Articles (16)

Accommodations in Canvas for Students with Disabilities

Instructions for providing accommodations in Canvas, including extra time on quizzes and assignments.

Canvas: Changing a Course Nickname

In Canvas, students and instructors can change the course "nickname" displayed on their dashboard without altering the official course name set by the Registrar. This feature provides a personal naming option while ensuring critical systems like course evaluations and transcripts remain unaffected.

Canvas: Course Term Visibility and Availability Schedule

Schedule of when upcoming and prior Canvas courses are available to access.

Canvas: Enable Threaded Discussions

This article addresses an issue caused by a recent Canvas update that may prevent users from replying to discussion posts. It provides a step-by-step guide to check and update discussion settings to restore full functionality in forums.

Canvas: How to Extend Access for Incompletes

Extending Canvas course access for student incompletes

Canvas: How to Fix Whitespace Issue in Embedded MediaSpace Videos within Canvas

This article provides a step-by-step guide to resolving a whitespace issue in embedded MediaSpace videos within Canvas by removing the width and height attributes from the iframe in the HTML editor. Following these steps will ensure the video displays correctly without excess whitespace at the bottom.

Canvas: Overview for New Faculty

Canvas is a versatile Learning Management System (LMS), designed to streamline course management, enhance communication, and support student engagement through a variety of integrated tools. This article provides an overview of Canvas's key features for new faculty, including content creation, grading, communication, and best practices for optimizing the educational experience.

Canvas: Rich Content Editor Instructions

A new Rich Content Editor (RCE) will replace the existing content editor in Canvas on December 22, 2020.

Canvas: Where do I find more information about using Canvas?

This article aggregates Mines-specific documentation for common Canvas questions and issues. It adds to the KB a searchable collection of links from the Online Resources at Mines course in Canvas.

Gradescope Bubble Sheet Assignment

This article shares specific steps to setting up and utilizing Gradescope bubble sheet assessments to help faculty and teaching assistants get started, in their Canvas courses.

Gradescope Bubblesheet Quickstart Guide

How to get up and running quickly using Gradescope

Gradescope: Full-Service Instructor Guide

This article provides an overview of what Gradescope is and why instructors should use Gradescope. It includes Instructor getting started info as well as additional resource options for getting help.

How to submit grades directly from Canvas into Banner

Steps for teachers to enter grade information into Canvas and send the grades to Banner.

Using Canvas to verify academically related activity for financial aid reporting

Using Canvas to help verify academically related activity for financial aid reporting