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Canvas guides and video tutorials

To support instructors, Academic Technology (AT) has created this comprehensive list of guides and videos to support the use of Canvas.

AT also maintains a video series called "One Little Thing" (or OLT) that covers the most important and frequently asked topics to assist users via video tutorial, both quickly and effectively. These OLT videos are 5 minutes or less and cover one specific topic, rather than having to sit through a whole long training video. The YouTube playlist is linked below, and additionally we have compiled a list of the most frequently asked about topics.

"One Little Thing" playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuslnhg9t488j0ju06S4ZWt2sF5TGwMgz

#1 General getting started documentation:

Canvas user interface and navigation: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/18435027728019-Canvas-user-interface-and-navigation

Getting started with Canvas: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/17397321389715-Getting-Started-with-Canvas

Start of semester checklist: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/6160522861331-Start-of-semester-checklist (this covers general settings)

Disabling pages (OLT): https://youtu.be/gXJ4lYbIKIc?si=R-H5NcIVulyWw9EL

#2 Modules:

Using modules (OLT): https://youtu.be/3RH6O2B3s9o?si=hnxNFlzieO7MDsSh

Canvas organizational tips: https://youtu.be/khXfpd9fjOc?si=Mb1hUAUYhRKoLeIw

Add a discussion to a module: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/19229363115667-Adding-a-Discussion-to-a-Module

Add an external URL to a module: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/15341432977683-Adding-an-External-URL-to-a-Module

Add a page to a module: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/14456100781203-Adding-a-Page-to-a-Module

Add a file to a module: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/14528142132243-Adding-a-File-to-a-Module

#3 Home page:

Setting a custom home page: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/13409489258643-Setting-a-custom-home-page

#4 Gradebook: This heavily depends on how someone is doing grading. AT provided a long, general gradebook workshop early in the transition to Canvas; current recommendation is to book an appointment (email [email protected]) if more specific questions aren't covered.

Grades and Grading in Canvas: https://youtu.be/KyqtbrOypKs?si=V9wKWrhZHji91LMy

Grading with Canvas Speedgrader (OLT): https://youtu.be/qFvpW9STmvA?si=jqbRaaystRWsNra4

Gradebook view options (OLT): https://youtu.be/sDboQ7bKTac?si=KA5LPXIIDqLWP-Ao

The whole set of grading guides: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/sections/14515976658707-Grades-and-grading

#5 Combine sections:

Combining course sections: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/6513311261843-Combining-course-sections

#6 Canvas syllabus: he built-in Canvas syllabus grabs any item in your course that has a due date attached to it and makes a long list. AT recommends using the SFSU Syllabus tool instead: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/categories/360001978754-Syllabus-management-tool

#7 Quizzes and assignments:

The whole set of Assignment guides: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/sections/6373241946259-Assignments

Attaching rubrics to assignments (OLT): https://youtu.be/lDUG4m6OJQU?si=3Wjfht914HxgW4lp

Submit an assignment in Canvas (OLT): https://youtu.be/HUrYCMnny-A?si=30bnjUM7x-q8j1Se (student-centric)

Create and grade a Canvas Studio assignment (OLT): https://youtu.be/k-iSN9OnD90?si=gdjz8faid2m3EeH4

Submit a video to a Canvas Studio assignment (OLT): https://youtu.be/SQcl8c1LkXk?si=d92TU9LbRm-VASNq (student-centric)

The whole set of Quiz guides: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/sections/7040991540243-Quizzes

What to expect when taking a quiz in Canvas (OLT): https://youtu.be/QHiNKAAowX4?si=slBGS7DJ6s4S6enh (student-centric)

Understanding the value of quiz question types (OLT): https://youtu.be/0EPStWo2yls?si=_5QIiKa28ge20vVA

#8 Announcements (communicating with students):

Communicating with students using Canvas: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/8757218756627-Communicating-with-students-using-Canvas (announcements are covered in this guide)

