmit Canvas assignments?
- How do I use SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader?
- How do I grade quiz questions in SpeedGrader?
- How do I hide or post assignment grades in SpeedGrader?
- All SpeedGrader FAQs
Creating Quizzes and Time-Based Assessments
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions?
- What options can I set in a quiz?
- How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
- How do I grade quiz questions in SpeedGrader?
Using the Gradebook
- How do I use the Gradebook?
- How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?
- How do I enter and edit grades in the Gradebook?
- How do I leave comments for students in the Gradebook?
- How do I view assignments or students individually in the Gradebook?
- How do I change the status of a submission in the Gradebook?
Setting Up Notifications
- How do I set up Notifications as an instructor?
- How do I add contact methods to receive Canvas Notifications?
Configuring and Publishing Your Course
- How do I publish a course?
- How do I change the start and end dates for a course?
- How do I set details for a course?
- How do I change a course name and course code?
- How do I add an image to a course card in the Dashboard?
Student View
How do I view a course as a test student using Student View?
Creating Groups
- How do I add a group set in a course?
- How do I allow students to create their own student groups?
- How do I automatically assign students to groups?
- How do I manually assign students to groups?
Click here for a list of all instructor guides.
Additional Resources:
Canvas student guides
Knowledgebase articles regarding Canvas and the digital learning environment
