Likely, Fall 2018. All courses became available for Canvas in Spring 2018, so faculty may teach in either Canvas or CampusCruiser during Spring and Summer 2018. Adopting Canvas during Spring and Summer semesters is highly encouraged because CampusCrusier will no longer be available for classes once we cut over. For more information on the transition timeline, visit https://itsnews.widener.edu/canvas/timeline/
Author: Joanne Caione-Keating
How students complete course evals
How will students complete course evaluations in Canvas?
This information will be updated as soon as we have determined the application we are integrating into Canvas. Until then, the Evals in CampusCruiser will remain available.
Is Widener offering any training to help faculty make the transition to Canvas?
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- We’ve published a page called Quick Steps for Your First Canvas Course on the ITS News blog.
- To start learning how to build a course, in addition to accessing training on your own or using the Canvas guides, you can sign up for a variety of 90-minute on-campus “viewing parties” with Teaching & Learning Technologies (TLT) in the FISHtank using our online registration form. The viewing parties consist of 60 minute interactive training plus 30 minutes of hands on TLT support for Canvas implementation.
Is there a project team overseeing the transition.
Is there a project team overseeing the transition?
Any questions, contact canvasteam@widener.edu
How do I log into Canvas?
Type canvas.widener.edu into address bar on any browser or click the CANVAS link on www.widener.edu. You will be prompted to enter the same credentials you use for CampusCruiser and O365.
How do I publish and unpublish a course? Do I need to do this? How do instructors make a course available to students?
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- By default, all courses will be set to be unpublished. You can publish your course by clicking on Publish in your course home page sidebar, or in your course setup checklist under Home. You can unpublish your course by clicking Unpublish, but you can’t unpublish a course once the course has a graded submission. See this link for more details: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2707.
- Students will not see your course on their Canvas Dashboard unless you publish it.
I want to combine my courses into one Canvas site (Cross-list). How do I do this?
Cross-listing allows you to move section enrollments from individual courses and combine them into one course. This feature is helpful for instructors who teach several sections of the same course and only want to manage course data in one location. For more information about cross-listing contact TLToffice@widener.edu
How do instructors view the students and sections in a course?
All course members are listed under People. You can only add someone with a Widener ID. Select People on the course menu. Click +People in the upper right-hand corner of the page. In the pop-up dialog box, add the user’s login id, select their role, and, if applicable, assign them to the appropriate section and determine whether the user will have access to users in other sections. Then, click Next. You will be given the option to confirm or cancel the enrollments. For more information about adding users to your course, visit https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-2878.
Can I edit a course once it’s concluded?
Once a term has ended, you are unable to edit a past course. This ensures that a concluded course remains intact to not only serve as a reference to you but could also be useful in resolving grievances or grade disputes. Rather than editing content in your concluded courses, you may copy the course content into a new shell and make changes there.
Is my Widener-issued O365/OneDrive integrated with Canvas?
Yes. Look for the OneDrive symbol in Assignments, Pages, and Announcements to easily add content directly from your 1 TB of OneDrive storage space.