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WVC Canvas Guidelines

Using Canvas in Different Modalities

Students benefit from consistency across courses, regardless of the modality of instruction. In the tabs below, the benefits of using a Canvas tool in that modality are identified, and links to resources and guidelines for each tool is provided.

These WVC Canvas Guidelines were endorsed by the WVC Academic Senate on November 8, 2022.

Highly Recommended

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Conducting all communication with students via Canvas Inbox streamlines communication for students, safeguards student authentication, and maintains a record of all communication for the faculty and college.

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Knowing their current standing in a course can help to relieve stress for students. Up to date grades give students the information needed to seek out support or change their study habits. Faculty can use either the Canvas Gradebook or provide a link integrated in a Canvas page to the publishers’ platform where grades are stored.

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Recommended

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Highly Recommended

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Recommended

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Highly Recommended

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Conducting all communication with students via Canvas Inbox streamlines communication for students, safeguards student authentication, and maintains a record of all communication for the faculty and college.

Recommended

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Knowing their current standing in a course can help to relieve stress for students. Up to date grades give students the information needed to seek out support or change their study habits. Faculty can use either the Canvas Gradebook or provide a link integrated in a Canvas page to the publishers’ platform where grades are stored.

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Optional

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Highly Recommended

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Conducting all communication with students via Canvas Inbox streamlines communication for students, safeguards student authentication, and maintains a record of all communication for the faculty and college.

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Recommended

Knowing their current standing in a course can help to relieve stress for students. Up to date grades give students the information needed to seek out support or change their study habits. Faculty can use either the Canvas Gradebook or provide a link integrated in a Canvas page to the publishers’ platform where grades are stored.

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Optional

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Highly Recommended

A syllabus can be presented as a Canvas page, Word or pdf file, webpage, or via the Canvas Syllabus tool. Faculty can use the Accessible Syllabus template.

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Conducting all communication with students via Canvas Inbox streamlines communication for students, safeguards student authentication, and maintains a record of all communication for the faculty and college.

Recommended

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Knowing their current standing in a course can help to relieve stress for students. Up to date grades give students the information needed to seek out support or change their study habits. Faculty can use either the Canvas Gradebook or provide a link integrated in a Canvas page to the publishers’ platform where grades are stored.

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Optional

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Highly Recommended

Providing the course syllabus within Canvas facilitates students’ access to information about the course, grading policies, and important dates throughout the semester.

Conducting all communication with students via Canvas Inbox streamlines communication for students, safeguards student authentication, and maintains a record of all communication for the faculty and college.

Recommended

Instructional content includes items such as recordings, slides, videos, articles, or links to publishers’ materials.

If using a publisher platform for an eBook, either links to the publisher site should be provided within the Canvas course shell or the link can be integrated in a Canvas page.

Knowing their current standing in a course can help to relieve stress for students. Up to date grades give students the information needed to seek out support or change their study habits. Faculty can use either the Canvas Gradebook or provide a link integrated in a Canvas page to the publishers’ platform where grades are stored.

Using the Canvas Assignments tool allows students to use built in Canvas features to track their assignments. For faculty, assignments allow faculty to customize due dates for individual students, , set file types for assignment submissions, and use SpeedGrader and rubrics for faster and more consistent grading.

Canvas quizzes can be set up so students can repeat assignments, and be automatically graded. Students can see upcoming assessments, and faculty can use SpeedGrader for faster and more consistent grading. Using Canvas question banks can reduce the impact of academic dishonesty in online courses.

Canvas Calendar provides students with one place where they can view all important dates for their courses.

Announcements are a great way to ensure needed information is getting to your students.

Optional

Discussions are an important tool for promoting student-to-student interaction and building a class community.

Last Updated 3/4/24