Below, we have provided new and returning faculty and staff with a helpful checklist to get you ready for the start of the semester in Canvas. Feel free to use applicable items in the list as a guide while getting started on your new course site!
Learn how to request your Canvas site via Coursetools by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Request a Canvas site (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864259-how-do-i-request-a-canvas-site)
Please note that you cannot request a new Canvas site through your Canvas dashboard.
Learn how to Merge your Canvas site sections via Coursetools by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Merge a Canvas Site? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864272-how-do-i-merge-a-canvas-site)
Please note that once a Canvas site has been requested, you cannot retroactively merge your sections/sites via coursetools. Instead, please contact [email protected]
Learn the steps you can take to locate your course site by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Use the Dashboard? (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Basics-Guide/How-do-I-use-the-Dashboard-as-an-instructor/ta-p/618754)
Learn the steps you can take to review your course site details by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Set Details For a Course? (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-set-details-for-a-course/ta-p/1037)
Canvas enables you to import content from one Canvas course to another when you want to use or repurpose previously created content. Learn the steps you can take to import past course content by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Import Content From a Past Course? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864356-how-do-i-import-content-from-a-previous-course)
- Learn information on Prospective Students and Brown's Shopping Period by reading this article: Where Do I Find Information About Prospective Students? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864388-where-do-i-find-information-about-prospective-students)
- Learn the steps you can take to add users to your course site by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Add a User to Canvas? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864842-how-do-i-add-a-user-to-canvas)
Learn the steps you can take to upload your syllabus to Canvas by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Publish My Syllabus to Canvas? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1906847-how-do-i-publish-my-syllabus-to-canvas)
Here is a link to our support article that outlines the steps you can take to upload your syllabus to coursetools/ CAB.
By default, your courses are set to have the Syllabus page as the start page in Canvas. To change this setting, you can follow the steps outlined in this guide: How Do I Set Up a Canvas Homepage? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864465-how-do-i-set-up-a-canvas-homepage)
Please contact [email protected] for Media Library (Panopto) support.
Learn the steps you can take to enable course reserves in Canvas by reading this step-by-step article: How to Enable Course Reserves in Your Canvas Course (https://ithelp.brown.edu/kb/articles/how-to-enable-course-reserves-in-your-canvas-course)
Please contact the Library for more information on the digitization/ course reserves process.
Learn the steps you can take to connect publisher LTIs in Canvas by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Connect Publisher Content / Publisher LTIs to my Canvas Site? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1879369-how-do-i-connect-publisher-content-publisher-ltis-to-my-canvas-site)
Prior to integrating Publisher content in Canvas, you will need to work with the Bookstore to facilitate this process.
- Learn the steps you can take to review/ set a grade posting policy for your Canvas course site by reading this step-by-step article: How do I select a grade posting policy for a course in the Gradebook? (https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-select-a-grade-posting-policy-for-a-course-in-the/ta-p/588)
- Learn more about more resources to leverage the Canvas Gradebook by reading this article: How Do I Hide/Post Grades in Canvas? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1865180-how-do-i-hide-and-post-grades-in-canvas-gradebook)
- Learn the steps you can take to enable student view by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I View My Course as a Test Student in Student View? https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-view-a-course-as-a-test-student-using-Student-View/ta-p/1122
- Learn the steps you can take to validate links by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Validate Links in Canvas? https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-validate-links-in-a-course/ta-p/1001
Learn the steps you can take to publish your Canvas course site by reading this step-by-step article: How Do I Publish a Canvas Site? (https://help.canvas.brown.edu/a/1864264-how-do-i-publish-a-canvas-site)
You are done. Great job!