Messaging students who haven't submitted an assignment: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/15053378064147-Messaging-Students-who-haven-t-submitted-an-Assignment

Sending a Message to Students from the Gradebook (OLT): https://youtu.be/WaU_2iZqCT8?si=2Va2k1Yo9xJI_CuV

#9 Organizing files/instructor materials: Instructors are recommended against using the "Files" area of Canvas in favor of sticking content where it makes sense contextually, for example as a link in a module for the week. Instructors are generally recommended hiding the files link in general so students don't get confused. As for videos, the best practice is to use Canvas studio. Uploading videos as files is very problematic from an accessibility (no captioning) and technological standpoint (course file size limits), but if the instructor uploads their video content to Canvas studio not only does it get automatically captioned, there's no file size limit either. Canvas studio is available to both instructors and students.

Canvas studio overview: https://athelp.sfsu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/17758624337427-Canvas-Studio-Overview

Record with Canvas studio (OLT): https://youtu.be/FT5q18cv99g?si=K2MMfIoGtxBtuobH

Edit video with Canvas studio (OLT): https://youtu.be/TLJLCz_1g8g?si=9BqCJ80p3y6L6eqK

Canvas studio for students: https://youtu.be/uh4EZBolG_o?si=watlNgRe9qEIykpp (student-centric) 

#10 Publisher integrations are not officially supported. 

Instructors who are using publisher level integrations should contact [email protected] as some have passed accessibility and security reviews and AT can add them for them on a class by class basis on request, but some may need to go through full reviews first.

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You are just... ahhh!!

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This past month I got the opportunity to speak to undergrad and graduate students in “Ethnic Studies” and the “Department of Latino/a Studies” at San Francisco State University (SFSU) in California. Leticia Hernandez-Linares, a bad ass poet, professor, mama, activist, and my co-creator of “Alejandria Fights Back/ La Lucha de Alejandria” invited me to speak to a room full of students of all ages.

SFSU is the first college I went to straight out of high school. While there I took classes in design, fine art, and ethnic studies before transferring to an art school. I didn’t realize it then, but going to a school so rich in different types of people, and having access to so much knowledge about my culture was a gift. It was once I went to other schools that I realized what I took for granted. SFSU is the first college alongside UC Berkeley to fight for a curriculum that centered Black, Brown, indigenous, and Asian American history in the United States ever! Also know as Ethnic Studies which I talk about a lot here. Learn more about that college HERE.

Short videos about Ethnic Studies

PBS Origins video about the strike that led to Ethnic Studies in 1968 (10 min)

Danny Glover on 1968 student strike for Ethnic Studies-History of the Bay (1 min)

Theresa Montaño on why Pro Israeli groups want to censor Ethnic Studies (1 min)

Ethnic Studies is Anti White Supremacy not Anti White! (1 min)

Dr Allyson Tintiangco-Cabales giving a presentation about Ethnic Studies (25 min)

While there I spoke about:

A career in the arts

Benefits/ effects of Ethnic Studies courses at SFSU and how I incorporate it into art

Public Art

Freelance Illustration

Political Art

Children’s Books

Solidarity and coalition building

I had a great time speaking to the students and I’m trying to be honest, forthcoming, respectful, and open minded not only as a visiting speaker but as someone who answers questions about what its like to be a professional artist or to be multi-disciplinary in my work.

Dig this? Check out these other visits to colleges and libraries.

Modesto Jr College

California College of the Arts

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✨Activism✨

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The encampment is over as the students and staff succeeded in getting SFSU to divest from companies working with Israel on FogCam!. Solidarity to the students and staff.

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Summer 2024 courses now available in Canvas

Faculty can now access Summer 2024 courses by selecting the Courses button in the purple global navigation bar in Canvas, then selecting All Courses.

Support

If you have questions, please contact Academic Technology at [email protected] or 415-405-5555.