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Canvas Basics | Set up, navigate and communicate

Marisa Haider

Marisa Haider, MSc (WU)

Getting started with Canvas made easy! Everything you need to know for a successful start after your first login - including practical tips for communicating with students.

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Type: Tutorial

Format: Online

Duration: 1 h

Target group: Teachers, people involved in teaching

Are you new to Canvas and looking to work efficiently and in a structured manner with the learning platform? This tutorial provides a concise overview of the most important basic settings. You will receive valuable tips on how to quickly access, organise and manage your courses. From initial orientation to communicating within and outside the course environment, this tutorial will prepare you for using the learning platform.

Content:

  • Customize account and notification settings

  • View and manage dashboard and course list

  • Set basic course settings

  • Customize the left side menu in your own course

  • Manage members in the course

  • Use communication tools such as announcements, discussions, and inbox

Note:

In addition to this tutorial, we recommend that you also visit the two other “Canvas Basics Tutorials” to master all the basics of the learning platform:

Trainer: Marisa Haider, MSc (WU)