Canvas for Faculty
Canvas Resources
- Canvas Class Request Form
- Access through myRCC or Alternate URL: https://learn.vccs.edu/login/ldap
- Canvas Community – https://community.canvaslms.com. International community of Canvas users, great for discussions with colleagues, guides, and helpful information. Log In with your VCCS credentials.
- Canvas Instructor Guides – Generalized guides on how to use Canvas in your class.
- Community Live Webinar Training
- Canvas Subscription Training – starting the adoption journey
- Requires separate account set up – Instructions for Account & Webinar Setup.
- Live webinars – not recorded – MUST be logged in to see Webinar Schedule.
- RCC Online Training through Hoonuit
- Click here: https://learnit.hoonuit.com/1007974/learnit?cn=rcc
- You will need to log in with myRCC credentials.
Faculty Workshops @ RCC
| Workshop Title | Date | Day | Time | Room | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customization and Calendar – Glenns | 1/29/2019 | T | 12:20 PM | G157 | Recording |
| Coffee with Canvas (CwC)- via ZOOM | All Summer | W | 9:00 AM | Zoom | |
| CwC – Quizzes & Question Banks | 07/17/2019 | W | 9:00 AM 3:00 PM |
Zoom | |
| CwC – What can my Syllabus Do? | 07/22/2019 | W | 9:00 AM 3:00 PM |
Zoom | |
| CwC – Integrating Google Drive into Canvas | 07/31/2019 | W | 9:00 AM 3:00 PM |
Zoom | |
| CwC – Organizing your files | 08/07/2019 | W | 9:00 AM 3:00 PM |
Zoom |
Recorded External Training Sessions
From the VCCS (EdTech@vccs):
- Getting Started with Canvas – Click to Watch the Recording
- Intro to Canvas Part 1 Global Navigation – Click to Watch the Recording
- Intro to Canvas Part 2 Course Navigation – Recording coming soon
- Intro to Canvas Part 3 Best Practices – Click to Watch the Recording
- 5 Engaging Ways to use Arc videos in your Course – Click to Watch the Recording
- Modules, Pages and Content, Oh My! – Click to Watch the Recording
- Speedgrader / Gradebook / Feedback – Click to Watch the Recording
- Assignment Groups – Click to watch the Recording
- Alright Stop, Communicate, and Listen – Click to Watch the Recording
- Organizing your Course Files – Click to Watch the Recording
- Quizzes & Question Banks – Click to Watch the Recording
- Due, Due, what can my Syllabus DO? – Click to Watch the Recording
- Canvas Commons – Click to Watch the Recording
- Quizzes.Next – Click to Watch the Recording
- How to set up Badges in Canvas – Click to Watch the Recording
- Canvas Tips & Tricks – Click to Watch the Recording
- Canvas and Quality Matters – (Coming Soon)
Click on Title to View recording (will open in New Window or Tab) – May need to click recording once to start.
Migration Aids
- Canvas to Canvas Migration Aid (From TCC) [pdf]
- Bring a single test from Canvas to Canvas [pdf]
Getting Set up for a New Semester
- Course Copy Request form
- Add a new Announcement
- How to use the Announcements Page
- Put Announcements on your Home Page
Content in Canvas
- Adding Films on Demand videos [pdf]
- Adding Hoonuit Training videos [pdf]
- Add Zoom in your Class [pdf]
Resource Documents
- Working with your Course Home Page
- Using the new Quizzes.Next tool
- Working with the Gradebook and SpeedGrader
Testing in Canvas
- Importing Question Banks [pdf]
- Quiz Setup and Options [pdf]
- Adding Quiz Questions
- Special Quiz Functions – Regrade and Accommodation [pdf]
- Switching Respondus 4.0 from Canvas to Canvas [pdf]
- Respondus 4.0 Canvas Reference [pdf]
Video in Canvas
Studio (formerly Arc)– a built in video tool for instructors and students – Studio Guides
Resource Document – Learning with Video and Studio – Best Practices
For questions concerning Canvas, student enrollments, student usernames, etc., please contact the RCC Canvas Administrator, Timothy Hoffman or Kathy Fife via email, or call 804-333-6786.
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