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Rubrics for Discussions
This guide will show you how to create and use Rubrics in Canvas.
Scheduling Office Hours or Appointments With Your Students
Use the Canvas Calendar tool to schedule appointments with your students.
How to Create Groups in Canvas
Canvas allows the creation of groups for various uses. Instructors can create groups for students to collaborate on group assignments, pages, collaborations, and more. Instructors can also allow students to create their own groups. Canvas has two types of groups: student groups and group sets.…
Zoom FAQ
Frequently asked questions for Zoom Recordings, Chats, Polling, Managing Participants, and Starting/joining & running meetings. If you need general Zoom support not specifically using Canvas, such as account or licensing information, software updates, integrations with other…
Using the Canvas Chat Tool
This guide will show you how to use the Chat Tool in your Canvas course.
Canvas Roles
Canvas has various course-level roles with permissions that allow a user different course-level access. Canvas provides 5 base roles (Student, Teacher, TA, Designer, Observer), but the UO has additional roles available. This resource provides an overview of the permissions associated with each role.
Student Experience Survey Access Integrated into Canvas
A new Canvas feature allows students and instructors to more easily access UO Student Experience Surveys. The integration provides a link titled “UO Course Surveys” from the Canvas course navigation menu and allows easier access to CollegeNET, the system that deploys Student Experience Surveys and…
Using the Canvas Gradebook
Instructure made changes to the Canvas Gradebook in August 2023. These changes include: Moving the View options from the top of the Gradebook to the Gradebook Settings section (with the Late and Grade Posting policies). Moving the Import and Export options from the…
Canvas Calendar
The Calendar will show events, assignments with due dates, and to-do items, making it a useful resource for your students to track their courses and their course work.
Navigating the Dashboard
This guide will help you make adjustments to your Canvas Dashboard to help you and your students.